Sting in the Tail

News of the departure of Steve Irwin, crazy botanist who tried to feed his baby to a crocodile, on the same day that the Prime Minister's exit strategy is leaked reminds me of how we used to despatch revisionist elements during the Long March.

The Chancellor will be in for a stiff period of self criticism if we find Tony Blair dead in his bed with stingray barbs in his heart.

Stingray make pretty good consumer goods, huh?