His model is Clement Attlee, who never explained, never appeared on telly, never said sorry. Just sat in number 10 with a talented team around him and re-configured Britain.

But we need different styles now and Gordon doesn't understand that. He also doesn't understand the job, the business of a leader is to lead. To get people to give him ideas and then put together teams to implement the best and most coherent of them. If he has a contribution, it is to create foundational purposes for the government.

Unfortunately he believes he must be on top of every minute aspect of policy. this was just about achievable as chancellor, it is impossible as PM

also, I think that there is an irreconcilable contradiction between his moral compass, which I genuinely believe is about helping the least advantaged, and his ideological drive which is as close to Friedman wealth capturing neo-liberalism as makes no difference. I don't think he understands there is no bridge between these two positions and trying to straddle them makes him look ridiculous and hypocritical.

keep to the Fen Causeway