Gordon has a friend!

LabourList is orgasmically proclaiming an apparently fantastic

endorsement

from an international statesman. Yes the man who lost the Cold War is now endorsing an equally successful lefty. TB wouldn't be too proud of this proclamation if the ball was in the other court:

Speaking during a visit to the Evening Standard Newspaper, Mr Gorbachev - the former Soviet leader whose Glasnost policies brought new freedom to Europe and helped end the Cold War, said he felt the Tory leader is too wedded to the policies of the Eighties:

"To me, the Conservative Party is not ready to give up the policies of the Reaganomics era. Maybe they would like to take the initiative but they are not ready for that yet."

Speaking of Gordon Brown, however, Mr Gorbachev said "I think he has made several really wise decisions that have been taken up by his partners in other countries."

David Cameron is clearly on the right track if failed former communists don't want him to be the Prime Minister.