Nothing in this rag-bag of ideas to bring us out of the recession

THE Prime Minister's latest political re-launch, entitled "Building Britain's Future", is a travesty of the Trade Descriptions Act. Aside from the fact that most of its content refers explicitly to England rather than Britain, it is hardly a blueprint for the future, economically or socially. Instead, it is a rag bag of ideas – mostly re-heated from earlier re-launches – hurriedly thrown together after Mr Brown survived a political coup by his backbenchers a few weeks ago.

There are no "big" ideas and certainly nothing to inspire the nation in a time of trouble.

Churchill was honest enough to offer "nothing but blood, toil, tears and sweat". Gordon Brown promised to cut benefits to the young unemployed if they refus...