Well done Andy Murray

Our congratulations go out to Andy Murray who has equalled Tim Henman’s record of 11 ATP event victories with a straight set victory over World No. 3 Novak Djokovic in Miami – see http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7983446.stm.

Still only 21, Murray has become a leading force in world tennis, and time is well overdue for the UK to embrace him as the talent that he is.

Sure he may not be as polite and forthcoming as his predecessor as British No.1, but Henman would’ve changed his personality at a drop of a hat if it meant achieving the success Murray has already claimed.

Murray’s selfishness is one of the prerequisites for becoming a tennis great. It is an individual sport, so it comes downs to players looking out for number one. And as his results and surge up the rankings show, Murray has enough selfishness and talent to make it to number one.

Whether it it time to start talking of him in the same breath as Federer and Nadal I’m not so sure (longevity will be key), but as his record against these two greats continues to improve, it may well become a case of when and not if.

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Jacqui Smith

Can somebody explain to me why Jacqui Smith is yet to resign – or be forced to resign – from her Cabinet position as Home Secretary?

The Ministerial Code states that:

Ministers of the Crown are expected to behave in a way that upholds the highest standards of propriety.

Yet, following the revelation that her husband bought pornographic films (albeit something not a serious or particularly controversial offence), the very fact that the news came just weeks after the scandal over her second home, she retains a position within the Cabinet.

Upholding the highest standards of propriety? I think not.