The Guardian on Coulson

Of course, The Guardian was going to milk the Coulson resignation for all it was worth; it is what they do as basic Labour propagandists. There is something faintly humorous in the fact that a story that broke yesterday is still at the top of their website, while the breaking news of Brian Cowen's resignation is at Number Three. What also amuses me is that their current story is basically a self-fulfilling prophecy - the story will continue to run and run, the paper says - at the same time as making it run and run by giving it a level of attention that it frankly does not deserve.

But what is the true icing on the cake for me is the fact that the paper is so desperate to breathe further life into the story that they are quoting one Alistair Campbell. Yes, that Alistair Campbell - he of the dodgy dossier fame, and the apparent inspiration for Malcom Tucker. Campbell should know about scandal; what he managed to "achieve" while doing communications at Number 10 far exceed anything Coulson did, or is likely to do in the whole course of his life. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that Coulson would have to start a war in order to be as damaging as Campbell.

No doubt The Guardian will continue to run with this story until there is nothing left other than constant repetition of what is already known and what no-one cares about anymore. Hell, the world could end tomorrow and they would still be banging on about how this looks bad for Cameron. It's what they do, and it also why their paper is often so tedious and struggles to make any real money these days.