I must admit that first thing this morning (or was it last thing last night?), I set the video to record a large amount of today’s Parliament Channel output.
As I type, Charles Kennedy is speaking in the Commons, with the debate having been under way for about 90 minutes. As I said before, last night’s viewing was the best drama I’ve seen for a long time. I say drama, but it’s not exactly disposable entertainment like Eastenders.
It’s a while since I listened/watched Pariliament for an extended period of time, and BBC R4 LW are carrying the feed as well as the Parliament channel. One forgets what a rambunctious chamber it is, with interruptions, people offending the speaker and then being asked to withdraw it, and general heckling and chatter. You have to really shout sometimes to make yourself heard – at the moment, the Conservatives are really shouting to make themselves heard. And lots of superfluous “points of order”.
More later.