It is nice to see that, even in the age of the web, old habits die hard. In particular, the copy editors at the Guardian at still earning their money, even on Michael White's politicsblog. Apparently,

Friends report seeing David Miliband here at the very wet Hay Festival. He was spotted in the audience for Gene Robinson, the openly-Christian American bishop, and for ex-President Jimmy Carter, at 83, twice his age, who apparently told him he was too young to be foreign secretary. Thanks Jimmy.

 An openly Christian Bishop? Who'd have thought.