There has been a huge controversy surrounding George Osborne's brief visit to a rich Russian's yacht while on holiday.  I have been a little surprised how much media coverage this has attracted - everyone seems to agree he has not done anything illegal.  The worst mistake he made seems to be meeting this man in the first place - and enjoying the company of Peter Mandelson in a social setting.

George has now agreed that was a mistake and I for one hope that means we can now all move on.  The media should be exposing the real scandal of Gordon brown allowing this country to spend, spend, spend in the good times and to leave us so exposed in the difficult times that this recession will be deeper, longer and more painful than it ever should have been.  And now he is borrowing trillions to bail us out - money which my generation and those behind us will have to pay for years to come, long after Mr Brown is a footnote in history.