Those who voted for Andrew RT Davies in the hope he'd turn back the Tory clock will have listened with a sinking feeling.

BBC: Tories take on Labour in Cardiff Bay

The scene is apparently a bit like a school disco - and don't pretend you can't remember those vividly - with some institutions talking to several potential partners at once about possible mergers, some openly, some behind the scenes and some with a sinking feeling in the stomach and a brave look on their face.

BBC: Their destiny in their own hands?