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Today's ConservativeHome top features International: Was last night disastrous for the Republicans or simply disappointing? ToryDiary: Five lessons from the US election campaign for British Conservatives Columnist Bruce Anderson: A brief reply to Andrew Lilico James Morris MP on Comment: Devolution of power, as well as dereglation, is vital for economic renewal Local Government:  Gove brings in new management for failing Derby school Too few Conservatives are applying for public appointments. Here's how they can do so The Deep End: The banking boom was as bad as the banking bust WATCH: Barack Obama's victory speech Mitt Romney's concession speech Today's ConservativeHome newslinks Barack Obama re-elected as US President "In defeating Mitt Romney, the president carried Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia and Wisconsin, a near sweep of the battleground states, and was holding a narrow advantage in Florida. The path to victory for Mr. Romney narrowed as the night wore along, with Mr. Obama winning at least 303 electoral votes. ... 'Tonight in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back,' Mr. Obama told his supporters early Wednesday." - New York Times > Today: International: Was last night disastrous for the Republicans or simply disappointing? ToryDiary: Five lessons from the US election campaign for British Conservatives WATCH: Barack Obama's victory speech > Yesterday:  Daniel Hamilton on International: A preview of 2012's US Senate races WATCH: ‪Obama: We've Got the Votes to Win‬ WATCH: Romney casts his vote WATCH: The first voters turn out in swing-state Virginia in the early morning for America's Presidential election WATCH: Obama and Romney make final pitch Mitt Romney: Let's put people before parties “The nation as you know is at a critical point,” he said, in a courteous five-minute speech to friends, staff and other backers squeezed into a hotel ballroom. “We can’t risk partisan bickering. We citizens have to rise to the occasion.” - Daily Telegraph > Today's video to WATCH: Mitt Romney's concession speech And it's largely "as you were" in Congress "[Mr Obama] will be venturing back into a Congressional environment similar to that of his first term, with the Senate under the control of Democrats and the House under the control of Republicans, whose leaders have hinted that they will be no less likely to challenge him than they were during the last four years." - New York Times Back in Britain, ministers said to be considering a single "super inquiry" into child abuse "[Theresa May] suggested that a single, wider probe was being considered by the Government once initial police inquiries are concluded. ... ‘I think what is absolutely horrific, frankly, is the extent to which this child abuse has been taking place over the years and across our communities over the years,’ the Home Secretary said." - Daily Mail "Susan Elan Jones, a Labour MP for Clwyd South, called on the Government to confirm that it will act against any lord found to have abused children. ... Her remarks suggest the prominent Tory grandee at the centre of child abuse allegations may be a sitting member of the House of Lords." - Daily Telegraph Child protection system failing to listen to teenagers, warns Commons education committee - Guardian The newspapers respond to Nadine Dorries' suspension But her decision to take part in I’m A Celebrity has disenchanted me. I find it impossible to justify the move. It looks like nothing more than blatant selfishness — a misjudgment which I hope, even now, she might rethink. The programme’s aim is to demean its contestants. Politics is too important for this sort of trashy stunt. Nadine, I wish you could see that you are better than this. - Quentin Letts, Daily Mail "David Cameron was right to suspend Nadine Dorries as a Tory MP after her stunningly selfish bid for I’m a Celebrity fame" - Sun editorial > Yesterday: ToryDiary: Could Nadine Dorries now force a by-election - and, if so, who would she support? MPsETC Conservative MPs react to the Dorries suspension MPsETC: The culture change for MPs is not Nadine Dorries's friend, but her enemy MPsETC: About to appear on ITV1's 'I'm A Celebrity', Nadine Dorries MP is about to become one of Britain's best known Tory MPs David Cameron tries to get Angela Merkel on-side for an EU budget freeze "The PM insisted he will make ‘robust’ demands of the German chancellor when she visits London today. ... His intervention came as auditors rejected the EU’s budget for the 18th year in succession. The European Court of Auditors said the budget was riddled with fraud and error – and that the situation was getting worse." - Daily Mail "Listen, Britain. Germany's had enough of you" - Alan Posener, The Times (£) > Yesterday: ToryDiary: Here's what will happen if Cameron stays impaled on his Euro-fence Andrea Leadsom MP on Comment: Banking