- “This is the worst reshuffle since 1989” – Charles Moore, Daily Telegraph
- “David Cameron should hang his head in shame” – Rod Liddle, The Sun (£)
- “Reshuffles are theatre – but this one lost the plot” – Matthew Parris, The Times (£)
- “David Cameron’s Stepford Ministers” – Melissa Kite, The Spectator
- “A shabby day’s work which Cameron will live to regret – Max Hastings, Daily Mail (see above)
- “This fiasco almost looks like an act of sabotage” – Peter Oborne, Daily Telegraph…
…But someone always swims against the tide:
- David Cameron shows his genius with Cabinet reshuffle – Leo McKinstry, Daily Express