VIVA EL GORDO

Tony Benn has a well known and well used set of criteria which he puts to foreign leaders to ascertain the degree of democracy in their country. Normally reserved for “outing” despots etc, perhaps they should be put to Gordon Brown. Certainly on points 2, 4 and 5 the Scottish electorate have more say than we do.

1. What power do you have?
2. Where is your power from?
3. In whose interest is it exercised?
4. To whom are you accountable?
5. And how do we get rid of you?