Well, he's gone. A combination of the Prime Minister giving his full support (always a bad sign) and my saying it wasn't so bad seems to have done for him. Oh, and the police being involved.
The part played by super blogger Guido Fawkes in all this should not be underestimated. Is this the first ministerial casualty to fall to the blogosphere? Sterling work, Guido.
We ought now to see the resignations of Harriet Harman and Wendy Alexander guilty of the same thing but don't hold your breath.
And Jacqui Smith, described as Home Secretary. Here is what she said on the radio about hypothetical occurrences
"It won't be hypothetical if and when it occurs. We are not legislating now on the basis that we are bringing it in now for something that might happen in the future; we are bringing it in now for something that might happen in the future; we are bringing in a position for if it becomes unhypothetical. If, unfortunately I and many other experts are right and we do need it in the future it is in place."
Gloss over the fact that she describes herself as an expert (what on?); this is drivel from a third rate mind. Would you have expected this from Michael Howard or Jack Straw? We are entitled to expect that senior posts are filled by people of a certain level. She ain't.
(Hat-tip for quote: Ben Brogan)
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