So, an observation or two from today.
You hear a lot about how Jeremy always exasperates his 'handlers' after events, and how they're trying to ferry him onto the next event but he keeps hanging on to talk to one more person - always one more person.
It sounds a bit forced and hokey but by god it's true. I was chatting on and off to those handlers and yes, their exasperation was real, and yes, he was entirely ignoring them and speaking to just one more person, just one more.
There were plenty of people there with big grins on their faces who were just excited to meet him, but there were also people who felt like they just wanted to be able to speak to him, to tell them why he had to listen, why
someone had to listen. And he did listen. It's really easy to underestimate what that means to some people. It won't change their lives tomorrow, and it won't usher in the great revolution next week. But for some of the people in Stoke-on-Trent, they just really bloody well want to be heard.
^ That means a lot.