When it does, that will shape which way we go. Mrs Thatcher was an aberration. Let Blair appeal to the people over their heads. Perhaps Labour so bestrides the world that they can put two fingers up to Murdoch et al. But then, maybe not.
Advisers are wary of such triumphalism.
So tea and cucumber sandwiches at No 10 for the esteemed editors of the various daily filths will continue to be the order of the day.