Take it as a “badge of honour”, several friends have told me. Over the past two days the Reform UK press office seems to have been more chaotic than ever. First, on Tuesday evening I got an email telling me my request to attend the party’s annual conference, which starts in Birmingham today, had been rejected. They gave no reason. But then, just after midday on Wednesday, I got a much friendlier message from Reform granting my accreditation, and even saying they were “looking forward” to “welcoming” me to Birmingham. That was nice. It didn’t last. Two hours later came...