Right, so Keir Starmer has finally got the message then.

Good. Only about six years too late.

And I know you are not supposed to say that too loudly on the day they finally show some emotion and choke at the lectern. Well, I’m not the mainstream media, I’m not going to go about eulogising this guy. Even his resignation speech wasn’t that original, it was like Theresa May’s all over again in some parts word for word. But we’re supposed to do the whole solemn respectful ness aren’t we? Public service. Difficult decisions. A life of duty. Thank you, Sir Keir, for your managerial machinations and your tireless commitment to making everyone’s life slightly worse than it even was before, and that was bad enough.

So no, I’m not doing that, especially when he decided to make his leaving speech just like so many of his others – a pack of ...