Wood for the trees 2

Tim Montgomerie: "74% of Tory members think Cameron missed opportunity to repatriate powers and cut EU budget."

Should read: Three quarters of Tory members can remember what Cameron said he would do before agreeing to the changes in the EU constitution and are disappointed that he lied. A quarter are not.

Oberon Houston: "The Big Society is a failure of messaging, not substance".

Should read: The concept of a Big Society has failed to catch on because it is meaningless packaging designed to make timid pragmatism seem inspirational.