The Gove reforms are being undermined. Headteachers need to have autonomy.
I found an incredibly likeable person – but although he knuckled down and scored some successes, he was better placed as Chief Whip than Defence Secretary.
He is one of the few middle-ranking Ministers who, while others were fleeing for the hills, girded himself up – and went out to fight for May’s Brexit deal.
There are clearly dangers in accepting the terms set out by green activists – who essentially argue that we can only protect the environment by slowing growth.
My undercover investigation exposed a disgusting and abusive practice which shames South Africa – and, by extension, all of us.
As the UK develops its strategic partnership with China, we must press Beijing to crack down on the breeding of big cats for their parts.
The row over his sacking is a sign of a Party pulled in different directions by the way politics works – and by culture wars. Now a new competitor is knocking at the door.
This is quite a turnaround for Johnson – who, when ConHome last held a Next Tory Leader run-off, was second from bottom of the poll.
After all, his Committee on Climate Change effectively sets the Government’s framework on emission reductions. So why not?
This result makes one think back to the summer of 2016, and Gove’s abandonment of Johnson during the leadership election that year.
We scarcely need to make the point again. Our Party members’ panel is backing the candidate, in any run-off, least associated with the Prime Minister’s policy.
Again, note that neither candidate has over half the total. Over one in five of our Party member panel respondents would abstain.
Again, note the abstention rate. Almost a fifth of respondents don’t vote at all. So we have yet to find a candidate who can gain half the vote.
Now, the best option for the Prime Minister is to try to work with Labour. Unless, of course, her backbench critics rethink.
She is one of the few Cabinet members who does not give the impression of having had her personality flattened by the sacrifices demanded by a ministerial career.
My undercover investigation exposed a disgusting and abusive practice which shames South Africa – and, by extension, all of us.