“One by one the graphite rods of restraint will be removed from the nuclear
pile of the Labour Party, and the whole thing could go critical.”—Boris
Johnson in this morning’s Daily Telegraph, writing about Tony Blair’s
multiplying problems with his own party. It was Boris Johnson who, a few
days ago, was telling us that Iraq is a pimple we have to squeeze. A little
more tonic in the G&T there, Boris.