He's still a man dressed as a bloody Bat! It could have the thematic weight of King Lear, but it's still an idiot in a bat costume!

Lulu is Scottish.

Lulu is Scottish.

'Dramedy' or 'Winningest'? Which is the most arse-achingly putrid neologism?

'Dramedy' or 'Winningest'? Which is the most arse-achingly putrid neologism?

I do think he should end up on the This Week sofa somehow, preferably with a bottle of Blue Nun.

I do think he should end up on the This Week sofa somehow, preferably with a bottle of Blue Nun.

'It's like the fucking Shawshank Redemption, except there's more shovelling through shit and no fucking redemption.'

'It's like the fucking Shawshank Redemption, except there's more shovelling through shit and no fucking redemption.'

'Doesn't matter…'. God that was horrific, the light just went out from behind his eyes.

'Doesn't matter…'. God that was horrific, the light just went out from behind his eyes.

Well Mr Tickle was the best of the Mr Men, edging our Mr Bump and Mr Topsy Turvy. It should be seen as a compliment.

Well Mr Tickle was the best of the Mr Men, edging our Mr Bump and Mr Topsy Turvy. It should be seen as a compliment.

The thing seemed to bear closer relation to a Parliamentary Select Committee to me with the alternating questioners.

The thing seemed to bear closer relation to a Parliamentary Select Committee to me with the alternating questioners.

I think the point was that this was the car crash that the momentum of the last 4 series has enevitably led to.

I think the point was that this was the car crash that the momentum of the last 4 series has enevitably led to.

Today's Guardian Review was brief but much more enthusiastic than last night's.

Today's Guardian Review was brief but much more enthusiastic than last night's.

No parallel that I am aware of, it was supposed to illustrate how far-reaching Malcolm's influence is. He is the one creating/leaking the scandal in order to discredit her.