Hang on, where have all the powerful women gone in this Rishi reshuffle?

I DON'T think the reshuffle really matters (I'll explain why in a bit) but I am wondering whether it's such great news that it's all blokes at the top of the batting order again.

- Rachel Johnson

A guest on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour this week pointed out that when a woman messes up - i.e. Liz Trussfolk revert to ancient prejudices against appointing a woman in the first place.

But when a man does - i.e. David Cameron - it's come back, all is forgiven, have a seat in the Lords and a trophy job with a magnificent listed pile plus lake in Kent attached! As of this week then, the front bench at PMQs looks pale, male and stale again, apart from Home Secretary James Cleverly and Penny "Stand Up and Fight" Mordaunt. All the top jobs have gone to the boys, for the first time in yonks.

Out are Suella Braverman, far right, Thérèse Coffey (was environment secretary) and Rachel Maclean (was housing minister), and instead we have as incoming queen Esther McVey, who's had to leave her job swinging her amazing blonde mane on GB News. I'm not sure she's allowed to even speak in Cabinet and therefore be a sock puppet for Suella, but anyway she's there to guard against "wokery" in a newly created role of common sense czar.