It always amuses Guido how Tim Yeo somehow manages to remember more and more interests to declare each time the authorities come calling. This time round Yeo has disclosed that his remuneration from alkaline fuel cell technology company AFC Energy has included a mere 2.5 million share options to date. 2.5 million reasons why him being chairman of the Energy and Climate Change select committee is all the more inappropriate.

Meanwhile things aren’t going so well at Yeo’s taxi company Eco City Vehicles. It’s share price has plummeted after they only sold a handful of their green taxis during the last year. If only Yeo hadn’t had to leave in such mysterious circumstances…