Couldn't agree more Brown is "Blairlite", New Labour to the core with no more idea of how to deal with the world's problems than his predecessor.
The most important issue for "Macavity" is how he will survive the next election.
All the machinations attempting to get the Lib Dems on board the New Labour ship are towards that end.

The Nationalist administration in the Scottish assembly, led by Alex Salmond are making themselves visible in the media in a very positive way and if they continue in this vein, will take many seats from New Labour in the Westminster elections.

Without a big majority in Scotland Labour cannot win in the UK!
Scotland will never vote Conservative, so it's goodnight from "Macavity" and independence here we come....Ake