I realised today while browsing through the BBC News website that it's exactly a year now since NuLabour's tail-end Charlie took over the reins at Number Ten. If I remember correctly, he was keen to get the top job so that Labour could be "renewed", and promised to do his utmost to bring about "change".

Well - he's delivered, big time. He's renewed Labour in a rather unedifying image of governmental incompetence and electoral hopelessness, and an absolute collapse of public support for his wretched party over the last year is just about the most welcome change I could have asked of him.

A by-election was held yesterday at Henley, Boris Johnson's old constituency.

Now I grant you, the Labour Party was never going to win that one; your average resident of Henley doesn't need to sell electoral support for state handouts.  But Labour didn't merely lose, they were beaten into fifth place - behind the Greens and the BNP! The Conservatives attracted more than 18 times as many votes as Labour.

NuLabour is currently 18 points behind in the polls. Thanks, Gordon!