On the Telegraph’s Brassneck Blog, I argue that X-Factor winner Leon Jackson has been more effective at promoting a vision than the PM:

[Leon’s] Christmas number one, When You Believe, does something that Gordon Brown has never managed: it inspires people. It talks about daring to dare, of overcoming fear, believing in yourself and achieving your dreams.

Fundamentally, I think that most people are the same: they want to make life better for themselves and their family.

Privileged politicians often miss this. Leon, conversely, has resonated with the British people, something that has eluded the Prime Minister.