Is stupidity a requirement to lead the UK Opposition?

Today the papers gleefully spread the news of an inquiry into Lord Ashcroft's donations to the Conservative Party. Lord Ashcroft, his residency status and the businesses used to channel money to the Tories has been a matter of press speculation for years, just run his name through Google! And yet, incredibly, they have been so badly arranged that the Electoral Commission has found cause for an inquiry. Crass stupidity or fear? The economic crash is gathering momentum at such a pace that by the time of the election the country, if still intact, is likely to be unrecognisable possibly verging on the ungovernable. No wonder Cameron, lacking any worthwhile experience in any real field of life must be daunted. But Britain needs a thinking opposition, one able to predict and plan for the chaos ahead. Cameron seems unready to mature in time - the Tories must find a seasoned alternative! NOW!