Lewis has adopted a wise policy of transparency. That offers a chance to ditch guesstimates.
And Davis’ rating slides – as the Government’s Brexit difficulties contaminate the approval ratings of others at the top table.
A low-key event with an invited audience next week will explore how to apply lessons and methods from the Party’s past to its present and future.
The Party Chairman intends to remove from the candidates’ list those who failed to campaign in the local elections.
Some local campaigns printed off full duplicates of their canvassing data, in case CCHQ repeated last year’s trick of selectively turning off VoteSource.
As Leader of the Conservative Party, I want to thank each and every one of you for all your hard work during the local elections.
The party chairman talks about the need to avoid “double standards” and “misinformation”.
Following the results of last Thursday’s elections, we should feel rejuvenated by the clarity of the pro-Brexit message that the voters sent to us.
There is a suspicion that the Government wants to talk about other things – and a significant amount of attention is of course already being consumed by Brexit.
The Treasury should be saved from itself by bringing the Party Chairman in to scrutinise the Autumn Budget before it is finalised.
The Conservative Government is also going to have to get back to its DNA – cutting taxes. Reductions for those on incomes below £45,000 would send a powerful signal.