Thank you :)

Well, quite. The politics of grievance are incapable of satiation because they are the politics of grievance.

But, forgive me, I have my view, it differs from yours, we won't persuade each other, and I just don't think it's a good use of my time arguing about it.

Well, to take a concrete example, I know that in March 2019 when Theresa May had her 'meaningful votes' Corbyn whipped against a 'revocation if the alternative was no deal' motion and if he hadn't the motion might well have passed. See also the further vote on 1 April.

Sorry, Sinan. No desire to row. But I was very closely involved in it all and my recollection strongly differs. And I promise you whatever motivated Britain Stronger In/ People's Vote for me it was not about getting rid of Corbyn.

Bravo!

your reply brought me much pleasure. so thank you. i may have lost the battle but the war is not yet over. if they don't perhaps I could send them a copy?

Lol (and thank you). I think, like the Labour Party, I was back then defeated.

a lesser of my imperfections

The money is gone - into the pockets of Tory spivs - and we won't be getting it back. That ship sailed long ago. But I mourn the lost chance for us to learn something about ourselves and who the country is run for. With every chance we miss our faith in ourselves, and our ability to learn, fades.

Anyway. I think of that today as I read the Covid Corruption Commissioner's report, a feeble piece of work whose sole revelation is unwritten: that the new Labour Government was exhausted by Cabinet Office - which set up and ran the VIP lane and so was keen for it not to be investigated properly.

I worked out that their strategy was just to exhaust my enthusiasm for pursuing the point. They didn't need to be right, they just had to put me to more and more work until I got bored. I confronted the chaplain with this epiphany and he smiled and admitted it.