For whom does Browns contrition toll.

Last Monday we were told of Browns pleas to his parliamentary cabal of how he would be more open, more considerate in his strengths, more aware of his weaknesses, more of a democrat than a despot in his dealings with them and, if only they stayed with him, he would lead them through the sloughs of well deserved despond into the promised booty of income unearned and negative governance by negligence.

Mr Brown was contrite, as only a politician can be. He swore on everything he holds dear he would change, provided he could hold on to everything he does hold dear. His cabal sheathed their cardboard swords and agreed. Which effectively meant Brown could hold on to all he holds dear, namely his power base, and nothing will change.

A situation well exemplified by the announcement that the long awaited and much delayed, by reason of obfuscation, inquiry into the Governments commitment to and handling of the Iraq war will be subject to Westminster's umpireship.

It would seem Brown is once again hellbent in proving he's the master of the most cost for least useable return dictum of dictatorship.

To quote Howard Zinn,"In circumstances such as these civil disobedience is not our problem, it's our civil obedience." Shame on you Mr Brown - but I'm forgetting; as a Westminster politician you are immune to shame, which means by definition you are incapable of contrition. Sad really but we will just have to see if a 10% poll rating is an incompetent Quislings tipping point.