Re: Burnham, someone else just said it's possible he's being set up to fail because the constituency is so staunchly Deform. I was just reading a post on GPLB saying exactly that too. I'm more willing to believe that scenario than Burnham's "journey".

It is curious that Simons, who, as you say, used to be a member of LT, perhaps he has had a Damascene Conversion, too?

We have cut down on our drinking, so it may be tea

I do not recall what the bet was. One day, when you are up on your pins, we shall meet shouting at things in London. I shall give you a fiver then xxx

Pretty surprising that it was Josh Simons - a previously staunch Labour Together person - who resigned to allow Burnham to stand. I can't understand the hullabaloo around Burnham tbh. He's still a Blairite.

It's next Thursday. You can get squiffy on my behalf - I can't handle booze any more.

I will raise a glass on your birthday. What day of the week xx

It's my birthday next week, so feel free to put that fiver in a card

I doubt anything will come of that investigation tbh.