Cameron is Mr Reasonable on Today

Another day, another party leader on the Today Programme.  This time it was David Cameron, and his interrogator was Evan Davis.  My quick capsule review would be that the Tory leader did quite well, sounding measured and reasonable for most of the twenty minutes – which is certainly better than Brown managed yesterday.  But for more, read on…

Unsurprisingly, Davis led on this morning’s FT interview with Peter Gershon, the Tories’ efficiency advisor, who has fleshed out some of the party’s spending plans.  This was the most aggressive segment of the interview, with Davis asking how many job losses would be incurred by a “£2 billion saving on public sector pay rolls.”  And Cameron explained, clearly enough, that it’s “not about firing people – it’s about not filling vacancies when they arise.”  When pushed for an actual number, he seemed to agree that this would mean about 20,000-40,000 fewer jobs than if Labour were in charge.