Gordon Brown - serial kleptomaniac of political ideas

Just a few days ago, David Cameron proposed a crack down on violent videos and computer games viewed by kids.

Now Gordonius Brownus has stepped in:

Gordon Brown promised yesterday to look again at banning violent computer games for teenagers.

He said he was aware of growing concern about the effect of screen violence on youngsters. And he would study whether new rules are needed on advertising and sale of violent games to them.

What a surprise.

We can expect more of this. The highly shrewd Mr Brown has coaxed Cameron into revealing all his best ideas, so that Brownus can adopt them and pull the rug from under the feet of the Camster.