It is flammable timing given the crossover with the EU referendum.
I suspect that he has come to believe that, even with a leadership election round the corner, the Conservatives cannot become the party he wants them to be.
Above all, watch for the truth to be, er, glossed.
If he decides for Brexit, he could frame the debate.
It will propose some centralisation, and that isn’t always a bad thing. But Party members on the ground need something back in return.
The processs in the safer seats is becoming like speed dating for a marriage that may last 20 years or more.
We have lessons to learn from our sister parties in Europe.
Downing Street says that the meeting is “not designed to discuss Europe interaction” – which suggests that next week’s summit will indeed be discussed.
A stress on character is at the heart of the reforms which Cameron described yesterday and which Gove is implementing.
We unmask the astounding truth.
That’s to say, everything except election-fighting: increasing membership. Candidate selection. Targeting development seats. Growing support among ethnic minority voters.
The Prime Minister’s remarks about Calais prove that he is breaking his truce with Brexiteeer Ministers once again.
The row over the Prime Minister’s remarks about local Associations has been mostly concocted. But the need for Party reform is real. We open a ConHome series.
First things first: Party members need more of a say on how money raised is spent.