Officials, advisers and Ministers will always need external expertise: what we need are conservative-minded experts.
Appealing for “the experts” to be put in charge might get a cheer on Question Time, but experts often get things hideously wrong.
There were 26 critical questions from Conservative backbenchers on the Government’s EU referendum leaflet yesterday and 5 supportive ones.
Also: Hoey claims legal challenge may be needed to force Labour to stand in Ulster; Dugdale under fire over Brexit comments; DUP warn of ‘chaos’ if Sinn Fein win next month; and more.
The Prime Minister brought the House down by pointing out that the Labour leader does not wear a proper suit.
The Mayor of London will not admit it, but he is likely to vote to remain in the European Union.
Cameron’s leadership, the Coalition, Europe. It was meant to be a time of Tory schism. It hasn’t been, so far.
We agonise about how much oversight the state should have over us. But government is only going where others can also go, and often do.
We’re off! The new organisation for Brexit has a no-nonsense message, all-party support, lots of money – and should become the official Leave campaign.
“It really worries me: if this is seen to be rigged, if the British people don’t sense it’s fair, whatever the result it won’t be seen to be legitimate.”
He also says UKIP has “tainted” the Out campaign, and predicts that the European Commission will “play dirty” with the referendum.
Plus: The SNP take over a bar, a rumpus at Women to Win, no booze at Steve Hilton’s book launch…and from Russia with Love to Soames.
The new Energy and Climate Change Secretary epitomises the belief of the Cameroons that they can dominate politics for many years to come.