I pointed earlier this week to Guido Fawkes's criticism of Daily Mirror political editor Kevin Maguire for the way he writes about Tory leader David Cameron. While it's true that Maguire calls Cameron "smarmy" and "slippery" in his main column item today, that's largely irrelevant. It's the strength of Maguire's criticism of Gordon Brown that is eye-opening.
The supposed Brownite loyalist lays into the prime minister for "squandering political capital on a battle he should never have picked and doesn't deserve to win" over extending detention without charge to 42 days. It is an excellent piece, as is the polemic by Simon Jenkins in today's Guardian.
