Now, far be it for The Source to suggest that MPs can be bought. Heaven forfend. But they like a freebie, we all do. So they can be bought presents.

Nobody's reading, come closer,I'll tell you a secret.

Robin Walker doesn’t own a re-usable takeaway coffee cup. He’s definitely gonna want one though, right? It says, like ‘I care’ and ‘I’m down with the kids’ and ‘I like David Attenborough and dolphins and puppies and that’. All messages MPs want to put out.

So if you, your club, or your charity sends him one, he’s bound to use it. And then we might even get a picture of him carrying his coffee in it, and I’ll do an item here about how he’s proudly using the new coffee cup, that I’ve just suggested you send him

(I hate to draw the curtain back on magic folks, but welcome to modern political journalism.)

What, by the way, do you think is Robin’s coffee of choice? I’m going for flat white. Not too macho (triple espresso) but butch enough, unlike a latte. Though to establish his Brexit credentials perhaps he should ask for tea, three sugars. Or even better, ale.

If you fancy a bet on who Robin’s Labour opponent is going to be just after nominations closed; I’m told you might do worse than put your fiver on Samantha Charles, chair of the West Worcestershire constituency party, and judging from her tweets, a fan of the big JC. (That’s Jeremy Corbyn. I have no news on her stance on John Cleese)

Talking of Twitter, (and big guys) Councillor Richard Udall has renamed his account (@allray) “Richard Udall, the Voice of St John’s”. Is this something we want to encourage in our politicians - a little commentary?

Here’s some suggestions: “Louis Stephen - never expected to be holding the balance of power.” “Alan Amos - desperately praying the snow doesn’t arrive’