Just signed the on-line petition calling on Lord Ashcroft to pay back the taxes he dodged for a decade. I’d say these amount to well over £100m.

The petition is at www.gopetition.com/petitions/ashcroft-should-pay-a-decade-of-taxes.html

Whoever wins the election, the Ashcroft issue is not going to go away.

As you may know, BBC Panorama pulled their programme on corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands after receiving letters from Ashcroft’s lawyers.

I hope it can be transmitted soon.