Davis waves away at the crown
There are at least four big obstacles to any plan to crown him leader. And there’s no sign that he has endorsed it, anyway.
Highlights
Neil Shastri-Hurst: McCain in America, Mercer here in Britain. It’s time for soldier-statesmen to take the lead.
These men and women offer a solution to a nation and a wider world crying out for leadership. They truly get the concepts of duty, service, and nationhood.
Davidson roars about in her bulldozer, promoting the cause of women
But the Scottish Conservative leader cannot shed any light in her new book on the atrocious abuse directed against women on social media.
David Mytton: So you want more employee company ownership? The answer seems to be less government intervention – not more.
Labour’s plan to force that outcome is fundamentally flawed. When there is a transfer of wealth forced by central government, how would investor confidence be affected?
Merkel will rescue the Prime Minister. Where have we heard that before?
The German Chancellor was stronger then than she is now. And there’s no guarantee that any compromise she might push would work.
Iain Dale: Let’s be frank. The entire commentariat class hasn’t a clue what will happen next.
Plus: May under fire at home and pressure abroad. And around tables at the heart of Westminster, Labour researchers huddle, as though ready for an election and power.
Josephine Hemmens: Transgender discrimination is wrong. But righting it mustn’t put people born as women in danger.
This process is clearly open to abuse from violent males, many of whom will go to any lengths to reach their victims.
Drift
The Prime Minister is like a woman on a raft, adrift at sea – as her fellow-passengers watch the good (or bad) ship Chequers gently slipping, with the occasional plop and gurgle, beneath the waves.
Profile: Damian Collins. Running energetically (and sometimes tumbling over) as he pursues Leave campaigners
A Conservative MP who has seen much of Collins says: “I like him. He’s more intelligent and thoughtful than his public manner gives one to expect.”
Alex Morton: To restore purpose, legislate for England
It was once said that the secret of Thatcher’s success was moving steadily on multiple fronts so that her enemies did not know where to focus their attention.
John Penrose: Rebooting Capitalism 3) Purge the system of kleptocrats, dirty money and fake news
In the second of three articles, the Weston-super-Mare MP argues for drastic action to rebuild legitimacy in the eyes of the people.
Jobs, wages – and stubbornly buoyant Conservative poll ratings
Wages are growing at their fastest rate for ten years, and employment is at a near-record high. But qualifications are necessary…
Daniel Hannan: The proposed Brexit terms represent a deal worse than either staying or leaving.
Frankly, any outcome – no deal, Norway, Canada, even the risk of a second referendum – would be better than what is currently on the table.
John Penrose: Rebooting Capitalism 2) How to help give younger people a fair deal
In the second of three articles, the Weston-super-Mare MP sets out plans on tax, housing deficits and debt to help achieve inter-generational justice.
A Brexit alternative for the Cabinet today
The only potential escape lane from a breakdown in the negotiation and No Deal gridlock is marked “to Canada”.