Without a hint of irony Alastair Campbell has broken cover and spoken out about Number 10 bullying. Not because he has had a sudden bout of atonement for his past sins, but in order to weigh into bashing Andy Coulson. If Bad Al and Prescott going on the attack against the media is all Labour can muster then things must be worse that was first thought. Alastair Campbell lecturing about bullying, who next? McBride?

The same edition of The Guardian managed to print this corker from Ball’s spokesperson too:  “Mr Balls had always advised Mr Brown to stay out of any ‘move to oust’ Mr Blair.” They are not even trying any more. The lies just get more blatant every day.