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My own bet is that Heatons produced their own dies in 1882, just as they almost certainly did in 1874 and 1876. 1874 was a mixed London mint/Heaton mint year, yet reverse I was clearly unique to Heatons. Plus they were the first to use obverse 8 (Freemans 77 & 78), an obverse not used by the London mint in 1874. So did they produce this and London were sufficiently impressed with it to adopt it themselves from 1875 to 1879. Reverse K was also used solely by Heatons in 1876, and then only fleetingly by the London Mint in 1879. As you say though we'll never know for sure.

I'd still love to know what would have happened if she'd publicly refused to give up the non dom tax status. Would he have been expected to order her to do so? - trap there just waiting for the unwary individual who made such an implication. There are faults and corruption wherever you look in politics, not just on one side. Blair took us into an illegal war which killed tens of thousands, and ends up being Sir Tony. He doesn't hold the green card any more, and whilst it was incompatible with his position that he did, the fact he gave it up before these "revelations" renders the point somewhat moot. I can't somehow see it firing public anger.

Spot on there. We badly need a viable and strong opposition to keep the elected government in check. We also need to know what Labour are for, not just what they're against.

Unfortunately we do not have a viable opposition party to the current government nor have had one for several years. Personal attacks to get front benchers to resign rather than offer up ideas, thoughts or processes to help with the current cost of living crisis and world events just underlines that.

But so naive - they must know that the opposition and the tabloids are continually poring over their every move, looking for headlines, like the so-called "parties" and Dominic Cummings' road trip.