She cannot be a stationary establishment figure when faced with the restless mood of the voting public. She must move forwards – or we risk a 1997-style wipeout.
Oh, and Timothy and Hill should be moved on from being co-Chiefs of Staff – the former to head up policy, the latter press.
We need policies to meet the challenge of an ageing population, mass immigration, pressured families, job insecurity – and grotesquely expensive housing.
The former fear that it will revive what they believe are business-unfriendly ideas about foreign takeovers and workers on boards.
You may well hear grumbling from businesses about the levy which will help to fund them – but the effort will be worth it.
And May’s reputation for straightforwardness risks damage from the Budget’s proposals for NICs.
His position as an adviser was more than decorative and he will be a loss. But as someone or other once put it, there is no alternative.
The MP for Enfield Southgate helped to sink tax credit and Sunday Trading changes – and now has eye on the Government’s housing benefit plans for young people.
The Communities Secretary has faced some opportunistic criticism of late, but ever since he joined Parliament he’s been tirelessly on the side of businesses.
Answering a question from Caroline Lucas, she says she has instructed Javid and Hammond to put protections in place.
My generation are a generation who don’t watch TV and don’t read newspapers – but do watch YouTube and get their news from Facebook.