Hain The Pain

"Hain The Pain."

That's how he's known in South Africa. To be fair, that's how he's known by the marginalised white population, from the days when Peter Hain was a real fly in the ointment of the government's successful oppression of the majority of the population. He did things like organise actions within and without of the country, kick up a lot of press interest and generally cause a lot of bother, for one so white. And while all good-thinking white South African has rejected the bad old days (at least externally), the nickname has stuck. Hain The Pain. Probably one he should cherish, given the context.

But, with the current accusations of corruption and/or incompetence, maybe it's a nickname that Gordon Brown could be using right now.