A grey, boring Tory reshuffle? Not quite all it seems | Michael White

This is a victory for the No 10 machine and Australian election strategists over what remains of the party faithful

David Cameron's government reshuffle is getting such a hostile press in much of Fleet Street today that there must be more to be said for it than looked apparent at the halfway stage yesterday. And so there is. Disenchanted voters in 2010 wanted a clear-out of the "old politics". One way or another, they've certainly got an experiment on their hands now. Will they be grateful on polling day in 10 months' time?

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