Union may not be sexy, but it is important. The Government should give Bill Cash's amendment serious consideration today UK officials to hold talks with Syrian rebels "Britain will hold talks with Syrian rebels for the first time in a major push to drive out President Bashar al Assad. ... The move will fuel speculation the Government plans to arm rebels to end the bloodshed. ... In his clearest hint yet, David Cameron said yesterday Britain was not 'currently planning' to hand out weapons." - Sun UAE signals interest in Typhoon jets - Financial Times (£) Justine Greening in discussions to "wind down" British aid to India "Justine Greening, the Development Secretary, is in Delhi for talks with ministers today on winding down the UK’s largest aid programme, after Pakistan. She is likely to make an announcement on Friday on her return to London. ... Officials have conceded privately that she has so far failed to secure a guarantee from the Indian Government that it will take up the slack. Hundreds of thousands of people in India’s poorest states rely on basic health and education facilities funded by British taxpayers." - The Times (£) The blame game continues over the West Coast Main Line fiasco "The West Coast rail line fiasco will come under fresh scrutiny on Wednesday after some Department for Transport staff told an inquiry into Whitehall cuts that the DfT had cut 'too deep and too fast' in its search for savings." - Financial Times (£) Calls for George Osborne to delay his child benefit cuts "In a written submission to the Chancellor ahead of next month’s Autumn Statement, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) has urged him to delay the cut from January to April in order to give families more time to prepare." - Daily Telegraph > Yesterday's ToryDiary: Does a Conservative-led Government really want to make our tax and benefit system the least family-friendly in Europe? 81p of the cost of every litre of petrol goes to the Treasury - Daily Mail The DWP is to consult employers about a newly-created low-cost pension scheme - Financial Times (£) Tax relief on pensions favours the rich, according to new analysis -Independent Legal cases involving Abu Hamza cost UK taxpayers almost £1 million - Daily Mail Magistrate warns that against the rise in out-of-court penalties - Daily Mail Man arrested over cyber attacks on the websites of the Home Office and Theresa May - Independent GCHQ has set up "cyber crime hit squad" to help companies targeted by hackers - Daily Telegraph The clean-up of Sellafield is uncertain and massively behind schedule, warns the National Audit Office - Financial Times (£) At the Coalition Government's half-way point, the Guardian has put together five charts to track its progress - Guardian Alun Cairns MP has written to Channel 4 to complain about their "loaded" Leveson documentary - Daily Mail Alex Salmond celebrates Alex Salmond "Mr Salmond is to stage the celebration in honour of him becoming Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister after overtaking Jack McConnell, his immediate Labour predecessor. ... His officials last night issued a press release praising the 'significant milestone' of him being in office 'for 2,002 full days' and excitedly highlighting today’s engagements." - Daily Telegraph A source tells the Daily Mail that Justin Welby is "98 per cent certain" to be made the next Archbishop of Canterbury - Daily Mail Women in high-flying jobs can earn half-a-£million less than their male colleagues over their lifetime - Daily Mail Almost half of all Britons who emigrate are professionals or company managers - Daily Telegraph Number of jobs in the City set to slump to its lowest level for almost 20 years - Daily Mail House prices will take 12 years to return to pre-crisis levels - Daily Mail And finally... Five Go At Brussels' Insistence? "An EU report claims that ‘gender stereotyping’ in schools influences the perception of the way boys and girls should behave and damages women’s career opportunities in the future. ... Critics said the proposals for ‘study materials’ to be amended so that men and women are no longer depicted in their traditional roles would mean the withdrawal of children’s classics, such as Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five series, Paddington Bear or Peter Pan." - Daily Mail Yesterday on ConservativeHome ToryDiary: Could Nadine Dorries now force a by-election - and, if so, who would she support? Does a Conservative-led Government really want to make our tax and benefit system the least family-friendly in Europe? MPsETC:  Conservative MPs react to the Dorries suspension The culture change for MPs is not Nadine Dorries's friend, but her enemy CCHQ announces first ten of forty target seat selections WATCH: ‪ Obama: We've Got the Votes to Win‬  Romney casts his vote The first voters turn out in swing-state Virginia in the early morning for America's Presidential election