Catherine Bennett 
Mrs Cameron’s Diary 

Dave’s mobile went — poor Cleggsy, wanting to know what the Queen was like. "Incredibly nervous, " Dave said. "But Sam soon put her at her ease."’We have heard, it seems, every opinion on the rise of the coalition save one: that of the new Prime Minister’s wife, Samantha. Star journalist Catherine Bennett has stepped in to give us a glimpse of Sam Cam’s first year in Downing Street. What to do about Cherie’s nightmare granite’n’pine kitchen? How can Dave’s rationingy-austerity-depressiony vibe be harnessed for the luxury goods market? Is there a polite strategy for avoiding Miriam Clegg’s bookclub?