A Si of relief after Danczuk’s nerve

Certain joyous things have gone unsung about last week’s election.

Like one-time MP and wannabe Hello! celebrity Simon Danczuk, who said Jeremy Corbyn had lost touch with the ordinary people of Rochdale, so stood against him as an independent there to prove his point. And lost his deposit.

Or the difference in calibre of the real celebrities who nailed their colours to the mast.

Jeremy Corbyn attracted some of the cleverest, funniest, most talented ones – including Stephen Hawking, Danny DeVito, Maxine Peake, Rag‘n’Bone Man, Charlotte Church, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Jessica Hynes and Eddie Izzard.

While Theresa May drew on the backing of Jim Davidson, Peter Stringfellow, John McCririck and, erm, Katie Hopkins.

A guest list for a Celebrity Come Dine With Me episode that would have you serving arsenic fritters, followed by polonium pie, then cyanide souffle. Food for thought next time you vote.