One cheer for Gordon Brown trying to take the celebrity out of politics. In the modern version served up by New Labour it will be a bit like trying to make bread without flour, but I can see why he thinks the cult of celebrity has all gone too far. When the Defence Secretary tries to make our navy look like contestants in Big Brother it is certainly time for a change.

Gordon Brown has also shown??surprising restraint in dealing with the wayward Mr Milliband. He should beware. It is increasingly clear that Mr Milliband thinks he is on a win win strategy. If the party snaps with Mr Brown in time he will put up. If the coronation plans roll on Mr Milliband will emerge all smiles claiming he had always supported Mr Brown all along, but is now such a "big beast" that he needs a better job than Environment Secretary.

The Brown machine needs to show Mr Milliband there will be some downside if he carries on like this. Big beasts need big ideas and a big following for them. ??The Milliband camp need to show he is braver and does really stand for something if they want to prove "big beast" status. I would find it difficult to tell you what Mr Milliband stands for, other than self advancement. If only he would set out an agenda for the self advancement of the many people in the Uk who are held back by the tax system, the poor state education??in many places, and the badly damaged housing market, he might find some new friends that Labour sorely needs.

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