The funniest thing at the moment is all the talk about Michael Howard on Tom Watson’s blog. If I was a cynic, I’d say that Labour are worried that they might actually have some serious competition for the first time since they came to power.

I’ve no real view on Michael Howard except that I am aware that crime reduced whilst he was Home Secretary, but I am sure that over the next year, we will hear enough about him to actually form a view. Certainly he won’t have the IDS problem of everyone saying “who?” whenever his name is mentioned.