Conversely, it allows interested constituents to see the colour of their representative's "conscience" without them being able to hide behind any whipped obligation in either direction. Could be very instructive for some.

Gabriel Gatehouse's assessment of this odious individual was absolutely spot on. @vicderbyshire.bsky.social you were magnificent as ever.

Sopes doesn't. Most of them work fine... ☠️

Thank you! (This is yet one more thing Brexit has to answer for...)

Superb as ever👏 Personal highlight: the short discussion re the affliction of being a news-junkie. I don't work in politics/media so my livelihood doesn't depend on it, but as the baby of old school Fleet St hacks I find it hard to switch off News writ large. Annoys husband no end. Now I feel seen!💜

**WELL** Effin' autocorrect

So we'll deserved, Beth, congratulations! Will there be No7 freebies? Bonus. ED is superb, thank you for your always amazing work.

A pair of perfectly pulchritudinous pusses 💜 Ozzy the Mog feels scruffy by comparison, but he DGAF

Essex imperialism grabs the Isle of Sheppey

I think it's an actual hamster.

Do we know if Mark has migrated to Bluer Skies from the other place yet..? (FWIW I'm in violent agreement with Tina above). Completely unrelatedly, I must say I could not concur more emphatically with your recent characterisation of C***s Ph*lp, Alex.