Who needs politicians when you can have Paxo?

Last night's Newsnight managed to report as fact that Gordon Brown was planning state funding of political parties, an elected second chamber, and the Alternative Vote system of "Proportional" "Representation", without producing anything so vulgar as evidence. But, of course, all of these things have long been favoured by the BBC, and especially by Newsnight. So who would a mere Prime Minister be to argue?