One of my favourite political genres is when a British prime minister attends a global summit at a grand castle to hammer out issues of great import, and at the obligatory press conference – replete with huge flags – the first question from the BBC’s political editor is about some obscure backbench MP saying something untoward about badgers on a local radio station.
Partly, it’s the incongruousness of it all, as well as the bemused look on the US president’s face. But mostly because it serves as a reminder that all politics is local.
