They really can't help...

But keep shooting themeselves in the foot.

Gordon Brown pledges to stick with people in their time of need. Well, it's a good sentiment, and kudos to him for being the only one in his party to feel it.

Lord Falconer reckons that while Brown stays, the Labour party won't unite. Come again? What Labour party?

Peter Hain thinks the European elections results will be terrible, and Nick Raynsford that the next general elections will be disastrous. Smartie points to both of them for seeing the obvious. Although it could be argued that what they are referring to wouldn't be that bad for the country, and as for the late Labour party, you can't kill a corpse, so no harm done there either.

Alan Johnson doesn't "agree that regicide gives you a unified party". I think the poor dear has been a bit confused by Gordon's attempts to be the Queen's knight in shining armour re: the D-Day fuck up.

But does anyone else notice how everybody, except the boss himself, is worrying about the party rather than the country? Could it just be that it's not Gordon Brown that should walk the plank, but the whole ship that should be left to sink while he continues to lead the country with some other party?

Now, that would be interesting!