Well, a more predictable start we couldn't have really had, could we?

But you are off after today.

Are you in that holiday mood yet?

No, I am in that, oh shit, I'm going tomorrow.

I haven't washed my clothes.

I haven't sorted out the GB sticker.

I have loads of things I have to tie down work-wise before I go. I'm in a state of

massive stress and tension and I need a holiday. So today's podcast will be five minutes long.

I'm also obviously very worried about, you know, what's going to happen when I go because it's clear

that, you know, people are already moving their affections to the subs bench as far as I'm concerned.

Oh, I thought you were going to say I'm really worried because I might have to quarantine when I

come back, but no, it's all about you. Yeah.

Which one of the subs are you most worried about?

Oh, that's a good question.

Oh, I don't know.

I think they all might be quite good.

I think they basically, what will happen is they all might be quite good. I think they basically,

what will happen is they'll all be incredibly good and then everybody will sort of go,

oh, well, there's loads of people out there that could be doing a better job than her. So then there'll be a sort of demand that you do this post-Dyenne Abbott this week thing,

where basically you're Michael Portillo and then they just you just bring on a

procession of women largely to accompany you. Have you noticed though that in the two and a half

years since we've been doing this podcast, I haven't gone missing once. You don't believe in,

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