I wonder whether this sexist (all be it in a good cause) gathering considered the difference in funding between female specific diseases e.g. Breast Cancer and Male specific diseases - or for that matter diseases such as Alzheimers. Feminism prevents the equal distribution of research aid!

Simon, York, England

Why is Sarah Brown accompanying her husband? Who's picking up the tab? Is this some sort of State Visit?

Chuck Unsworth, London,

Who is Sarah Brown? ;)

Tammy j, San Jose, USA

Whoopie Goldberg was also at that shindig and said on "The View" this morning, that Palin wafted in, did a couple of photo ops and wafted out again. She did not really MEET anyone, she was on to the next whirlwind meet and greet. Perhaps she was looking for those pesky witches?????

Su, Dallas, Texas, USA

Palin was in the room for less than 2 minutes, your article is very misleading. She only walked through. Get is right.

Coral, Chesapeake, USA

What a wonderful party to not get invited to. Brown, Palin, Ferguson and Follet! Yuk! A frump, a dunce, a vamp and a shrew. Poor Elle! She could have had dinner with me.

Burnley Bob, Liverpool, England

So who is paying for this junket - us mugs the taxpayer ?. Does GB ever listen or learn.

Freddie, Largs,

Meeting a few world leaders means she's qualified to lead on the international stage?...give me a break.

Theo, London, UK

Jeff, take a breath and reread the paragraph.

Chaka, New York,

Palin is pale'ing into a joke. There is a huge swing away now, as expected, as this is just fantasy politics with no substance.

More like a Miss America contest as each day passes by.

Paulo, London,

I do hope as many Labour supporters as possible see the picture of Mrs Brown and Mrs Palin. Almost as good as Mr Brown and Lady Thatcher.

Doug, Edinburgh,

I failed to grasp how exactly this event helped to solve the problem of deaths at birth.

Andrew, Cambridge, UK

oh god, im starting to find sarah p hot...

stu, london,

How exciting: the wife of Britain's failed P.M. This completes the silly photo-ops.

Palin met an old war criminal, the Mayor of Kabul, and several other now inconsequential people in quickie, highly-posed p.r. events.

Palin remains a ditzy cheerleader with over-active hormone production.

JOHN CHUCKMAN, TORONTO, CANADA

Mr Brown, who also took the supermodel Elle Macpherson and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, with him to New York....????? What? Who does he think he is? Rick James?

Jeff, London, UK