i don't trust the dishonest or the incompetent and gordon brown having shown himself to be both will not get my vote

grindles, London, england

Brown going to bring in more open government? Is this the same Brown who brought in 'stealth' taxes - who gives with one hand and takes (more) with the other? As they say, teh devil is in the detail - read what this man says very carefully.

Ian , Bristol,

I know i shouldn't compare the serious business of running the country with sport but i will.

Blair and Brown remind me of Erikkson and Mcclaren. the second in command isgifted the top job and it all goes pear shape.

I do hope i am wrong !!

Glyn, Bolton,

"Intergrity, making ministers more accountable" come on Gordon who you trying to fool?
As for wanting to introduce a ministerial code of conduct (bit late) - what a joke, just like you have done to what was once one of the strongest pension systems in the work.
You sold all of Britain's gold at a rock bottom price and were foolish enough to announce your intentions to the whole world driving the price even lower - this was against what the people in the know were advising and yet you ignored the advice. I can not see how anyone in their right mind can support you.

James, London, London

When people remember Mr Brown's complete screw up in the pension fund escapade, and the other messes for which he has been responsible, his chances of gaining "Trust", are, as we say here, slim and zero, and Slim has left town.

Desmond Taylor, Houston, USA Texas

So much for his "Moral compass" & "treating people fairly".Tell that to the thousands of pensioners who have had their futures ruined by his taxes,& to the thousands in the old Dominion Countries of Australia,South Africa,etc whose pensions are frozen at the rate existing when they retired.

As for Mr Blair's endorsement of an"extraordinary & rare talent",the only talent Gordon Brown ever had was for dreaming up an endless stream of new stealth taxes.Roll on the next election.

J W Hill, Cape Town, South Africa

It was reported yesterday that Brown first became involved in politics when he volunteered to help the local Labour party when he was 12 years of age. 12? At that age most of us were heavily involved in football, reading comics, playing conkers, making model aeroplanes, raiding apple orchards, delivering newspapers and lots more activities in which politics played no part whatsoever. What an odd childhood Brown must have had. What an odd child he must have been. It probably explains a lot.

B. J. Carroll, Hong Kong, China

I think Brown made an even better joke about not having a general election now. The Conservatives agreed " Vote Blair get Brown".

JAMES GALLAGHER, LONDON, UK

I marvel that there seems a steady trend in England to welcome a "presidential" style of government. The exposure of prospective ministers to what-if questioning will open a wedge between party factions and the prime minister and invite organized interest groups to become a larger factor in government, generally.This would be a significant change away from cabinet selection though the distinction may not be so obvious.

Stephen, Indianapolis, USA/IN

Gordon, enjoy the next 2 years as Prime Minister because no amount of spin will ensure that the British Public will ever elect you at a General Election.

Stephanie, London, England

Mr.Brown plans a "Ministry of all the Talents" He has borrowed this phrase from history. Lord Genville said this in 1806. His ministry lasted one year. He did achieve the abolition of slavery. Mr Brown may yet save England from the slavery of "New Labour".

Martin Begley, Malta,

I think Brown will come out of Blair's shadow and show himself to a great leader...At least he won't be Bush's lackey.

Hamad Lone, Thornton Heath, England

Gordon Brown " promises sweeping changes to the political system to restore trust in government."

Why now? What about his 10 years in government, supporting the spin.

RRR, Totnes,

being an MP for scotland, how will mr brown being the new labour leader and prime minister, vote on only english matters? more to the point should this even be aload that a policy make can only vote on some matters that are not about his own constituacy.

andrew Moore, Rye, East Sussex

More of the same with little or no change under Brown. I don't see Britain putting up with New Labor for another 10 years. Ten years with Blair is enough for any country to stomach

Paul Martin, Brisbane, Qld. Australia

New haircut, same sticky fingers in your wallet.

Al, Newcastle,

The new hair style seems to be a Gordon Blair affair. Who was the hairdresser? Just so I can avoid them!

alan Morgan, Merifons, France

If all of these things are needed now, such as restoring democracy to Parliament, and listening to people more, then what does it say about Gordon Brown who must be held culpable for the failure to listen and the degradation of democracy over the last 10 years.

If he was one of the main causes of these failures why should we have any confidence that he will be able or indeed willing to see his own failures corrected.

Peter, Maidstone, Kent

Heard it all before Mr Brown !!! I do not think that you are worthy of being the next labour leader, let alone Prime Minister of this country. You will certainly not get my vote however meaningful your speaches are.

cheryl roberts, London, England

Yes its all very worthy. I still think he looks like Mr Ben though.......................

Brad, Bradford, UK

Is Gordon Brown really so incapable of communicating with the general public that he must rely on Straw and Miliband to say everything for him? or is it that he just holds us all in contempt?

This does not bode well for the future of the country

Peterq, London, England

Why didn't this selfish man say this kind of thing much earlier?

Up until a short while ago, Blair was willing to see someone else try for the leadership, despite Brown's long and difficult service.

It's true measure of Blair's character.

John Chuckman, Toronto, Canada

in my opinion (and thats all it is, an opinion) anyone who questions whether Tony B;air has been a great priminister has never had the country's best interests in mind. In fact more likely to have had there bank account in mind. he has seen so much success on so many levels and brought the country in to the best economical state it has ever been in. Unfortunately a politician is remembered more so for there failures than triumphs, so the two words Blair and Iraq will go hand in hand for many years. A Times columnist wrote that ''blair is leaving like a grinning cheshire cat'' a fairer comment would be to say he leaves number 10 aged and exhausted having given everything he worked for all his life into trying to make this country better for all of us. I only hope that those who are happy to see him leave realise that Cameron the cyclist and campaigner for the environment will not come close to achieving what blair has for the masses.

Terence Hastie, Cheshire, UK

'politics is not just image, its about delivery'. Exactly what has Gordan succesfully managed during his time as the vindictive chanceller. Seemingly a huge goverment and public debt,. Lets face it the economy has grown on borrowed money!

Matt, Staffs,