I feel a little sorry for Gordon Brown this morning.

Writing personal, hand-written notes to the families of bereaved servicemen and women must be a very difficult thing to do. It would be hard enough for an ordinary person so it must be particularly emotional for the Prime Minister, knowing as he does it that he has the power to change things. It’s to his credit that he continues to do so.

So the idea that there’s a story in the fact he spelt someones name wrong is far more offensive than his original error. I’m sure someone will twist it into an example of his lack of a ‘personal touch’ and his commitment to the armed services will probably feature somewhere as well. In truth it should’ve been nothing more than a quiet apology from No.10 to the family concerned and a complete non-story for the media.