Is Hain making a leadership bid?

Former Cabinet minister Peter Hain's comments in the Independent on Sunday will be no doubt seen as further evidence of a growing movement within the party to replace Gordon Brown in the run up to next year's election.

Under the headline,Gordon, you are without a narrative,Hain says that

because Cameron's Tories do not actually offer the progressive change

there s still an opportunity for the Labour party to set the agenda however there is a problem

Despite Gordon Brown's best efforts, Labour has not had a clear enough narrative right across government. Ministers have developed a habit of making technocratic speeches where the very purpose of Labour gets lost

The article does not directly criticize Brown but the intention is surely laid bare.So is Hain suggesting that he is the beacon to carry the party to 2010 and beyond