Clots at the Heart of Europe

Edward McMillan-Scott, the MEP whom Daveybloke sacked for taking cuddliness beyond reasonable bounds, has joined the Liberal Democrats. McMillan-Scott objected to Daveybloke's removal of the Conservative party from the mainstream centre-right bloc in Europe in order to help create a new, far-right faction called European Conservatives and Reformists - a name that, interestingly enough, forms an acronym which is backward on race. McMillan-Scott compounded his offence by standing against Michal Kaminski, who had been chosen to lead the group through the sort of grubby backstairs deal that passes for democracy in the European parliament; and placed himself thoroughly beyond redemption by winning the election. In his resignation letter, McMillan-Scott professes to be worried that Daveybloke is the sort of bloke who will "say one thing in opposition and will do another in government". Imagine that.