With parliament in recess, school is out for summer. After the flurry of excitement over the prime minister's radical reshuffle in the middle of July, the dog days of August are now upon us. But this period of relative calm will be short-lived. In just five weeks, Westminster will be abuzz again, with new ministerial teams having read their way into new briefs over the summer break, feverishly working out exactly how they can make their mark ahead of the general election next year. Much of the commentary on the reshuffle has focused on the whys and the wherefores - and of course, the extent of it given the stark contrast with a deliberate strategy of keeping key players in the core ministerial briefs until now.
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