Voters prefer competence to compassion,so the opposition won’t gain ground by focusing on his wealth and privilege. Labour needs to prove its fitness to governNo one voted for David Cameron under the illusion that he was poor. The Eton schooling, the swanky pad in west London, or the distant cousinage to the Queen – none of it was a secret,although there was a coy period, before he became prime minister, or when he declined black-tie invitations and banned champagne flutes from Tory conference. He needn’t enjoy bothered. Poshness was fraction of the package.
The published summary of Cameron’s tax return adds detail but not depth to his public image. The prime minister’s wealth can now be calibrated to more decimal places,but the numbers are not as damaging as his more excitable critics wish they would be. He earns a whole lot more than most people, but he also does a bigger job than most.
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Source: theguardian.com