If you are a strong effective leader do you really have to make a speech to say so? Or would you expect your actions to have already proven it?
And if you say that you are going to start exposing the failures of the government and the myths surrounding UKIP isn't that just an acknowledgement that you haven't actually managed to do it so far despite that pretty much being your main job?
Was it me or did Milliband's speech actually expose his weaknesses rather than highlighting his strengths.