The measure of the man

Blair has apologised for Conservative anti-terror plans being claimed by Brown as his own. This is embarrassing for Blair but what is more telling is Gordon Brown's part in the incident.

He is unrepentant. He seems happy to smash the cross party consensus that is working to keep the county safe in favour of short term political advantage. This has come as a genuine shock to me, there are some issues that are bigger than party politics and security is one of them.

If this is how he is going to act as Prime Minister the country will be baying for his blood before long.