The kiss of death

Once Lord Foulkes takes your side, you know that you are in deep doo-doo. The Scotsman reports on Mr Darling:

Friends have said that he is one of the least likely figures in the Cabinet to get caught up in the recent expenses scandal."Alistair has always been so modest and safe," said Lord George Foulkes, a former ministerial colleague and ex-fellow Labour MP.

Alistair, you might as well resign now.