Oh Darling...

It seems that each week those beavering sunday paper hacks manage to create a mild shitstorm for a member of the Cabinet or Labour frontbench about their expenses. This weekend was no different with Hoon getting his comeuppance but there is something about the revelations about Alistair Darling's ridiculous claims that struck TB as a little odd.

Monday morning papers are never particularly great, the B-team are often in charge over the weekend with the editor finally getting stuck in as the deadlines approach. Funny then that

The Times

and

Telegraph

got such wonderful scoops today with their attacks on Darling. A bit of a coincidence is it not that both the papers got the identical story? Has someone been on the phone...

Darling has been a bit of a naughty boy recently in terms of loyalty to the glorious leader. He has been outspoken and willing to stand up to Brown. It has been widely speculated that he might be for the chop. Most people generally ignore the neighbours they don't get on with. Maybe the odd call to the council after a late night party or pesky tree dispute, but it seems Brown has a far superior method to getting rid of people he doesn't like...

Why not make everyone else hate them too by destroying their reputation in the public eye.