Those, according to the BBC report I’ve just watched, are the words of Mr Blair’s ghost, words that will follow Prime Minister Brown around his new house. I don’t normally talk about political issues here, but on the occasion of our country assigning a new PM, it would be a shame to miss out on the opportunity to mark it. Gordon Brown certainly has a lot of work ahead of him – we may not have all agreed with Tony’s policies or decisions, but there is no denying that he was the most successful Labour leader ever, and that’s some trophy.

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