King Franz I

In an effort to fix that which is not broken, Mr. Gordon Brown is also invoking the law of unintended consequences by trying to repeal the 1701 Act of Settlement, which prohibits Roman Catholics from having any claim to the throne.

With his pointless zeal for mindlessly attacking "discrimination" without considering the reasons and ramifications for such discrimination, Mr. Brown has overlooked the fact that in doing so he would be deposing Her Majesty in favour of an obscure Bavarian duke.

Say what like against Mr. Brown, at least he's managed the hitherto impossible task of making Tony Blair look like the image of sober statesmanship.