Fixing Football

Transfer windows to help supporter buyouts, forcing clubs to hand over a 25% stake to fans and far tougher scrutiny of would-be owners. It's easy to be cynical about a policy idea floated six weeks before an election, but Gordon Brown is a genuine socialist football fan, having been involved in the fan-led campaign to save Raith Rovers. Credit where credit's due: were Labour this radical about the things that really matter, they might even be worth voting for again.