A new prime minister the same old neglect

Brown seems to be in complete denial about the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over the last four years he has tried to disassociate himself with Blair's unpopular foreign interventions, keeping himself untainted, ready for his power grab, but surely now as leader of the country he has to get his hands dirty?

Apparently not.

Britain now has a war leader that doesn't even acknowledge there is a war.

His strategy seems to be to ignore Iraq until the troops are out -regardless of the extra dangers those in theatre face as the numbers decline.

As for Afghanistan the under commitment seems set to continue. After all, as Chancellor Brown did little to ensure the army was given extra resources.

Whatever happened to the responsibilty that was supposed to go with power?