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ToryDiary: The Tory leadership needs to accept that boundary reform is dead and become much bolder as a result
Jeremy Hunt MP: London 2012 has been a magnificent success
Cllr David Pugh on Local government: Tidal, not wind power
BREAKING NEWS: Romney picks Ryan as vice presidential running mate – Reuters
UK to give extra £5m to opposition groups in Syria – BBC | Guardian
Danny Alexander prepares to end his silence and attack the Conservatives
"Danny Alexander, one of the Liberal Democrats’ most senior coalition linchpins, is poised to launch a stinging attack on Conservative colleagues at his party’s autumn conference in a sign of the increasing tensions between the governing partners… Mr Alexander will make an outspoken criticism of the Tories for blocking green policies and trying to make changes to employment law “without clear, robust evidence”, according to a policy paper seen by the Financial Times."
The Liberal Democrats will select their candidates to fight the next election on the basis of current Westminster constituencies – Independent
Cameron: Every school child in the country to play competitive sports – BBC
"Every pupil in Britain will be expected to play competitive team sports under plans to be outlined by David Cameron tomorrow. The Prime Minister is to reveal the primary school National Curriculum will be rewritten this autumn to ensure all pupils play proper sports." – Daily Mail
"Cameron will tomorrow announce a return to traditional PE lessons — in place of activities like “Indian dancing”. The PM wants competitive sports such as football and athletics to return to primary schools." – The Sun
The PM has tried to take maximum advantage of every Team GB success – The Independent's Andy McSmith awards the PM a 'gold medal for political opportunism'
The Olympics may mark the end of Britain's age of decline. We can now celebrate what we are, not what we used to be – Jonathan Freedland in The Guardian
“I think most people recognise that when there are 170 million people around the world suffering from malnutrition, we are right to meet our aid commitments” – The Express reports David Cameron's latest defence of the development budget
The Independent looks forward to the hunger summit: "There is much to be done: more food aid, more micronutrient supplements and better healthcare for the hungry would all help, as would a boost to broader initiatives such as education programmes. But the solution is not just about aid. Soaring global prices must also be tackled globally."
Plain packaging for cigarettes would help Britain kick its smoking habit – Tory MP Dan Poulter in The Guardian
Cameron's apparance on Chris Evans' breakfast show may have broken BBC impartiality guidelines
"David Cameron's appearance on Chris Evans's Radio 2 breakfast show has caused consternation at the BBC, with senior figures within the corporation unaware that the prime minister was booked to appear. BBC insiders said there were fears that Cameron's 20-minute interview with Evans on the country's most popular breakfast show on Thursday breached BBC rules on impartiality. Cameron read out messages from listeners and told Evans about the legacy of the London Olympics, defending the government's policy on the controversial issue of the sale of school playing fields." – Guardian
John Redwood challenges Nigel Farage to stand in Corby
"UKIP contributors here are always telling me that UKIP is now poised to break through. They tell me Mr Farage is a far more electable and popular a politician than the three main party leaders. Will Mr Farage contest Corby himself? If not, why not? In a by election like this, UKIP could expect to get more publicity than in a General Election if polls showed it likely to they would experience any surge in support." – John Redwood
Government decides not to relax planning restrictions on anti-riot shutters for shops – BBC
The Tories are the “zombie” party of the future – Gerry Hassan in The Scotsman
And finally… What next for the man behind the greatest show on earth?
Seb Coe is the big winner of London 2012 says Quentin Letts in the Daily Mail and wonders if the Tory peer should choose to become the head of the Olympics movement.
The Express is as jubilant: "The first political laurels must go to Seb Coe, the Games organiser. He knows a thing or two about Olympic glory with two gold and two silver medals to his name but the leggy lord has excelled himself. Can you think of anything we’ve done in Britain as well as this since the Falkands War? The struggle will be to decide how best to reward St Seb."
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