And before the pixels on people’s screens have had time to settle into characters and paragraphs, one thing is already certain: This reshuffle is definitely not a dull affair.

The big news come of course in the shape of Michael Gove (ew), who will no longer be in the helm of Education, a move by the PM that surprised many. Que the “ding, dong, Gove is gone” chants in schools across the country.

Let’s get this one out of the way first. As far as policies Gove is clearly a winner. He got what he wanted. The various commentators claim that he is somehow also a vote winner, is rather silly though: He took a small Tory majority amongst teachers and turned it into a 40% deficit.

He had to go. But that doesn't mean he will stay away from the public eye, despite the fact Chief Whips usually do. It’s more likely that we’ll get our fair share of Gove on our screens and radios in the next few months.

But Scotland shouldn't be worried about Gove. The first name that should make every Scot jump if not out of worry than definitely out of anger, is this:

If you've never heard of Priti Patel, MP for Witham, she made some headlines back in 2012, before the referendum debate kicked into full gear, when in a speech organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs, she asked spending on Scotland be cut. Her exact words were:

“There are many areas such as elderly care, tuition fees and prescriptions where Scots are basically getting a better deal than the rest of the country. Failure to reform the Barnett Formula has effectively meant that Scotland receives £1600 per person more than the English average which inevitably puts a greater strain on public finances.”

And that despite the fact Scotland already receives less than it contributes. But don’t feel special Scotland. She also supports the death penalty, increasing the VAT, the bedroom tax, wars abroad, reduction of welfare spending and much more. She is against gay marriage, raising benefits in line with inflation, higher benefits for those with disabilities, spending on guaranteed jobs for young people, a banker’s bonus tax and smoking bans (Source).

For better or for worse, her new appointment with the Treasury places her in a position from where she could push for her agenda (that reminds me that of the US Tea Party) way more effectively.

Leaving Patel behind, we arrive at another thorn in the side of Cameron’s bid to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom: Europe. All the moderate and the discrety pro-EU faces are gone.

David Willetts: Out. Ken Clarke: Out. Damian Green: Out. Dominic Grieve: Out. George Young: Out. Nick Hurd: Out. In their places, a consortium of euro-sceptics that will please the Tory right and UKIP voters, but should leave the rest of us uneasy as to the UK’s place in the EU.

Chief amongst them, Philip Hammond, who replaced William Hague after his surprise resignation from the position of Foreign Secretary. Hammond is one of the two ministers who proclaimed, on record, that he would vote to leave the EU if there was a referendum today. Interesting detail: The other was the aforementioned Michael Gove.

It has been said, time and time again, that fear of exit from the EU could result in a very favourable swing towards Yes in the coming referendum. Cameron’s attempt to bribe Glasgow, in the tune of almost 500 million Pounds (a sum the SNP has vowed to match), is attempting to capture the hard-hit by austerity working classes.

But issues with EU membership threaten a demographic which should be comfortably in the No campaign’s grasp: The middle classes. Especially since, even in terms of gender politics, the Conservatives have botched it and will hardly appeal to the aspirational: Promoting women in positions that don't match their skills for instance, (Liz Truss as Environment Secretary anyone?) is simply tokenism.

In some places, it’s worse than that: Cameron has appointed someone who believes in homeopathy as his new science minister for crying out loud!

The hostility towards the EU, the pandering to a party that doesn't even have an MP (UKIP) and the promotion of outspoken Thatcherites, unfortunately proves a point that not only the Yes campaign but also critics of Westminster from all over the political spectrum have turned into headlines in the past few years.

It shows that Westminster is a beast in itself and for itself, preoccupied with pleasing factions within party ranks rather than look at what’s happening with voters and non-voters. And don't get me started with Labours reaction to the whole thing. In one word: Weak.

So how will all this translate in Scotland? Hard to say. It’s not like the mainstream media will dig much into these new names. But their past and present is definitely of interest to the Scots.

I will once again keep it short, as much more lies ahead for Scotland and the UK. Expect more dispatches from north of Hadrian’s wall (where I'm now based) soon.

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