5pm ToryDiary: Blair's foreign policy principles must not die with his leadership
4pm BritainAndAmerica: Key extracts of Bush's speech on international development
4PM PICK OF THE WEB
> The sacked ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, criticises Blair's antidemocratic tendencies and the LibDems' Unionist position
> Archbishop Cranmer covers Baroness Cox's comments on radical Islam in Britain and laments the abdication of responsibility on the part of the bishops in the House of Lords
> Jonathan Sheppard discusses the Coulson appointment on Radio5
> Paul Uppal on his newborn and the need for politicians to champion work/family balance
> Hywel Williams writes in the Coffee House about how the Welsh fared without three weeks of Aseembly governance and the lessons learned
> Reihan Salam has an interesting take on, amongst other things, Blair's approach to public services
> Ruthless fisk by Tim Worstall of a piece in the Independent yesterday on electrosmog
> Nadine Dorries battles "Jack Russell Jenga" to write a sign-off post on education
> Harry's Place discusses the £80 fine to be imposed on those who stub their cigarettes out on the pavement
12.30pm YourPlatform: Liam Fox begins a series of posts from Singapore with "Why the West needs a wake-up call"
10.45am BritainAndAmerica: British versus American journalism
London Mayor: Borwick the Movie
YourPlatform: Charles Elphicke's roadmap to growth and prosperity
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GRAMMAR SCHOOLS CONTINUED...
"Mr Cameron's efforts to draw a line under a row with Tory traditionalists that has cost him his Europe spokesman collapsed in disarray and confusion when it emerged that another frontbencher, shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve, had called for his local education authority to be allowed to set up new grammars." - FT
Eight key quotes about grammar schools by Cameron and the education team - Telegraph
The Sun / The Guardian / Telegraph
ANDY COULSON
"David Cameron's appointment of the former News of the
World editor, Andy Coulson, to head his media operation will prompt a
massive sigh of relief not just from journalists, but many at the top
of the Tory party, too. For too long, Cameron's
poll ratings and success in re-branding his party have masked the
reality that he has had no real communications strategy since he became
leader, relying instead on his own instincts and the readiness of a
media bored with Labour to give him an easy ride." - Lance Price, a former spin doctor at No.10, in the Telegraph
"Essex man, who deserted the Conservatives after the 1992 general election, has returned with a vengeance with the appointment yesterday of Andy Coulson as the party’s communications director." - Profile by Andrew Pierce in the Telegraph
>>> See yesterday's ToryDiary for information on his alleged £400,000 salary
TOO POSH TO DIY
"Following David Cameron’s ill-judged hug-a-hoodie campaign, which probably sounded good around a Tory dinner party in Cameron’s native Notting Hill, but wasn’t quite so popular in places where gangs of kids really do hang about causing trouble – Hampshire housing estates, for example – Dave is now trying to rebrand himself as Mr Community Spirit." - Lowri Turner in the Western Mail
A TEACHER'S PERSPECTIVE
"Simply giving teachers the legal right to search pupils for weapons isn’t enough. We need to break up our larger schools into smaller, more manageable units. Above all, we must tighten the law even further so that teachers know they won’t be sued or sacked if they physically stop fights or challenge misbehaviour that blights Britain’s secondary schools." - Francis Gilbert, a Comprehensive teacher, in the Times
IT'S NOT RACIST TO IMPOSE LIMITS ON IMMIGRATION
"Those who favour open borders have in effect gagged opponents by
accusing them of "racism". You don't have to be against welcoming
newcomers to be smeared as a Nazi sympathiser. You just have to argue
that it's an important matter, with some serious downsides, that
deserves proper analysis." - Jeff Randall in the Telegraph
AMERICA'S HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE
"We don't read much history these days; our judgments are more influenced by the day's headlines. America still gives abundantly towards the poor of this world. It shares its great wealth. Naturally there are mistakes. All powerful nations are prone to misjudgments. Goodness knows, we made a few in our time on top, as a book someone has just given me about the Boer war recalls." - W F Deedes in the Telegraph
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