Gordon Brown has finally managed to bring himself to say sorry for the activities of Damian McBride.
However, the terms of the apology give an instructive insight into the Brownian psyche:
“I take full responsibility for what happened. That’s why the person who was responsible went immediately.”
It hardly needs pointing out that, if the PM accepts full responsibility, the person who was responsible manifestly hasn’t gone.
He’s still there, in Govan shipyard, trying desperately to draw a line under the whole disgraceful affair.
