THE history of Britain is littered with stories of nearly men, those who came close but got no cigar, who have been added to the long list of contenders for the prize of the best prime minister we never had.
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The Brown identity
In 10 days, the chancellor will become prime minister. But who is he � and what turned a vivacious student into the dour control freak of media legend? Alan Taylor talks to friends of the old, and the new, Gordon Brown, while Jamie Lafferty travels to Kirkcaldy to meet his constituents
