Magna Carta

Magna Carta – Gordon Brown is a bit like King John in as much he follows a more charismatic predecessor whose chief interest was in the Middle East.  King John was extremely unlucky - he left defeat in his wake.

Gordon Brown occasionally makes these statements about British values that has me smothering the radio in pillows out of sheer embarrassment, with suggestions of introducing a Britain Day.  I have an idea – the Magna Carta anniversary falls conveniently in June, a very nice time to have a bank holiday.  We could have a ceremony in Runnymede where the Prime Minister of the day is surrounded by three dozen or so citizens and made to tear up the latest repressive piece of legislation.  There could be X factor types of contests where the citizens pick the most hated piece of arbitrary meddling.