Resignations

It seems the gossip about the reason for Alan Johnson's resignation yesterday was wrong. It was not he who was having an affair but according to the papers it is his wife who is alleged to have had one with Johnson's bodyguard. Scotland Yard are investigating!

There is another resignation to speculate about - that of Andy Coulson. Andy Coulson has stated in his resignation letter that "continued coverage of events connected to my old job at the News of the World has made it difficult for me to give the 110% needed". He also confirmed that he stood by what he had said about those events "but when the spokesman needs a spokesman, it's time to move on."

Driving to a meeting and not wanting to listen to Tony Blair any further (lovely line from Peter Oborne in the Telegraph today describing Blair at the Chilcott enquiry as being 'tanned, expensively groomed, fluent - and evasive') I turned to Radio 2 only to hear the utmost drivel on the Jeremy Vine show from people emailing or texting with their reactions to the news of the Johnson and Coulson resignations. I do not know whether or not the BBC chooses which emails and texts they read out on air but none that were read out were from a Tory or coalition supporter and thus they were all sympathetic to Johnson and unsympathetic to Coulson. It can't surely be true that only Labour supporters have the time during the day to listen to the Jeremy Vine show whilst all the Tories, except for ones like me, are working. Interesting thought though.