Cameron and Clegg are like two strangers who can already tell they might be best friends
This was season one, episode one of the David and Nick show. As they answered questions in the garden that had magically appeared in Downing Street the night before, the two men looked like a pair of sixth-formers: slightly over-excited, perhaps slightly smug, a little naïve, very funny. They seemed to be relishing an instant rapport, like two strangers who can already tell they might be best friends, filled to the brim by just how audacious they have been. Someone had arranged for the sun to briefly shine. Birds were audibly singing.
One cheeky reporter recalled Cameron’s favourite political joke—“Nick Clegg,” the Tory leader had simply said, some years ago. A crease appeared on Clegg’s youthful forehead: “Did you say that?” he asked. Cameron sheepishly acknowledged the insult. Clegg pretended to storm off. Cameron
Michael
Has no one yet thought of calling them “‘egg and am’” ?
Abby
I think it’s fascinating to watch these two new “best friends”. In many ways they have a lot in common – not least of which is being of generation “Generation Jones”, unlike Brown who is a Baby-Boomer. This shift to a new generation of politicians is likely to be historically significant. There’s an interesting article about this shift to Generation Jones here: http://www.epolitix.com/latestnews/article-detail/newsarticle/generation-jones-arrives-at-no-10/