Foxy goings on

Greetings from South Africa, where I am in the township of Orania making a film (hence my radio silence for a few days). Orania is a somewhat right-of-centre Afrikaans-only settlement; more about it in the future.

One of the interesting wild animals out here in the Karoo is the Bat-Eared Fox, which is – suitably enough – handsome and endangered. That, anyway, is my cumbersome link into the issue which has apparently gripped Britain since my departure: the former Defence Secretary and his strange friend Mr Werritty whom, some allege, may be an agent of Mossad, and who may also be an afficianado of buggery according to the implied slurs of others.

I can’t help but disagree with James Forsyth’s analysis that Fox’s departure meant it has been a good week for David Cameron. He will be a formidable foe on the backbenches which have become increasingly distrait of late, but have previously lacked a focal point. Thoughts?