John Curtice

Because it was unexpected.

With Farage, it's kind of expected.

It's built in, right?

Is it a surprise that he goes off and launches a cryptocurrency, you know, company with Kwasi Kwarteng?

People barely bat an eyelid.

They just went, oh, well, you know.

Bumpy few days doesn't cover it.

In that last poll from Luke,

Can I say one thing?

I think there's a very interesting observation in the response to that tweet mistake.

The entire Green Party, including Zach Polanski, have come out saying...

I got this wrong, hands up, I fess up, which is not the position that a Boris would have taken or a Farage would have taken.

They would have ridden it out.

They would have said, as you say, you know, oh, stop it, the establishment, blah, blah, blah, blah, I should be allowed to say it.

I think there's something really interesting to see whether an apology in 2026...

works to restore damage done.

For Polanski's apology.

Yes.

I mean, does it limit damage?

I mean, we should talk about the Hackney Mayor result, which is a 24% swing from Labour to the Greens.