I must say that I thought Keir Starmer struck the right note in his broadcast this evening. He kept the politicking down to the bare minimum and, as a result, sounded far more statesmanlike.

I really want to be wrong about my doom-laden view of his prospects in the next election. The old adage that elections are always lost by the government, never won by the opposition, is still my only hope... Boris will be thinking "This too will pass..." and, knowing his luck, he's probably right...