That is perfectly so, but when Tony Blair was leader of HM's Official Opposition, one had their doubts as to how well he would perform on the other side of the house. I believe it is undeniable that Cameron is a great orator.

Personally, I found David Davis an affable man, but inevitably he lacked charisma. David Davis made many poor speeches, and lacklustre debates, but the actual content gained him support, and he finds interesting and important interpretations in situations. Furthermore, he wasn't just another Oxbridge politician from a good background.

As for the Tory's shadow cabinet, altho' it is largely untried in office, there are persons with great personalities and abilities. Tus far you have mentioned Theresa May (my personal favourite), but, I am a great fan of William Hague and you cannot deny he is a man of great abilities. Others who make it a good team: Liam Fox, David Davis, Caroline Spelmen, and Alan Duncan. Altho' Duncan can appear eccentric sometimes, he does perform well in interviews.

Whereas, I believe Labour's cabinet is very thin. The majority make many mistakes and are not good at their jobs. Margaret Beckett drove the farming community into the ground, and was rewarded with the foreign office. Ruth Kelly could not control her own department, and ended up demoted, and Hewitt is dreadful: "the NHS's best year yet," that was insulting. John Prescott stumbles along in office despite his bullying tactics, many blunders and his blatant hypocrisy. Need I continue?

I am still shocked that you say Reid has personality, I would describe him as boring. What one could attribute as personality, is simply his crude behaviour in public.