Not just New Labour.  Labour have always enjoyed disproportionate support in both Scotland and Wales, and a correspondingly disproportionate number of high-ranking Cymro-Alban MPs in senior positions in Westminster.

Not just New Labour.  Labour have always enjoyed disproportionate support in both Scotland and Wales, and a correspondingly disproportionate number of high-ranking Cymro-Alban MPs in senior positions in Westminster.

Also Charles Kennedy and Iain Duncan-Smith.

Also Charles Kennedy and Iain Duncan-Smith.

Capaldi's spent most of his life playing fairly nice, slightly floaty characters.  Malcolm is a bit of an exception.  Although like Hugh Laurie, it's the exception he's most known for.

Capaldi's spent most of his life playing fairly nice, slightly floaty characters.  Malcolm is a bit of an exception.  Although like Hugh Laurie, it's the exception he's most known for.

@avclub-6d5c9739cc0319650a0718526d9931fb:disqus: I confess I never watched The West Wing but I've understood that the show frequently exaggerated the amount of power the President has in the interests of either creating a dynamic storyline, feeding a liberal fantasy about how great a liberal president would be, or…

@avclub-6d5c9739cc0319650a0718526d9931fb:disqus: I confess I never watched The West Wing but I've understood that the show frequently exaggerated the amount of power the President has in the interests of either creating a dynamic storyline, feeding a liberal fantasy about how great a liberal president would be, or…

Yeah, I was mixing up my British soaps.  Mea culpa.

Yeah, I was mixing up my British soaps.  Mea culpa.

@avclub-df80f70f60b1c678f8c91696f4a54f5f:disqus I liked this because my name IRL is Hugh (not Abbott, sadly)

@avclub-df80f70f60b1c678f8c91696f4a54f5f:disqus I liked this because my name IRL is Hugh (not Abbott, sadly)

His competence declines throughout the series, probably because they want to add character depth.  In these episodes, he's still pretty competent.

His competence declines throughout the series, probably because they want to add character depth.  In these episodes, he's still pretty competent.

Well that will prevent you from ordering the chip butties, so definitely yes

Well that will prevent you from ordering the chip butties, so definitely yes

Hugh was attempting to do the Coronation Street theme music's opening drum beats.  And not fucking up too badly, actually.  I think Malcolm's "what" was more to do with the fact that Coro isn't exactly the kind of zeitgeist he was thinking about.

Hugh was attempting to do the Coronation Street theme music's opening drum beats.  And not fucking up too badly, actually.  I think Malcolm's "what" was more to do with the fact that Coro isn't exactly the kind of zeitgeist he was thinking about.

Chicago is the Glasgow of America, so you could be onto something there.

Chicago is the Glasgow of America, so you could be onto something there.