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The effect can be a bit disconcerting, particularly when smaller photographs are used on Twitter. Welsh Tory leader Nick Bourne (above left) looks as if he has adopted an exotic floral arrangement; Roy Thomas of the Kidney Wales Foundation (centre) looks a dead cert for a Mikhail Gorbachev lookalike competition and Lee Waters of Sustrans (right) appears to have a fascinator on the top of his head. Such are the perils of conspicuous allegiance, the digital equivalent of wearing your heart on your sleeve.

They are all demonstrating their support for the "Yes for Wales" campaign which is hoping to deliver a vote (via a cross rather than a tick) in favour of giving the Welsh assembly more powers in the referendum next March.

As of yet, opponents of further powers have yet to acquire a twibbon. Perhaps they will join the backlash against twibbons that has already begun. You can already acquire a "No to Twibbons" twibbon, which may be contradictory but you get the point.

Nor is there a "neutral" twibbon to allow those government Ministers - such as Cheryl Gillan and David Jones - who are determined not to take sides in this argument to show that they are above the fray.

Those of us whose occupations demand impartiality on controversial issues need not feel left out. I've added a seasonal twibbon to my own image to join in the fun, although in my case a twibbon is definitely just for Christmas.

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