@gutenberg_org Worth recalling also the figure of #roderickspode - loosely based on #oswaldmosley - who he - #wodehouse - skewered in #thecodeofthewoosters .

@ChrisMayLA6

I should perhaps add - rather shamelessly - that the rationale for pre-emptive resignation from the #labourparty is set out on page 215 and a fictional occasion of it referred to on page 259 of 'The Election - A Modern Chronicle of Barsetshire' published last November!

@ChrisMayLA6 An immediate resignation from membership pre-empts disciplinary action and avoids wider investigation by the #LaɓourParty . However the leaking of confidential government information could lead to prosecution for the common law offence of 'misconduct in public office'. I am not sure where there is any limitation on the latter.

@cstross

How long before someone claims #uk is a police state as a result?