The Home Office has somewhat improved its position, but still seems to think the will of a minister can overcome the laws of mathematics.
The former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards fought in Iraq, and is now the Prime Minister’s outreach director.
Now the number of MPs is being cut, why not cut the number of ministers? And SpAds? And local “Champions”?
They ought to be an important opportunity for the Government to quicken the pace and improve the quality of reform.
The new rules clarify when and how special advisers can engage in political activity, but come too late for those needlessly punished for the old system’s shortcomings.
Let’s hope he’s soon back on the Candidates List from which he should never have been excluded.
The long-serving adviser to Eric Pickles is to join the team at the heart of the Government.
The Public Administration Committee concludes that a key Party instruction to the two SpAds was in breach of the Code of Conduct that binds them.
Given Brexit, limited parliamentary time and a hung parliament, one priority is to demonstrate how leaving the EU will create specific opportunities for Britain.