ToryDiary: Tory PPS calls for bolder action from Coalition to get British economy out of "mire" Mel Stride MP on Comment: Britain needs "something pretty dramatic to pull us out of the current economic mire" Greg Barker MP: Marine energy can play a big role in meeting Britain's energy needs and driving export growth Columnist Andrew Lilico: Why I have always favoured civil gay marriage Majority Conservatism: Installing Boris as Tory leader comes 20th in list of 23 ways to win next election Local government: Boris hopes to have more cable cars crossing the Thames VIDEO: Can Boris use Olympics to win Downing Street gold? BBC London investigates... "A YouGov survey for The Sun showed Labour’s current poll lead would be slashed to one point if Boris was Conservative leader. It revealed 34 per cent of people would vote for a Cameron-led Tory party, while 40 per cent would vote for Ed Miliband’s Labour. But if Boris was leader, support for the Tories would rise to 37 per cent, while Labour’s would fall to 38 per cent." Millions of patients' data to sold off for research after Cameron announces radical plan to change NHS constitution "The details will be anonymous, meaning researchers should not be able to link what they receive to individual members of the public, and patients will also be able to opt out. But civil liberties campaigners warned that the material could end up being abused. Ministers are keen to promote the pharmaceuticals industry, in which Britain is a world leader." - Daily Mail | FT (£) One Cambridge hospital shows what can be achieved by ending the curse of state monopolies "Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire, previously described by ministers as “a clinical and financial basket case”, released its latest performance data yesterday. In just six months, waiting times had been turned around – from the worst in the region to the best. Patient care had improved; satisfaction ratings were higher than ever. Money was no longer being wasted. Staff morale was up. Even the unpopular car parking fees had been scrapped. The reason? Last year, Hinchingbrooke was taken over by the private sector."- Sean Worth in The Telegraph > Yesterday's ToryDiary: Will Hinchingbrooke Hospital and IES Breckland detoxify profit? "The fact that ministers and officials are considering the proposal, which would mean taxpayers taking full responsibility for the bank’s toxic debts, shows how exasperated they have become at the barriers they believe banks are placing on lending." - FT (£) Gloom for manufacturing and London's economy "Britain’s moribund economy was yesterday rocked by an ‘absolutely dreadful’ slump in factory output as the Olympics and the crisis in the eurozone hit business. Manufacturers suffered their worst month for more than three years in July as the deepening recession showed no sign of easing, according to a closely-watched survey." - Daily Mail Experts warn stayaway policy by civil service and blue-chip firms could inflict damaging blow on capital's economy -Daily Mail Cameron to use Downing Street talks to press Putin on Syria (and then take him to the Olympics Judo) - Guardian "This is Mr Putin's first visit to London for nine years - the last time was for a state visit in June 2003. He was last in Britain for the Gleneagles G8 summit in July 2005." - BBC Support for Scottish independence falls again with new poll showing 54% to 30% advantage for staying in the Union - Times (£) "The full extent of the EU’s cash grab has been revealed in new official statistics that show that Britain’s gross contribution to the coffers of Brussels reached an incredible £19.2billion last year. That amounts to £53million every single day. Even the most brutal foreign occupiers in our history, like the Vikings with their Danegeld tax, never extracted so much from the British people." - Leo McKinstry inThe Express Is Cameron brave enough to fight for the green economic consensus? - James Murray at Business Green lists reasons why Cameron can win the environmental argument within his party Blair's education guru urges Michael Gove not to embrace O-Levels -Times (£) MP Eric Joyce fined £600 after cutting off electronic tag to 'join boat race' - Guardian Three months and $131 million in spending haven't moved the president's poll numbers - Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal Steve Richards on rich satirists mocking weak politicians "Many satirists are powerful and wealthy. Jimmy Carr's made much of the bankers' greed: ho, ho, ho! But then it emerged he was greedy, too, and earned millions more than most of the politicians he mocked: ho,ho,ho! This has become a slight problem with Have I got News for You, in which Ian Hislop, earning thousands per programme and buttressed further by his powerful base of Private Eye, mocks obscure cabinet ministers who have virtually no power and have no idea where they are heading in terms of policy or their careers." - Steve Richards in The Independent And finally... 1: The thrill of dressing like Mrs Thatcher... Hannah Betts inThe Telegraph is excited at the prospect of a Christies auction of Lady Thatcher's outfits And finally... 2: Dangle Boris Website set up to celebrate Dangle Boris. Sunny Hundal has collectedsome of the best images. > Yesterday's ToryDiary: The London Mayor gets stuck on a zip wire WATCH: David Cameron pays tribute to Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins Ben Harris-Quinney on Comment: The progress to reform our National Security Executive has stalled; it must return as a priority MPsETC Louise Mensch MP gets Labour to speak out against the Thatcher hateLabour lead would drop to 1% if Boris was Tory leader
Coalition considering £5 billion purchase of remaining shares in RBS but George Osborne said to be opposed
Jeremy Hunt admits Games have put off London's tourists - Independent
No one would be cheering for Team Europe - Dan Hannan in The Telegraphnotes that trust in the EU has fallen to 31% across the continent
ToryDiary: Memo to those one-in-five Conservative supporters who would prefer Vince Cable as Chancellor
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