This seems an idea worth copying, doesn’t it?
Alas, I can’t imagine Brown being quite this, er, bold or noble.Hungary’s Prime Minister said today he is resigning because of his government’s low popularity amid a worsening financial crisis. Ferenc Gyurcsany, of the ruling Socialists, told the party’s congress that he considered himself a hindrance to further economic and social reforms.

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