I don't know what to do, so let's order a review

Apparently "U.K. Schools Secretary Ed Balls announced four reviews into government policy, taking the tally of government studies announced since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister to 31."

That's 31 in six months, not bad going. Decisive chap our Gordon, as the Bloomberg articles says "``He's clearly a man who likes to think hard about things and gather the evidence but who doesn't find it that easy to make decisions,'' said Tony Travers, a professor of politics at the London School of Economics. ``Evidence-based policy-making is a good thing, but you've got to have the policy-making.''"

"In other areas there are three reviews into data security, two of them set up after tax officials lost the private details of half the country, and two into how the Labour Party raises funds, announced after the party breached funding rules."

Gordon Brown does not know what to do apart from blame the Conservatives and repeat that "we believe in opportunity for all, not opportunity for some" and that "they are about style we are about substance". Gordon is a busted flush, he will repeat the above in the hope that some of the mud sticks but in his heart he knows he's blown it by not calling the election when he could have. The economy is past the tipping point and it's going to be a very long and nasty recession - the only saving grace is that the blame will be pinned on Gordon Brown and when he eventually leaves Downing Street it will be in disgrace.