Stop the gimmicks, Cameron – start learning from Thatcher | Simon Jenkins

David Cameron is looking flaky. He should realise that Margaret Thatcher based her ascendancy on a ruthless attention to detail

David Cameron is still the Tories' best leader since Margaret Thatcher. Just. He has proved an adept handler of coalition. He has a keen sense of political timing and a relaxed command of the public stage. With Britain's economic predicament ever more dire, his pragmatism is a national asset, and puts him head and shoulders above most European leaders.

Yet can he turn ...