[Cyclefrance]

Getting back to Brown, the real thing that worries me is that he is not so good at realising his dreams and objectives. I see the money thrown at the NHS and wasted that we, as the taxpaying public, are still paying for. Then there's the complexity of tax credits that has seen a serious amount of fraud and overpayments that then have had to be reclaimed from individuals who had no knowledge that they were being put in that position.

He does look good in a number of areas - the decision to overturn the super-casinos proposition is one I support whole-heartedly - it would have been completely the wrong solution for the problem it was chosen to solve. Overall, though, I am sceptical about Brown and the Labour Party's credentials to deliver against their promises - old and new. The focus has always been in the wrong place and that has led to mismanagement and overspend - I dread to think of the final cost of the NHS computer system, and countless other IT projects that have spiralled ever upwards. Then there's all those PFI construction projects that have resulted in over-priced and under-utilised public buildings. Brown's new initiatives also smack of electioneering and an early poll to take advantage of an unproven and untested honeymoon period.

I hope my misgivings about his enthusiasm and actions prove to be unfounded - the thought of another 4 years of Labour mis-government is something I do not fancy one little jot.