After the government finally admitted defeat and climbed down from their indefensible position over admitting Gurkhas this morning, Joanna Lumley, friend of ex-servicemen par excellence, gushed:

I would like to pay tribute to Gordon Brown the Prime Minister, a brave man who has made today a brave decision on behalf of the bravest of the brave.

Brave is not a word we'd associate with the Gord. Something ain't right about that...