You can read part two of the investigation and part one, published last week, .

The interesting stuff though was what Mr Miliband had to say about Gordon Brown: "He is going to be there for the full Parliament." Forget what Mandy said about the PM possibly jacking it in after a few years if Labour confounds the odds and is returned. Why did he say it? Does he know? Or was it a crafty way of reminding his party that it will be stuck with Mr Brown unless. Unless what?

- 'Why Drawing Naked Women is Good for the Soul' by John Bird is available as an e-book published by The Word Machine at 5.99 from all international e-book retailers, or in paperback at 9.99. Twitter: @johnbirdswordsI think my old friend John Bolton is in danger of by the possibility of Israel launching air strikes against Iran to disable its nuclear programme.

The SNP can sneer at Ms Davidson all they like; they should not treat Sir Ian with the same disdain.

Alongside consumer spending, rising exports and real estate spending helped boost second-quarter numbers even as lower government spending acted as a drag. But the primary reason for the large upward revision was a better trade balance, according to Paul Ashworth, the chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics. As he told CNN, the U.S. than the Commerce Department previously estimated.