Pills

Oh dear. Should Andrew Marr have asked Gordon Brown if he was using prescription painkillers and pills to help him through ?

The blue touch-paper of politics has been lit. Lord Mandelson will say it's a disgraceful smear, and kick the BBC from here to as long as he can make the row last. Let's hope the Marr team has constructed a strong enough case to enable them to pose the question in the first place.

The internet rumour-mongers commenting at Iain Dale's blog say Marr phrased the question wrongly, achieving a non-denial; they say the proper rumour is that the PM is on anti-depressants. It's all very nasty, and a distraction.