A friend of Michael Gove and a former Liberal Democrats, he is bidding for the Daily Telegraph and is an investor in GB News, which he hopes to see at the centre of such an election, if it happens.
Plus: vision from the top for left-behind pupils, a National Education Broadcasting Service, and Alan Turing summer schools.
Brexit has changed much for them, but less than one might think – at least when it comes to their strategic position at Westminster.
Reshuffles, reorganisations, investigations – the Director General of the Propriety and Ethics Team in the Cabinet Office is always in on the action.
A key problem for Farron’s party is that Labour is competitive among young people – many of whom have not forgiven it for tuition fees.