Mostyn-WillimasJust as The Diary (and the rest of the legal world) were finally managing to blank out that picture of Stephen Mostyn-Williams splashing about in a swimming pool, vital and shocking intelligence has been delivered to your faithful correspondent’s Farringdon nerve centre to revive the controversy.

For The Diary, the sterling picture had further bolstered the acquisition finance guru’s reputation as a man of action, an image that has now been dramatically ruined by one Ashursts mole who informs your correspondent that “Stephen can’t really swim”.