As Mr Eugenides has noted, the campaign to get Darling banned from the nation's pubs is gathering pace. There is now a Facebook Group and, as Jim points out, a Tory MSP, Alex Johnstone, has even issued a press release.   more »

The Observer has a short piece of media spin, ahead of what they claim will be a Government pronouncement, supposedly later this week. Gaby Hinsliff is the Political Editor of The Observer, and so has presumably been briefed by a suitably well placed spin doctor. Given how untrustworthy the current Government is, we will wait to see exactly what the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith really announces in detail, before celebrating any return to the status quo ante.   more »