Stop laughing at the back there. Yes, McDoom (for it is he) has just made a series of ridiculous promises in a speech leaked trailed spun announced to the BBC here. As it was billed in the BBC headline as “targetting” the middle classes, you’d have thought that it was typical Labour class-war-as-usual, but no, you’re going to be allowed a larger house for them to tax and inspect at will (remember that Labour tax on having a nice view from your window? Well now they’re going to let you have more windows to pay through). When Johnny Taxpayer needs to get out of the country to escape the chaos and the deepest, longest recession in the G20, you’re now going to be encouraged to go and spend money in countries whose economies have two things in common….they are recovering and they don’t have Brown running them. Actually, that’s one thing.

Of course it’s not being spun like that, and the BBC will have a different take on it, doubtless. If you can bear the sound of his voice, behold Saul on the road to Damascus.

However those with sharp eyes (or a better-financed upbringing) may recognise his tie. Class war, eh? Or perhaps it’s a satirical gesture to don the OE neckwear.

The funniest part of the speech, doubtless unintended, was McDoom referring to Bliar as “my friend”. Hah! Wait until he drops you in it at the Cullen Inquiry….

UPDATE: The excellent ToryTotty carries this quote from our Prime Mentalist: “Wherever there is unfairness, wherever there is poverty, or illiteracy or disease or discrimination, the British people and their Labour government are always prepared to stand on the side of justice” before she, well, basically dissolves into an elegant version of fits of uncontrollable giggling. Somehow TheEye thinks that the link to ToryTotty by Iain Dale today will generate more traffic than from here (and they’ll like what they see).