First but not equal
What was the cause of the cold war between Boris and Dave? Most people think it was Boris Johnson’s outspoken comments on Europe, taxes, bankers, spending cuts and any other issue that David Cameron finds uncomfortable. But these disagreements hide a deeper bone of contention: Mr Johnson’s degree. The mayor of London is said to be still smarting that Mr Cameron, who was not an Eton scholar, emerged from Oxford with a first. Mr Johnson, a proud Eton and Brackenbury scholar in classics at Balliol, managed only a 2:1. Can he ever live down the shame? 

Activists flummoxed
Tory strategists are proud of investing in the most modern technology. But the stalwarts pounding the streets seem a bit less enthusiastic. The switch from the trusty BlueChip database to the new Merlin system has left some flummoxed. Why? “Well, Merlin is Windows-based,” said one party insider. “Our people are not used to Windows.” Computer problems in a party where most members are drawing a pension? Surely not?