David Davis famously called for Boris Johnson to go in the wake of the 'Partygate' scandal, but why did this experienced politician not himself stand in the contest for the premier's job?
David Davis is a sure contender in my view and the obvious choice, a man of the people, having come from the ordinary streets, he is surely a politician that knows the price of things in the shops, but also the value of things too.
Without the benefit of an elite public school education, he might be seen as a true working class Tory, who really knows the score, has seen life as it is and not enjoyed the moneyed buffer that many of his party have. He represents the ordinary but aspirational voters.
With so much going for this politician, we wonder why he did not stand for the top job in the wake of the Boris Johnson resignation?
He is the sort of common sense politician that is needed, if only for a temporary leadership tenure until the next election in 2024 if that is what he wanted. The country needs him.
We are not living in calm times, there are many challenges today, not only the cost of energy or the Ukraine war. We need the common sense approach of a politician like David Davis as a leader today and in the next few years.
The alternative possibility is a Labour government. As Mrs Thatcher said 'The problem with Socialists is that they eventually run out of other people's money' - we cannot afford Labour's borrowing hand over fist to 'invest' or just pay the bills, we need low taxes and growth to fund our future nor more debt.
Unfortunately, the 'Green' agenda is literally costing us the Earth and the transition to other energy forms is being attempted too quickly and without the sufficient new infrastructure in place to make it work and be affordable.
It is often being forced on voters without any mention of it in the party policy or election mandate.
The recent COP27 conference has been largely a talking shop of hot air, achieving little since COP26 except to show what a giant free for all jolly the conference is.
It is now time for a sensible man to lead British politics and policy and in my view David Davis is that man.
The time is overdue for those in Government to have professional experience in their post, the days of the 'enthusiastic amateur' flitting from department to department with no actual experience of the job are surely over.
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