The humiliation of the Labour and Conservative parties in Thursday's elections has been on the cards. You can only defy the wishes of the British people for so long.
Nigel Farage's Reform has routed the Tories and Labour in their backyards, securing a swathe of big authorities for the first time because of a Conservative collapse.
Oh, it's a disaster, they say. To be frank, I have averted my eyes from the full horror of the local election results as they have dribbled in over the day, but we all know the gist.
Nigel Farage's Reform has routed the Tories and Labour in their backyards, securing a swathe of big authorities for the first time because of a Conservative collapse.