Don’t assume that it will necessarily happen only after the boundary review has come into effect.
We need to re-discover our ability to spot the problems our constituents are facing and do something about them.
MPs and activists should be asking themselves a big question: what is it that made him popular in the first place?
They will doubtless be very bad for the Conservatives – but perhaps not as dire as some of the worst forecasts for the Party would have it.
There is no case, however, for drift – for the partnership with the firm to carry on as though nothing much has changed since last June’s disappointment.
Oh, and Timothy and Hill should be moved on from being co-Chiefs of Staff – the former to head up policy, the latter press.
The polls last year understated the Conservative vote for the actual elections that took place.