The Tories Choose an Indie Kid

It appears that the new Tory leader, David Cameron, is a fan of generic corporate indie.

"The last album I bought was Hot Fuss by the Killers," says Cameron, whose deeply presentable appearance hides the fact that he spent much of his adolescence listening to bands like the Clash and the Specials. "The Killers are very good and quite energetic, and I tend to listen to that kind of music in the car to forget about work and keep me awake. The Snow Patrol album is also excellent, and I like Radiohead."

I thought Tories of his generation were supposed to be Iron Maiden fans.

Worse still, he's a Smiths fan...

But perhaps the most surprising revelation was David Cameron's penchant for "miserable" music by Radiohead, Pulp and The Smiths - all well-known critics of the Conservatives. Smiths singer Morrissey once recorded a song about Margaret Thatcher called "Margaret on the Guillotine".