Brown’s Glenrothes gamble

Has Gordon Brown got bold all of a sudden, or is he just desperate? Quite aside from all the reshuffle drama, the Daily Record are reporting that the PM is going to campaign in Glenrothes for the forthcoming by-election.  It sure is a risky move.  Not only does it go against all his previous “PMs shouldn’t campaign in by-elections” talk, but it also fuels the idea that he’ll live or die by the result in Glenrothes.  One thing to look out for: whether Sarah Brown will be joining him on the campaign trail.  I’m sure Team Brown will want to capitalise on the so-called “Sarah Effect”, but they’ll also be wary of scoring an own-goal on the family-members-as-props front.