Lovely piece Ian... I hope she sees it and it's a glimmer of hope for her amongst all the abuse she will receive.

Safeguarding training and DBSs should be way more portable. I've had to go through 3 dbs applications in 6 months giving exactly same info. Why do different organisations need different ones.

Our family loves perfect pub quiz... Our collective choice for long car journeys when we've exhausted our only 2 agreed music choices - Taylor Swift and Frank Turner. You are in excellent company

How many of the 1000s of Labour activists who pounded the streets last year to get this Govt elected will do the same for them now? Not me, that's for sure. I'm unlikely to be alone.

But her pant suits!

Losing core voters is clearly stupid politics. Losing members and active campaigners is also stupid. Both are happening and Labour should be much more worried than they seem to be about the bridges they are burning

And even the politics of it is stupid. Labour is losing the active support and probably votes from its traditional voters whose bleeding hearts are beyond disappointed. I have campaigned hard for Lab for years but not right now. They are losing footsoldiers which will make fighting elections hard.

You're a good double act on Fast Politics

Any Labour SpAd arguing for restricting student imm should be sat down in front of a map and asked three Qs:
1. Where do you think the unis in most financial trouble are?
2. How many people rely on them for jobs and income?
3. Which party represents these seats?

Not the case at all. Went with husband and friend... Only friend is a Dylan fan. We loved it. Thought it was really accessible and the performances were all fabulous.