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Oh Gord, what next

GORDON Brown's attempt to gain populist favour scraped the barrel this week.

The embattled PM took time off to write a letter of commiseration to John Terry, whose mis-kicked penalty cost Chelsea the European Cup.

A commiserating letter for a missed penalty? Has Brown lost his marbles completely?

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