Until today Adam Afriyie had not used his little known Twitter account since March 2011.

Last seen 23 months ago moaning about IPSA and bigging up his local carnival, now the great orator of his age has taken to sharing his sharp views on the budget online.

He even makes the brave decision to promote that interview:

Sunday's interview with @afneil on @BBCSPLondon can be watched here: http://t.co/QBXtzBMNbR (10 mins in)

— Adam Afriyie (@AdamAfriyie) March 20, 2013

His plan to oust Dave and George has failed, and now he’s playing Twitter catch up. Truly a leader in waiting…