Murdoch's smoke is white

If a Labour victory has been looking increasingly likely in the polls then that most accurate indicator of political mood, Rupert Murdoch, has confirmed it. First the unfettered internet and now he endorses uncapped immigration during a briefing to journalists in Los Angeles. Just as well his most influential UK title The Sun has retreated of late from its position of warning Blair that the paper's support is far from guaranteed, into a far more anodyne "rock the vote" campaign. New Labour stands to gain most from a higher turnout so perhaps The Sun has already decided that despite its initial warning shots and its incantation of "let the readers decide", it is already performing what its notorious former editor Kelvin MacKenzie would describe as a "reverse ferret".