Do they ever learn?

To Hazel Blears, Caroline Flint and Bob Quick we can now add the name of Peter Mandelson who was caught out by a gust of wind to reveal the cover-sheet of a Labour Party dossier on attacking the Conservatives. The Telegraph have the story, here's an extract:

"Sent by Steve Van Riel, Labour’s director of policy and research, the memo described the contents of the 12-page information dossier which Lord Mandelson had apparently requested during a phone call with the party worker last week.

This included a summary of the “key things” which Mr Van Riel was “concerned” about and a “month by month” account of potential attacking opportunities, “focusing on the Tories”.

The spin doctor also provided some thoughts on the “strengths and weaknesses” of the Labour operation, and predications on where the Conservatives’ policy focus might fall over the coming months.

Finally, Mr Van Riel included some background on the work of his own team and concluded by suggesting that there were opportunities for Labour over the coming weeks and months to improve the party’s standing.

While some of the words were obscured, the note seemed to imply that the attack operation would concentrate “solely” on the Tory opposition. "