President Sheen, Prime Minister Bremner?

So U2 frontman Bono edited The Independent today. Of course Radio 4's Today programme ( www.bbc.co.uk/today ) has given over limited editorial control to celebrity guest editors over the festive season for years but perhaps this should be a more common phenomena. I'm sure our American friends would rather see Martin Sheen taking over the White House for real. Personally I'd trust Rory Bremner to spend my taxes more wisely than Mr Blair seems to have done – and if she was alive perhaps Hattie Jacques could take over from Patricia Hewitt. As for Mr Prescott, perhaps it could be arranged for him to guest edit The Beano….