I'm pretty sure this is not what Rod Benns has in mind for Leaders and Legacies, his new website about the lasting achievements of former prime ministers. But there seems to be a whole crowd of "Diefenbabies" out there. Twitter is loving it with both hands:
@acoyne Diefenbaker? I hardly Diefen knew her!
— Gerry Porter (@ficklesonance) December 12, 2013
This is silly season in the blogo/tweetosphere. All the serious historians are busy with exams and marking papers or whatever. So the pickings are thin, and look what takes over....