were also planning on the continuing Johnson fallout obscuring it.

Funny how Ed Miliband appointing a bloke who only resigned because his wife was diddling his bodyguard - a little over zealous on carrying out the job description you might think - is supposed to call Miliband's judgement into question.

Yet Cameron appointing Coulson and then hanging on to him grimly when it was obvious to all and sundry just where the story would ultimately lead is no reflection on his judgement at all according to many of the self same commentators.

to the line of questioning etc yesterday, that somehow Miliband should have foreseen his exit on personal grounds, and that he wasnt really going because of that, but he was really bering sacked. Seems that for once, a politician had been telling the truth.

I take your point re the initial appointment and Johnson's lack of economics background, but that was a different debate - should have been clearer, sorry!