Home affairs, they say no

OK, this is getting rather tedious and predictable. People are queuing up to say they don't want an extension to detention-without-charge. Lords Goldsmith and Falconer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Tories, the LibDems, the Labour backbenchers, Amanda Holden (probably).

Now, another nail in the coffin, this time from the home affairs committee, which finds "no evidence" to justify an extension.

So why are we still arguing about this? Choose from one of these:

• Gordon and Jacqui know something we don't
• Gordon and Jacqui have been saying "42" for so long they've forgotten other numbers exist
• Gordon and Jacqui don't want to climb down and look "weak" or anything
• all of the above