Suggesting that if Labour dispenses with member votes for the leadership, there should be a Magic Circle-type appointment, like the Conservatives pre-1965.
This means Kanishka Narayan gets to pick, on the basis of being the only Old Etonian in the PLP (he won a scholarship as a child).
Having lost much of the last two days trying to engage with the BBC's new payments system (real W1A stuff...), Octopus energy over an incorrect bill from two years ago, and wrangling with university HESA data that bears no resemblance to reality, I'm less sure the robots are coming for us.
If you're not sure either, let our fab @qmulsse.bsky.social colleague @mbarnfield.bsky.social explain in one of his excellent youtube shorts.
@thejop.bsky.social announces the right to refuse consideration of manuscripts of those who have declined to review 3+ times.
Careful who you co author with!
Enjoyed speaking to MPs' staff and other parliamentary personnel today for this session on private members' bills organised by the House of Commons Library.
Reading your Commons intervention off your phone, not a bit of paper #decline
of course, none of you lot are guilty of this
They say never look below the line, but...
My job is complete.
