Now everyone thinks that Gordon is turning into Uncle Joe. Of course he isn't. Yet. But he might: Here are the twenty danger signs to watch for;

1: He starts referring to Conservatives and Liberal Democrats as political dissidents

2: He refers to his first Cabinet reshuffle as The Great Purge

3: He starts telling everyone he meets that Gordon is Scottish for Joe

4: He suggests softening the Palace of Westminister's severe Gothic appearance by adding a few architectural features. Such as Onion domes.

5: If you disagree with one of his policies he invites you to discuss your differences over a cosy 'Russian Sushi' supper

6: He begins to refer to Britain's traditional quinquennial parliamentary term as a 'five year plan'

7: He suggests changing the symbol of the Labour Party from a red rose to a red army

8: He trades in his chauffeur-driven Downing Street car for an eco-friendly Zil limousine

9: He renames Cabinet meetings 'confession time'

10: Finally responding to calls that he restyle his image, he starts appearing in public wearing a khaki military uniform

11: The first word he teaches is baby is not 'goo-goo' but 'goo-lag'

12: When advised that in order to win the loyalty of his Cabinet when he becomes Prime Minister that he must fire them up with enthusiasm he misunderstands and orders up a firing squad

13: He refers to his substantial Kirkcaldy brogue not as a strong accent but as dialectical materialism

14: When asked by Melvyn Bragg to name his favourite show, he replies 'trials'

15: To educate doubters about the benefits that a decade of new Labour has brought Britain, he establishes a nationwide network of 'new Labour camps'

16: His favourite knock-knock joke is - Knock knock. Who's there? Stalin. Stalin who? Stalin for time.

17: When feeling a little chilled by the unseasonally cold spring weather we're having he hugs himself and says 'It's cold! Wharrr!

18: He declares that Cameron's 'Toryism' doesn't deserve a word from him, but a sentence

19: Whenever matters take a turn for the worse, he stomps around his office barking that 'Everything's going to Potsdam!'

20: He stops taking holidays in Cape Cod every summer and instead buys himself a holiday home on the Black Sea.

Read the orginal article here for more background on Britain's new Man of Steel.