I’m halfway through a week’s holiday in the north of Scotland – balmy weather almost every day so far – and checking on emails only every two or three days. Yesterday I received an email from someone working for the Channel 4 programme 10 O’Clock Live, hosted by David Mitchell and others. The email invited me to appear on tonight’s show, but I can’t get down in time, so I called to explain the position. I was told that the discussion tonight will now include Angela Epstein and Christine Hamilton, both of whom I admire, and Laurie Penny of the New Statesman, the proud holder of the nickname ‘Red Penny’. Should be interesting…