A row over internships has upset this unfeasibly perfect spring day. The Prime Minister
has given an interview to the Telegraph in
which he contradicts Nick Clegg’s view that internships should be open to more than “the
Old Boys”. He says:
“I’ve got my neighbour coming in for an internship. In the modern world, of course you’re always going to have internships and interns — people who come and help in your office who come through all sorts of contacts, friendly, political, whatever. I do that and I’ll go on doing that. I feel very relaxed about it.”
There is a split, but I suspect it’s a calculated one. Tim Montgomerie writes in this morning’s Independent that Cameron should woo the Tory grass roots as the local election race accelerates to its climax. On cue, Cameron’s Telegraph interview is calibrated to his party’s core constituencies:
1) He claims he’s in favour of the sharp-elbowed middle classes.
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