Can there be any other explanation for the Home Secretary’s sweeping advance than her recent speech to the Police Federation?
Fighting on this topic is a gift to the left – Grayling should bring the debate back to his truly great prison reforms.
And almost three-quarters of activists now want the Prime Minister to lead the Conservatives into the next election.
Crunching the numbers from yesterday’s vote suggests conventional wisdom doesn’t quite match reality.
The founding tenets of the Welfare State have been overcome by change and cheap politics. It’s time for another Beveridge Report.
It wouldn’t solve all Cameron’s problems with Europe, but it would be a bit of a start.
Plus: Well done, Chris Philp. An ankle bracelet for Ann Widdecombe? And: Go on, Lord Ashcroft. Publish that Cameron biography before the next election.
The Tory stronghold of the Coalition Government is catching criminals – but is also revolutionising their rehabilitation
The Home and Justice Secretaries have two of the toughest jobs in Government. Their performance is an essential measure of the Coalition’s performance.