Here today . .

+De rigueur it is that the Tories should make hay (forgive the pun) from Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s resignation over some minor criminal offence committed before she was an MP. It has to be said though that her cards were marked a while back when she supported a boycott of P&O Ferries because of their nefarious employment practices. Starmer quickly slapped her down then. Perhaps somebody in Downing Street is responsible for dragging up Haigh’s criminal past now to get rid of her. By all accounts Starmer knew of it when he appointed her. That in itself tells us a lot about the man’s hypocrisy—having previously prevented practically anybody he didn’t approve of becoming a parliamentary candidate because of mildly leftwing social media posts or retweets made when they were six years old (a slight exaggeration there). So, the Tories will do what they can, but if Starmer’s original acceptance of Haigh’s conviction is at the centre of their assault they might ask themselves whether they should endorse another criminal, Mr Donald Trump. The circus rolls on. In the meantime I shall continue to boycott P&O Ferries.
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+I think I must have inadvertently crossed a virtual picket line yesterday, posting an item to Canada. It seems Canadian postal workers are on strike. Perhaps my item will not cross a picket line when it gets there.