Labour were having fun at John Redwood’s expense for missing the launch of the Tory business manifesto. His absence in reality had something to do with the bitter ex-wife, who really has twisted the knife. Calling him a cruel, stingy, bitter Vulcan seems harsh but fair comment to Guido..

Still it is odd that the LibDems are committed to abolishing the DTI, whereas the Tory policy is to appoint a bureaucrat for deregulation.