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I'm a bit cynical. David Cameron has caring responsibilities too and always waxes lyrical about the NHS, but has done as much as anyone to try to destroy it.
But it is nice to see behind the scenes, as it were. A lot of the reason people 'hate' other people seems to be that they don't know them. Once you get to hear people's stories common ground appears and you realise a lot of people aren't that different to you or I (I can't imagine that would ever happen with the likes of Farage though - he's a c**t, end of).
More of this in politics, please on 21:15 - Jun 6 by DJR
I saw that video yesterday and thought he came across as a thoroughly decent human being, something masked by his rather awkward public persona.
And this is what John Crace said in the Guardian.
Star of the week
The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey.
Having spent much of the previous week promoting British sport, Davey gave an in-depth interview in which he talked movingly about caring for his disabled son, John. He said his greatest worry was what would happen to John after he died. Something that would have resonated with every parent in a similar situation. Davey showed he had that rare gift for a politician of being able to do human. The Lib Dem party political broadcast focusing on social care for elderly people was also a cut above the bog-standard effort. How much cut-through this has with voters is another matter, but Davey has come through the first two weeks with his reputation enhanced.
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