Ok, so that isn’t a new quote from David Miliband – it’s the headline to an article he penned for The Spectator back in October 2006. After the events of the past week, it’s well worth another read.
UPDATE: At the suggestion of CoffeeHouser Terry (see comments below), here’s Oliver Letwin’s reponse to Miliband – ‘It is Milband, not Cameron, who’s confused’

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