It difficult to decide quite who is more gaff-prone at the moment, Birmingham’s very own Libidinous Democrat, John Hemming, or David Blunkett who, courtesy of an adminsitrative error has no found himself having made a private planning objection on House of Commons stationary – you’d think his staff would be well versed by now in not mixing up official and personal business, but obviously not.

Bit of tip, Dave – next time, get the dog to send the letter, it seems a bit more reliable than anyone else who’s working for you at the moment.