Though he has often strayed, eco-toff George Monbiot (Stowe and Brasenose, Oxford) has finally exited the reality based community. Here was his orgasmic reaction to NewsCorp withdrawing the bid yesterday:

http://twitter.com/#!/GeorgeMonbiot/status/91138191851134976

Guido thinks a special order of the OTT and all round mocking is in order.

Though we should pause to remember the thousands of hacks shot dead trying to escape East Wapping.