Nick Robinson's back

The Labour Party have been in trouble both over its "running" of the economy and "smeargate"; so Nick Robinson the BBC's Political supremo informs us that:

"I spent the past two weeks not just out of the country but away from virtually all sources of news. I left Britain the day after Gordon Brown's G20 "triumph" - words of praise from presidents and prime ministers were still ringing in his ears - and I returned to a series of polls confirming the damage done to him and to Labour by those e-mails."

There's nothing like dedication to the job is there?

Now Nick's back he can give us the benefit of his years of experience and so pass on the message that:

"Odd though it is to say, the Budget will come as a relief for government despite the fact that it will confirm the scale of the recession, the biggest rise in borrowing in peace time and, perhaps, the fastest rise in unemployment. It will mark a return to the people's priorities rather than Westminster's sordid dealings."

So good to have you back Nick, however did we manage without your "expertise" and "insight". The UK has moved on and it is the blogospehere that is now trusted to deliver news, opinion and results rather than tired old has-been kournalists who in reality are little more than mouthpieces for the Labour Government.