It can only be one person, the flowing robes, the head-dress, yes it is “the Fake Sheikh” himself in full regalia. Nice smile.

We may not have kissed and made up, but once again Tim Ireland of Bloggerheads is shoulder-to-shoulder with Guido against the common enemy, using wit as our weapon.

Finally, Guido suggests a new line of work for the Fake Sheik commensurate with his skills. So instead of entrapping football coaches, soap stars, starlets and minor royals, perhaps he should try something along these lines:

A young Guido remembers witnessing a Sun journalist in the glory days of Kelvin Mackenzie writing some rum piece complete with a quote condemning some outrage. It was clear that the journalist had made up the quote from the MP. When concern was expressed at this he said, “suppose I bet ring him up and tell him what he has said”.

He coined the phrase “stalking donkey”, he successfully campaigned against the halfpenny. He added to the gaiety of the world. Requiescat In Pace Anthony Beaumont-Dark.

For a time there was some speculation that the lead singer of the TeeBeeGeeBees was going to retire and the backing vocalist would take the lead. But vanity and ego have ensured that won’t be.

Despite the backstage back-biting and bitterness, today it will be all smiles as they launch what could be their final re-union tour playing at local venues around the country.

Their old tunes have lost some of their lustre “Things can only get better” seems so dated, “Whiter than white” just doesn’t apply and that old crooner classic “A straight kinda guy” sounds out of tune and insincere nowadays.

Tickets are not going well and rival younger led groups look set to eclipse the duo once called the Lennon and Macartney of politics by U2 lead singer Bono.

Watch the body language at the press conference, will it match the glued on smiles?

From the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors “Guide to fighting and winning local elections” Howard Sykes / Lord Rennard.

Open a beer, lean back in your chair, turn up the volume, click here and outrage the lefties in your office!

Cameron’s plan to reveal the identities of the secret lenders only to the Electoral Commission won’t work, they will leak out (hopefully to here) or they will be revealed as the result of a Freedom of Information request to the Electoral Commission – which is the plan of UKIP.

Cameron called UKIP “fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists, mostly” on LBC today. Which might be a little unfair on former UKIP candidate turned Cameron campaigner and confidante, George Eustace. Or maybe not.