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The really interesting thing about the Dom Cummings appointment is that we now have someone in charge of No10 who is a devotee of Col. John Boyd, whose central thesis was to confuse your enemy and do the opposite of what they expect (1/4).
So people were expecting a centrist, unifying reshuffle to heal the wounds of the Tory divide. Sod that - do the opposite. People were expecting an attempt to put lip-stick on May's Brexit deal and re-present it. Sod that - do the opposite (2/4).
Boyd also went against all airforce dogma and preached the importance of lighter, flexible fighter planes, with minimal add-ons. I don't know what that will mean in No10, but I expect it means the tightest possible decision-making team and stripping down the PM's schedule (3/4).
But it all suggests a wild and unpredictable ride ahead, so political strategists should: (a) be actively expecting the 'no bloody way' unexpected; and (b) buying Robert Coram's 'Boyd' for their summer beach reading. Pretty essential to know what they're now dealing with.
