Rumour and counter-rumour fly round the Palace, and those with walk-on parts have a wonderful time.
The Prime Minister looked like a straight actor who is appearing in a Christmas pantomime, in order to become the butt of everyone else’s jokes.
In by-elections where we put out leaflet after leaflet, but didn’t talk to anyone, we lost. Where we used survey canvassing, using a 0-10 model, we either won or advanced.
His planned soundbite, “erotic spasm”, did not quite go to plan.
“I’ve got a series of tasks to do. I’m going to do them….but I’m looking for a professional transition to a new generation.”
His TUC account of the harm that some businesses can do should be balanced by one of the good that more do – and by projecting a personal theology of wealth creation.
Plus: ditching Corbyn – it’s not that easy for Britain’s Jews. And: thanks to Tracey Crouch and Danny Kruger, the Big Society is back.
And: One Greg Clark. Two Vince Cables. Eleven Germans going home. 100,000 Remain protesters. 17 million Leave voters. Plus: Meanwhile, Javid gets on with his job.
But the Liberal Democrat leader says that voter opinion “is now running ahead of the politicians” after Windrush.
The Liberal Democrat Leader warns that May could come to regret not holding a Commons vote if the operation goes “very badly pear-shaped”.
UKIP’s decline will probably allow the three main parties to each claim an increased vote share. Afterwards, the Tories will still be the largest party in local government.
It’s time for us to acknowledge that it is a response to our own failures – and to listen to voters who are opting for it.
“We are winning the public argument which is having a vote on the final deal.”
What is wrong with our version of the systen is not that capitalists are ignoring the rules, it’s that the rules they are following are misspecified.