Running commentary

The BBC thought police moved in pretty quickly on Jenni Murray's musings in the Sunday Times on transgender issues. Might they perhaps also have word with renaissance editor/reporter/political correspondent/homme de nos jours Ian Katz at Newsnight ?

It's measure of ineffectiveness of Corbyn's opposition that he didn't mention the issue which has dominated Budget aftermath in his response

— Ian Katz (@iankatz1000) March 9, 2017

Got to feel tiny bit sorry for Hammond: introduces measure most people think sensible, cooked because of pledge most people thought stupid

— Ian Katz (@iankatz1000) March 9, 2017

@FraserNelson And do you think there wd be such big fuss about NICs raise if there was anything else substantial in Budget to talk about?

— Ian Katz (@iankatz1000) March 9, 2017