Guido likes Tim Montgomerie and winced at this vicious briefing. He’s certainly upset some people today. Friends of Andrew Lansley especially:

“Tim’s sole achievement in politics was to be chief of staff to the most unpopular leader in Conservative history, so forgive us if we don’t take any lessons from him. He clearly wants to take the party back to the bad old days of constant infighting and no policy. He should stick to talking about gay marriage and leave serious issues like the NHS to the grown ups.”

It’s war!