Instant reaction to Brown’s speech from what remains of the British right. Matt d’Ancona of The Spectator thinks that Brown was channeling Rudy Giuliani and Nicolas Sarkozy, with nods to Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. But most of all, Brown challenged the Conservatives not directly but indirectly by playing the class card throughout.
Tim Montgomerie at ConservativeHome thinks that Brown is building a hugely ambitious project to reverse Thatcherism. He’s right.