And so farewell to the Quiet Man.

For the fourth time in 13 years the Conservative Party has demonstrated its seemingly boundless capacity to stab itself in the back.

The campaign to oust Iain Duncan-Smith seems rather like shouting at the the driver of a Robin Reliant for not driving fast enough -- the problem is with what's underneath the bonnet, not who's behind the wheel.

You can relive those moments of Tory self-destruction in all their suicidal glory through the superb BBC News Online archives here and here.