The implosion of Newt Gingrich’s bid for the White House is wonderfully spectacular. The Republican’s entire senior campaign staff has just resigned – apparently driven over the edge by his decision to go on a two-week Greek-island cruise with his wife, rather than campaign in New Hampshire. The recent revelation that Gingrich had been extended almost $500,000 worth of credit by Tiffany’s, the jewellers, had also damaged his man-of-the-people credentials. Read more