Some people are sharpening–not burying–their hatchets

Kevin Maguire’s post earlier today showed that some Brownites are not happy about the return of that arch-Blairite Mandelson. Benjamin Wegg-Proser’s demonstrates that some Blairities can’t resist the chance to goad the Brownites. This comment from Wegg-Prosser is not going to encourage détente between the camp followers of the two factions:

“Gordon Brown’s acolytes have held no-one in greater contempt than Peter, their reaction to this news, as with most things that they say to the press, is probably unprintable.

Whether he can turn things around for Gordon Brown is another matter. He certainly will not be able to do it single-handedly. But he will be able to bring a level of maturity and confidence that the government has been lacking since Tony Blair left office.” I suspect  that the briefing wars have only just begun. The briefing won’t come from the principals but from those in their respective orbits who refuse to ignore the past. The