It might just be me, but Harriet Harman’s latest offering on the state of Labour is a little bit reminicent of that other great champion of truth Comical Ali:

"Our estimates are that none of them will come out alive unless they surrender to us quickly. They are completely surrounded now."

Yup, there’s a time when spin works and a time when it doesn’t work. For the record, now is a time to fess up.