He's a spinner.

So, a bad week for Gordon Brown, which just got even worse.

"AN ICM survey for BBC's Newsnight revealed that 61% of respondents thought that new Prime Minister Mr Brown was as big a spinner as Mr Blair. Indeed, some 15% thought he was more likely to spin, while 20% thought he was less likely."

Mr Smith would suggest that the public probably aren't surprised at the fact that Mr Brown has been attempted to spin ... what they are surprised about is that he doing it so BADLY.