Those lying Lib Dem leaflets sicken the stomachs of the hardiest Labour actiivst. But Southall offers us a chance to show the Lib Dems for the liars and fantasists they are. The F-Ds did their usual by-election exercise in making it up as they go along and keeping their fingers crossed that people might believe the hype.

All those claims in their fake newspapers about "Lib Dems set to overturn huge majority or "too close to call" or "set to go to the wire" or "it's neck and neck" can be shown up as just a lot of hot air. I'm not for a millisecond suggesting we rely on this too heavily, but it does offer an opportunity to countermand their usual claims.