Gone, but not forgotten

Extolling the highest of principles, loyalty, compassion, duty to his fellow man, and a gritty determination to do the right thing in word, deed and action, unwavering in the face of party politics.

These were the things that marked Michael Foot out as a titan of our time.

One of the finest Prime Ministers the Labour party never had.

Bullying allegations confirmed by aide

New revelations in the form of a taped interview between pro-Labour journalist Suzie Mackenzie and one of Gordon Browns closest aides, Dr Stewart Wood, appear to confirm that allegations of bullying behaviour at No 10 are indeed true.

Ms Mackenzie says she made the tape public because people have the right to ask 'Is Gordon Brown fit to be Prime Minister?'

'Of course he is, we elected him... oh no, that's right we didn't...'

Election disfunction

As elections loom and the mudslinging starts in earnest, the evergreen spectre of 'Class War' is dusted down and wheeled out by Labour supporters the country over.

In fairness though, they might have a point this time round, the opposition front bench seriously looks like a snapshot of the Bullingdon Club.

In Conservative circles these days when one is posed the question 'eaten?' they're not asking if you're hungry.