Oaten allegedly out

The Times online is reporting that Mark Oaten is dropping out of the LibDem leadership race. Menzies Campbell's soundbite on Radio 4's Today this morning perhaps impressed Mark more than it did me. Switching on for the weather, I was distressed to catch Ming being asked if he wasn't too old for the job. He said he wasn't that that it was about 'open minds not open-necked shirts'. Oh dear.