When Labour began their nasty sleaze campaign in the 1990s I always thought it would be prove to be a boomerang. I never in my wildest dreams thought it would be such a forceful one. We have seen Minister after Minister forced out of office, and now see the senior advisers of the Prime Minister having to answer police enquiries.

It is more surpising, as Labour had some understanding of just what a boomerang it could be. Many of the so-called sleaze allegations against Conservative backbench MPs related to their private lives, where they were attacked for marital infidelity. When Labour arrived in power they asserted that such things were now private matters, had no bearing on a person’s public duties, and were off limits. It proved to be a wise change, as many Labour figures

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