Pull the other one...

I suppose that the Chancellor thinks that he has to say these things in order to boost his claims to the top job. The Herald reports:

"GORDON Brown last night defended his decision to back England in this year's World Cup, insisting two-thirds of Scots would be doing likewise.
Friends of the chancellor rebuffed suggestions that the move was a publicity stunt. They were speaking after Mr Brown told a Sunday newspaper that he would "of course" be supporting England to win the World Cup. "Two-thirds of all Scots want England to win, and I'm certainly one of them," Mr Brown said. "I'll be there in person to support them for the final group game against Sweden in Cologne."

But whatever Mr Brown really thinks, the idea that two-thirds of Scots want England to win is just not credible.