Flummoxed Cameron is trapped in his bubble

thetimes.co.uk - The prime minister is surrounded by yes-men which prevents him seeing others’ opinions

‘It wasn’t that bad.” “Anyone can have an off day.” “The odds were stacked against him; the incumbent’s always going to come off worst.” Those were the slightly defensive views of three senior Tories on David Cameron’s performance against Jeremy Paxman in the first substitute for a debate. Just as the Tories feared and Labour hoped, the television interrogations have turned out to matter.

Labour’s poll boost was short-lived but as YouGov revealed this week, voters’ views of Ed Miliband have shifted for the better.