Score +1 for Brown, already?

He hasn't yet officially become Prime Minister, but sounds like he's already planning to give us back a bit of the democracy we've recently lost:

Gordon Brown is to hold out an olive branch to opponents of the Iraq war by reinstating the right to demonstrate and march outside the Houses of Parliament, it has been claimed.

Restrictive legislation introduced by Tony Blair will allegedly be reversed by the Chancellor soon after he enters Number 10 next week.

Colour me impressed: The right to peaceful protest might be back! This is certainly a step in the right direction. Keep it up, you cranky, unlikeable fellow, and you just might win my admiration. And win back my vote.