In commenting on the mistakes and failings of the Conservative Party, which he is now leading in a joint campaign, Alistair said:“It was very unwise to stake their reputation on maintaining the triple A rating.”If we come to the conclusion that even the master of disaster, the author of all the misfortunes, the chancellor who led this country into the greatest recession since the 1930s, believes that the Conservative Party is incompetent, the rest of us can only say that we agree, on this occasion, with Alistair Darling.