Politicians and advisers can’t decide which pictures newspapers will use, but careful ones will limit their ability to make mischief.
Promises have already been abandoned – on transport fares, housing, policing. Even trees.
The introduction of crime mapping has seen a crime reduction of 30 per cent in cities such as Memphis in the United States
CCHQ has taken over the candidates process, and is keen for Tories with strong Welsh links to apply to fight next year’s Cardiff Bay election.