Back in the game

I was surprised to see Andy Coulson, George Eustice et al at the packed (and hot) Telegraph party last night with big smiles. Seeing today’s papers, I see why. This is the best day for the Tories for a long, long time. “9 Million Families Free from Death Tax” says the Mail. The Times, Telegraph & Sun are similarly supportive. All indicative of a party which is back in the game.

The reaction? Gordon Brown is as panicked as he was when he saw the Broken Society theme doing so well. Then, he ended the good headlines by scrapping the Manchester Supercasino. Now, he has brought forward the Iraq withdrawal announcement he was planning for next week And that is perhaps the surest sign that things are going better than expected in Blackpool.