While his colleagues seek a way out of crisis, Gordon Brown is in an economic Neverland, writes Matthew d'Ancona. Gordon Brown is living out the last months of this Government in a world of his own Photo: PA Sequestered in an economic and political Neverland of his own devising, surrounded by a dwindling coterie of sycophants, with a very angry chimp called Balls, Wacko Gordo lives out the last months of this Government in a world of his own. He talks about his upcoming "General Election" tour of Britain as his big comeback, and about his exciting plans for a "zero per cent rise" in public spending. Staring at their shoes in embarrassment, Wacko's Cabinet colleagues wonder whether he will even make it to the comeback trail. For those on the Labour side who are still thinking straight – more than you might suppose – the... [read full story]
