Tuesday 3 May
Anthony Wakefield's wife speaks out against the war and blames Blair. Courageous woman. Reg declines to comment publicly but passes on a message of condolence to the family.
Rose Gentle and others take a letter of intent to Downing St to announce the first of their legal actions stemming from the publication of the full advice.
Martin does an interview in French too. He and Reg and the team have had an extremely rewarding day in the south of the constituency.
The languid knight rings in and we discuss the spelling of the word marrow/marra in his languid article. Brian was quite distressed that despite his painstaking explanation of its origins at the coalface, the knight had spelt it in the vegetable way. Knight explains he wrote it that way because Mark Knopfler rhymes it with barrow, and it's only after I put the phone down that I realise the misunderstanding - marra, barrow, of course they rhyme....
We are all beginning to realise that what has become a way of life - this crazy and frenetic and inspired and often passionate campaigning - is about to cease, and normality will descend with a crash. Whatever we have achieved, we have been an integral part of an extraordinary moment in history. And we have made close bonds which we won't forget.
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