[roughbeast]

There is no kerfuffle about this reshuffle except the kerfuffle that exists in media fantasies.

The media think they can decide the timetable of this kind of decision making. If JC had done the reshuffle in an instant it would have been touted as 'revenge sacking'. Because he took time to think, consult and be balanced he is accused of being dithering and confused. The media, including, I am afraid to say, The Guardian, are still utterly confused by JC's brand of democracy. They won't rest until they get rid of him and can say, "It is us wot dun it."

As for the resigning shadow ministers: They clearly have not got over JC winning the leadership election with a ground swell of public opinion. Why do they remind me of the GOP and their attitude to Obama? They are only democratic when it suits them.