Hang him high - no, higher higher

Comparing our luckless Prime Minister to that figure of universal fun that was Comical Ali in Iraq during the last days of the initial battle may seem facile but it is well detailed here. The wheels seem to be coming off his chariot – about time too. Now we are hearing allegations that reinforce the very popular suspicion that the Government scientist Dr. Kelly did not die as the official inquiry concluded. This was an inquiry which forced aside the normal inquest procedure.

Still pending is the Cash for Honours inquiry. Pressure is building for an inquiry as to why we went to war in Iraq. The inquiry seems certain to run; what is not so fixed is a date. Many feel it should be as soon as possible before we become totally bogged down in the mire that is the war in Afghanistan.

The man has much to answer for. The performances of his wide-mouthed frog of a wife are the least of things.