It stems from a contradiction between, on the one hand, the Tories' bold claim that they intend to persevere with Lady Thatcher's mission to roll back the state, and, on the other, the caution that has stopped them from specifying which big areas of social provision the state should now give up.
HBO, for instance, is making a particularly bold choice by launching its latest, Boardwalk Empire, Sept. 19, the same week the broadcasters plan to roll out the bulk of their new fall programs.