Not Heathcliffe but Rebus

Over at the Ft's Westminster blog,Jim Pickard thinks that far from being Heathcliffe, Gordon Brown is more like one of his Scottish patriots Rebus of Iain Rankin fame

After consulting Wikipedia he concludes

1 “He has to deal with his own personal issues”

2 He is surrounded by “internal politics” in his workplace

3 “His clothes are often less than immaculate”

4 “His advancing years and approaching retirement means he is unlikely to receive another chance”

5 “(His) gruff exterior and fierce will to succeed in his field belies a benevolent nature.”

6 “An intimidating personal manner”

7 “Rebus is ‘married’ to his job”