It is ten minutes to midnight and I have just made a complaint to the BBC about the outrageous bias of tonight's Newsnight programme. I know its a waste of time and I am a bloody fool to bother but.....

In a balanced discussion on Blair's legacy Polly Toynbee, David Hare, Alistair Campbell, Charles Kennedy and Alan Milburn are ranged against Michael Howard.

Not only is Howard outnumbered, Paxman sits silently as he his interrupted and talked over when he gets one of his few chances to speak.

After 10 years of complaints and some apologies the BBC has learned nothing. The programme is beyond parody.