We are now just nine months out from the latest possible general election, which means that in a year’s time the House of Commons is going to look very different. Absent a remarkable revival in Tory fortunes – which there is no earthly reason to expect – their current seat total will be at least halved, and we will be fastening our seatbelts for five years or more of Starmerism. This will mean, among other delights, more demographic transformation, further atrophying of state capacity, strict restrictions on free speech, and a racial spoils system in government contracts.
The specific date remains uncertain, which means that all the big TV channels are already making plans for their election night coverage. First to announce their line-up has been Channel 4. The stars of the show will be Rory Stewart, Cathy Newman, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Emily Maitlis, Alastair Campbell, and Clare Balding.
There is something genuinely comical about Channel 4’s conception of what counts as a diverse range of views
I confess I laughed out loud when I saw the list of names.
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