Sorry for the late delivery folks, we wanted to get our verdict on the first PMQs of the new parliament in before the newsletter went off. Harriet Harman has a tough challenge standing in as leader over the summer. She's immensely talented, but she struggled in this role after the last election - a period when the Tories and Lib Dems constructed a public perception that Labour were to blame for the deficit. Harman was bland during PMQs in 2010. She failed to translate her parliamentary confidence into a successful bearpit performance. Does it look like she'll do any better this time around? Check out Adam's verdict to find out.
Meanwhile, we look at troubling new plans to strip parents of the right to launch a judicial review when their local school is turned into an academy. Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, seems intent on turning any struggling school over to the new model, despite a lack of evidence about improved standards. As part of her mission, she's stripping many of the legal powers people had to restrict government action.
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