You don’t think Streeting, Rayner and co would want him back as he’s the most likely to kick off a leadership challenge, but probably wouldn’t win? He would give them an opening without them having to make the risky first move.

Yep: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

“My sister in-law criticised my choice of tea bags. Was I wrong to throw dog shit at her car?”

But that column in the Guardian attracts the worst people in the world.

Oh yeah, it’s definitely icky and a bit odd

No, this isn’t anywhere near trivial or petty enough for You Be The Judge.

At least Lincoln looks embarrassed

The Telegraph’s Tom Harris? Former minister, nasty piece of work, might fit the bill.

My guess would be it’s the Telegraph’s Tom Harris

Scrolling past that photo, my first thought was it was a young Bruce Springsteen.

Here’s a fun top five: things that are consensus among historians but are essentially unknown by the public. Richard I, a bad king of England. Roman Empire, fell in 1453. Paul, more important than Jesus. Witch burning, a modern phenomenon not a medieval one. Britain last invaded in 1688. Yours?

It’s also not a zombie apocalypse if all the zombies die.

My in-laws get the Times so I read it a bit at Christmas and it is sad how rubbish it has become. Basically a more boring version of the Daily Mail.

I’ve always thought Starmer’s dishonesty is an under-recognised factor in his unpopularity. Commentators tend to dismiss it as ‘all politicians lie’ but he is unusually cynical in way he does it.

Thanks. And this is a great thread. Really insightful

Do you see any prospect of the Greens winning councils in London ?

Yes obviously. But we are talking about a party that had 1 MP then, 4 now and maybe 20 tops after the next election so none of it is happening overnight, but you have to have some consistency in your analysis.