Farewell to a golden voice, revolutionary librarians

And congratulations Sarah Dyke MP and Keir Mather MP

You know you’re an ex-MP, a proper Labour veteran, when you go to bed and don’t fret about the result of a by-election. I’d poured the water into the coffee pot before I’d even checked the Guardian for the results but was happy to read them.

Keir Mather, the new Labour MP for Selby, sounded tired in his victory speech, or was that his voice breaking? At…