Attempting one catastrophic political appointment to the diplomatic service looks like misfortune. Two looks like carelessness.

Oh dear. Robbins has mentioned that No 10 asked for a Head of Mission job for Matthew Doyle, and not to tell the Foreign Secretary.

Doyle is currently suspended from the Labour Party over his friendship with Sean Morton.

Oh, I'm stealing that one if they come back.

The Week in Polling: a good week for Labour… but could it be undone? With all the nominations locked in, we can now put process to bed and concentrate on the politics. Well almost, the big political story of…

Time for a Week in Polling - based largely on fieldwork carried out before the latest chapter in the Mandelson saga. It wasn't looking that bad for Labour, so this is a good baseline for comparison ahead of the polling to be published in the next few days.

Bonus points for Rachel Maskell for getting the word "forensic" in there.

MPs are furious about this - especially the quotes from Epstein victims.

I'm tuning in for Starmer's statement - I'm not expecting him to say much we haven't already heard, and I'm certain we won't hear any surprises from the Opposition, but I'm curious to see how Labour backbenchers respond.

If anyone within a five-mile radius of Wigan noticed their windows briefly rattling, that was me slamming my door in the face of a little scrote from Reform.

The phrase "I'd rather shit in my hands and clap" may have preceded said slamming.

15 matches left, 12 teams still in #UEFA men's club competitions after the quarter finals wrap up... It's a Co-efficient Corner. willjpatterson.mediu...

Well played, Latics admin, well played. #wafc

Why change a winning team? #wafc

The Week in Polling: nominations have closed in England and Wales We now have all the nominations in for next month’s elections! And with less than four weeks until the big day, all we need are some polls…

It's Monday, it's less than a month until Polling Day, it's a Week in Polling.

A Your Party statement confirming that "a group of Scottish members selected by sortition will drive forward branch formation".

For the record, when I updated my spreadsheet to take Your Party into account, I didn't bother to include them in my figures for Scotland. As their entire Scottish Executive Committee has quit the party, and their interim replacements will be drawn out of a hat, I think I made the right call.

Looking forward to Matt Goodwin blaming Orban's defeat on family voting.

Also looking forward to Matt Goodwin having to sign on.

Macca's up for it, I'd bet.

I think tactical? He's done it before, and I suspect he wanted to keep his outfield options open...

Unchanged starting XI for the Tics... Caldwell risking going without a substitute keeper again! #wafc

Co-efficient Corner: Back with the Quarter Finals! After a three-week break for the internationals, it’s time to get back to the men’s club competitions, as we reach the quarter final stage…

With another week of #UEFA men's club football wrapped up, let's see who's up and who's down... it's Co-efficient Corner.

The Week in Polling: nominations have closed in Scotland With the first nominations in for next month’s elections, and polling day now less than a month away, it seems a sensible time to step up…

Fancy some Bank Holiday reading on the state of the opinion polls, and likely winners and losers in the Scottish Parliament election next month? Sure you do! It's a Week in Polling.

Happy First Contact Day to all those who celebrate! 🖖

The Month in Polling: the campaigns are starting The good news is, this month’s column won’t be quite so dominated by process as its predecessors! And with less than six weeks until…

With five and a half weeks until polling day in Scotland, Wales and large parts of England, let's take a look at the opinion pollsters' scores on the doors...

Fraser Murray has rediscovered his early season form under GC - he's definitely the player who'd benefitted the most from the manager change! #wafc

Co-efficient Corner: Another round done With the completion of the Round of 16, another round in this season’s UEFA men’s club competitions can be checked off, and that means…

As the dust settles on another week of #UEFA men's club football, why not ease into your Friday with a Co-efficient Corner?

Co-efficient Corner: Another round done With the completion of the Round of 16, another round in this season’s UEFA men’s club competitions can be checked off, and that means…

Another big week of #UEFA Club football, in which England sealed a fifth Champions League spot for next season. And I'm taking my first look at our old friend Access List Rebalancing - find out more in Co-efficient Corner:

Gay powers restored 😁✂️

I posted these pics with a new jacket on Insta earlier - it's a size XXL, and as the second photo shows, there's way more room in it than I expected. I was positively giddy when I tried it on!

One change tonight with Saydee coming in for Vickers - let's see how it goes... #wafc

Night and day from Tuesday night's performance! #wafc

Another week of #UEFA men's club football comes to an end, and English clubs will be grateful they did so well in the League Stage, as this week was a stinker for them... It's a Co-efficient Corner. willjpatterson.mediu...

Problem is, Danson can't control who makes what offers. We just have to hope they'll respond sensibly to whatever bids do come in.