When in Parliament Bob Marshall-Andrews regularly sat just a seat or two away from Chris Mullin. Here at Bookbag we've greatly enjoyed his [[A View from the Foothills by Chris Mullin|A View from the Foothills]] and [[Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005 to 2010 by Chris Mullin|Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005 to 2010]] which cover much the same period as ''Off Message''.