Nick Cohen slips the stiletto between the shoulder blades of the Tories' greasiest shadow minister, George Osborne. "Cameron and Osborne have been unable to capitalise on the 'sale' of peerages. Their own hucksterism suggests they would have done the same thing if they had been in Tony Blair's shoes. As it is, the politician most likely to benefit from a yearning for the old ways is Gordon Brown, who is neither English nor a gentleman but does know how to behave."

But the really interesting snippet is below that one. Lord Tebbit attacks Labour... from the left! Is this as bad as it gets?