Despite his involvement in Smeargate, Iain Dale’s publishing firm Biteback has secured Damian McBride’s long expected memoir. A five figure advance was paid:

“Royalties from sales of the book will be split between Damian McBride’s current employers, CAFOD (the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development), and the appeal by his former employers, Finchley Catholic High School, to build a new sixth form centre.”

Redemption and a touch of score settling. What could go wrong?