Like a petulant, whining child who has finally worn down his parents, Gordon Brown got his own way today. He became Prime Minister four hours ago.

Do you know the story of Alan Turing and the Apple logo? He was born 95 years ago today, so I thought it was an opportunity to tell you the story, if you’ve not heard it.

I just finished reading a book. Those of you who know me will know that this is unusual. I rarely have the attention span to finish a whole book. But this was one of those life-changing, inspirational business books. I read a lot of those.

OK, The Big Donor Show turned out to be an awareness-raising hoax. Did it work? You be the judge. See the video clip of the reveal for yourself. It sounded like a Chris Morris-style spoof – and it was. But all in a good cause.