No smoke - no fire

It obviously wasn't just me who noted yesterday's liberal lollyscramble in New Zealand. I'm also looking forward to smokefree bars! Woohoo!

And as tenor collaborateur and outlaw zapatista Eamonn Deverall points out today in the Herald, there's a long way for Mr Zaoui to go before this whole sorry episode is over. This story will run and run. It would make a change to actually see the government actually present some evidence against Mr Zaoui, but this could take a while.... Until then we can just hope that he gets some peace and quiet at St Benedicts and doesn't get overcome by the instant celebrity cult that seems to have surrounded his release on bail.