Six things Gordon Brown did that were not a complete disaster

Gordon Brown has already described himself as an "ex-politician".

Now, the BBC reports, he will make it official and announce this evening he is standing down as the MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath at the 2015 election. Vince Cable once famously told Brown he had transformed from Stalin to Mr Bean during his time in office - but here are six things he actually did right during nearly two decades in frontline politics.