8.45pm LISTEN: Nick Herbert MP: Tom Winsor "was by far the best candidate for the job" of Chief Inspector of Constabulary
5pm Local government: Tate backs free school bid
3.30pm ToryDiary: Osborne, May, Lansley, Hammond, Mitchell and Greening all suffer big losses in association membership
1.45pm WATCH: Michael Forsyth: "It is fatuous to argue that we'll still have Britain and we'll still have the United Kingdom"
11.30am LeftWatch: An addition to Labour's sensible commentariat: Atul Hatwal
ToryDiary: Message to the police: Theresa May and Nick Herbert are not for turning
Columnist Bruce Anderson: The BBC's Jubilee coverage was a calamity. It should be scaled back to an operation worthy of Reith.
Will Morris on Comment: Every business should be required by law to have its own code of ethics
ThinkTankCentral:
Local Government:
The Deep End: Coming your way: The money revolution
Cameron: I'll protect Britain from a European superstate – and I'll use my veto if I have to…
"The Prime Minister dismissed as “nonsense” a suggestion from Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, that the European Union should eventually have a single national identity and described as “nonsense” the idea of loyalty to a common European flag." – Daily Telegraph
"Britain threatened to wield its EU veto for the second time in less than a year if eurozone leaders draw up a rescue plan for the single currency that threatens British interests in the European single market." – Guardian
> From yesterday - WATCH: David Cameron: "I understand why single currency countries have to look at deeper integration"
…Osborne: We may have to hold a European referendum
"George Osborne… signalled that ministers were prepared to call a referendum over Britain's place in the European Union. The Chancellor also warned that the Government was ready to wield its veto in Brussels if there was an attempt to impose fresh controls on British banks" – Independent
> Yesterday on ToryDiary: Osborne hints at a referendum if a "reshaped relationship with Europe" comes about
Referendum comment
Forced marriage to become criminal offence, David Cameron confirms - Guardian
Cameron will hand Scotland control of 70 per cent of all money it raises as a 'reward' if they reject independence
"The Prime Minister is said to be prepared to hand over more fiscal responsibility to Scotland if its population rejects breaking up the Union. Scotland currently controls 6 per cent of the revenue it raises, but the Prime Minister wants to raise this to 70 per cent, according to reports in The Spectator magazine. His offer could include complete control of income tax." - Daily Mail
Theresa May risks backlash over pick for top police job
"The Home Office has named the former rail regulator Tom Winsor as its preferred candidate to be chief inspector of the 43 police forces in England and Wales … Winsor, a lawyer, is the author of a report recommending sweeping changes to police pay and conditions that has sparked widespread protests from rank-and-file officers" – Guardian
Philip Hammond warns Army units failing to recruit ethnic minorities
"Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, said that coming reforms in structure must “make sure the Army reflects the Britain of today”. … Speaking at an Army conference yesterday, Mr Hammond laid out the criteria on which units will be judged, including “recruitment performance”." - Daily Telegraph
> Yesterday on ToryDiary: Reforming his department. Defending Britain's interests. Satisfying the Treasury – the circle that Philip Hammond must try to square.
Oust Syrian tyrant, Cameron tells Russia and China - Daily Express
> From yesterday - WATCH: David Cameron: After massacre reports, "we need to do much more to isolate" Syria's "illegitimate" regime
Ministers to boycott Euro 2012 games – Scotsman
Top mandarin to rein in political advisers
"Sir Jeremy Heywood, the Cabinet Secretary, wants greater scrutiny of the special advisers, who are handpicked by ministers to help with media and policy work. But there are tensions over whether the advisers should report directly to permanent secretaries or to David Cameron’s chief of staff, the most senior political appointee at No 10." – The Times (£)
Most homosexuals indifferent to David Cameron's drive for gay marriage: Only a quarter would wed if law changes, reveals poll – Daily Mail
> Yesterday on Majority Conservatism: Sustained outreach to Britain's churchgoers
Arrest warrant issued after Mensch's 'troll' vanishes – Independent
Tory donor’s fury over hospital VAT bill – The Times (£)
Fraser Nelson: No, John Prescott, work experience is not forced labour
"Tough love involves forcing suspected malingerers to work for their dole, in various community projects. This is when the likes of Lord Prescott will talk about the Coalition bringing back the poorhouse.But was it so much more compassionate to leave families in welfare ghettoes, spending billions on a system that has left us with 1.6 million people who have never worked a day in their lives?" – Fraser Nelson for the Daily Telegraph
Gaby Hinsliff: A tussle in cabinet over universal benefits for old people is destined to end badly for David Cameron, whatever the outcome
"It should not be impossible to draw up a new covenant between young and old, based on a promise to ease older people's genuine fears over long-term care – not just capping the cost to individuals, but rooting out shoddy and degrading treatment in care homes – and protecting the basic state pension. But a confident government could insist in return that wealthy retirees pay more tax and fork out for their own bus passes… To coin a phrase, it's time the generations were all in this together." – Gaby Hinsliff for the Guardian
Ed Miliband: I want a "progressive patriotism" based on the qualities that shone through during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend
"[R]unning through my politics is a belief in the dignity of people, conserving what we value, and the possibility of progress. So we should talk about England as we forge a progressive patriotism which celebrates our differences and honours our people. It is the lesson of my life and it is what I have learnt from my country." – Ed Miliband for the Daily Telegraph
> From yesterday - WATCH: Ed Miliband: Left-wingers "should embrace a positive, outward-looking version of English identity"
SNP set to scrap right to buy council homes in Scotland - Scotsman
Figures show rich homeowners avoiding billions in stamp duty – Independent
And finally 1… "Boris Johnson is breaking America" – Independent
> From yesterday - WATCH: Boris Johnson tells David Letterman he has "as much chance of being reincarnated as an olive" as becoming PM
And finally 2… Miliband makes cracking admission – ‘I do look like Wallace’ - The Times (£)
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