The first foot in mouth award for 2009 goes to the LibDems.
Railway Eye readers may recollect that former rail minister Tom Harris was on record as having monthly meetings with 'amateur railway enthusiasts'.
Unfortunately LibDem Transport spokesman Norman Baker MP has taken to insulting them.
This from yesterday's Daily Mail:
"Trainspotting may be an activity of limited, and indeed questionable, appeal, but it is not a criminal offence and it is not a terrorist threat."
Looks like the LibDems have lost the industry vote.