Brown sugar

I did not know whether to laugh or let out a sigh of relief when David Cameron let it be known he did not want Gordon Brown taking over at the World Bank.

It is a £270,000 a year job– nice money if you are an out of work Prime Minister, but something of a huge irony. All of this while Blair swans around the world making speeches for millions and apparently being a ‘Middle East peace envoy.’ Have you noticed how it has all kicked off in the region since he has had the job – a coincidence I am sure! The coalition is going to spend the next four years sorting out the mess Labour left behind and, depending on your political allegiances, you might want to blame that all on Brown. After all, he spent most of his time pulling the strings in th...