It’s not just David Cameron who is unhappy with the way the Tory manifesto is looking at the moment. James reported at the weekend that the Prime Minister had demanded a re-write, and I have picked up some considerable dissatisfaction in the party at the way the document is being put together.
Some departments feel as though they and their advisers have been shut out by the team working on the manifesto. Other lower-ranking ministers with extremely good, detailed ideas for their own policy areas have submitted ideas that have been rejected out of hand, which has left them rather grumpy.
This is partly a result of the desire to keep a multitude of cooks away from the broth. However, it might also mean that a larger number of MPs who feel as though they’ve been ignored could end up pointing out in their own campaign literature where they disagree with the official manifesto.
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