Hard work should pay Unlock quality journalism that champions free enterprise Enjoy four months’ free access to The Telegraph. Cancel at any time. |  | Gordon Rayner Associate Editor | Sir Keir Starmer is using the back-to-school vibe of the new Parliamentary session to carry out a “reset” of his premiership after admitting he is “frustrated” with how his first year has gone. And there’s little doubt who he blames for that frustration: Rachel Reeves.
The woman who was assured only months ago that she would remain Chancellor until the next general election must now feel as though she is being “managed out” of the Treasury, to use a corporate euphemism.
Sir Keir’s reset turned out to be nothing less than a power grab as he pinched Darren Jones, Ms Reeves’s number two, to be his new policy delivery tsar as well as hiring a brace of economic advisers. The Prime Minister has not so much undermined his Chancellor as publicly humiliated her.
Below, you can see all of the changes made in yesterday’s reshuffle. With the autumn Budget expected in a matter of weeks, the writing appears to be on the wall for Ms Reeves, who continues to steer the country towards economic disaster. Some bookmakers have now suspended betting on Ms Reeves leaving her post this year.
Prime ministers fire chancellors at their peril: the last one to do so was Liz Truss, whose sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng made her own resignation inevitable.
So the only realistic option for Sir Keir as Ms Reeves destroys jobs, kills off growth and scares off investors is to make life so uncomfortable for her that she quits of her own volition, as Nigel Lawson did when Margaret Thatcher bypassed him via Alan Walters, her economic adviser.
Speculation about Ms Reeves’s future has swirled around Westminster since her tearful appearance in the Commons in July: No 10 was forced to deny at the time that her distress had been caused by a bust-up with Sir Keir, but Ms Reeves has never fully explained what made her cry. She certainly looked like someone who had had enough.
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That was a key factor in my selection of the greatest ever war films. Personal taste was just as important. I asked myself which of these films I would want to rewatch on any given day. (I ranked 50 in total with a particularly contentious top 10.)
Readers have pointed out several omissions – Ice Cold in Alex, Cross of Iron, Patton, and Waterloo were frequent mentions. But these are films I never clicked with or films that, for me, are more historical epics than war movies.
Still, I hope you feel my list represents an honest, considered, and informed selection of the best war films ever made. And if you disagree, then let me know in the comments.
Continue reading ➤ | The Notswolds Every weekday, Orlando Bird, our loyal Reader Correspondent, shares an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Orlando writes...
It will not, perhaps, surprise you to learn that Telegraph readers are well represented in the Cotswolds. As Letters Editor, I can confirm that we receive voluminous correspondence from such honey-tinted, perplexingly named idylls as Lower Swell and Upper Slaughter.
But something has been happening in this part of the world. The Range Rovers have rolled in from west London, with the price of a pub lunch – or indeed a cottage – climbing accordingly. Tourists have followed, along with the vice-president of the United States. And looming above it all is the region’s denim-clad presiding deity, Jeremy Clarkson.
Not all of you are thrilled by this trend. One reader complained of towns “swamped with people, litter and coaches while the locals despair”. Christopher Broadbridge added: “I don’t want a celebrity-owned pub or a Michelin-starred restaurant. What I do want is an English pub run by a publican who knows what he’s doing.”
Where to go instead? In response to our article, you’ve been sharing your suggestions (though I fear you may regret it when the first TV-presenter-turned-restaurateur rocks up). Paul Wild recommended “the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. It’s beautiful, has great pubs, top restaurants and glorious countryside, and is not full of Midsomer Murders types.”
Matt McKellar put in a word for “south Somerset, which is gorgeous”, while Jack Hughes sang the praises of the Howardian Hills, with their “(mostly) very pretty, well-maintained villages. Some decent eateries too. Quintessentially British, certainly. I have no idea if there are any celebs.”
But wait, said Linda Baillie, you don’t have to go that far: “The Cotswolds is the country’s largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, covering 787 square miles and running from Bath to Broadway. Let the affluent masses take over the ‘golden triangle’ of Burford, Chipping Norton and Stow-on-the-Wold. There is still plenty of room for the rest of us. We simply moved from the north Cotswolds to the south Cotswolds, where rural life carries on unabated.” Has the Cotswolds been ruined? Where’s the next Chipping Norton? Let me know here, or head to our Your Say page, exclusively on The Telegraph app. | Plan your day with the telegraph | Set your alarm to catch up with journalists on the Your Say page and listen to their analysis on our latest podcasts.
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