Monday

There’s this old party activist called Sid I’ve known for years who comes into the office sometimes to help with the post. Today he brings up the way that everybody is suddenly cross with me for supporting an antisemitic mural on Facebook way back in 2012.

“I can’t believe what these people are trying to do to you,” he says.

“Thank you,” I say. “Hang on. Which people?”

Sid says he thinks we both know which people. “Hmmm,” I say.

That’s when John McDonnell walks in, takes one look at Sid, and tells him to get the hell out and not come back. Then he asks why the hell I was associating with somebody like that.

“But I’ve known him for years,” I protest.