One week done, five to go. Hang in there, people. What have we learned? That the Conservatives plan to spray around lots of policies. Fair enough – talking about a zany new idea for the future avoids a conversation about the past (stagnant wages plus ubiquitous potholes mean the public has largely made up its mind about the Conservatives).

These aren’t random announcements – they’re aimed at older, 2019 Tory voters now wobbling Reform-wards (which is why the young Sunak is proposing some mandatory........

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