Prime Minister Reid

A wonderful non-story from the BBC: Reid is raising his profile to contest any leadership election with Brown. And - controversially - Blair may be supporting him!

Is Blair pushing/allowing Reid to take the limlight? Of course he fucking is. Would he favour Reid as Labour leader/Prime Minister once he has gone? Of course he fucking would. Jesus, give me strength! I think Blair would prefer Cameron to be his successor rather than Brown (something that looks increasingly possible).

Aside from anything else, Blair is ideologically much closer to Cameron than Brown.