Son of Brown

For anyone who might not have realised just how close Labour party leader Ed Miliband has been throughout his political career, here is a year-by-year listing of Red Ed's jobs, courtesy of commenter 13eastie at Guido's blog:

• 1994 Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown
• 1995 Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown
• 1996 Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown
• 1997 Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown
• 1998 Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown
• 1999 Chief Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown’s Treasury
• 2000 Chief Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown’s Treasury
• 2001 Chief Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown’s Treasury
• 2002 Chief Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown’s Treasury
• 2003 Chief Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown’s Treasury
• 2004 Chief Economic Advisor to Gordon Brown’s Treasury
• 2005 Smith Institute Wonk
• 2006 Economic Secretary to Gordon Brown’s Treasury
• 2007 Member of Gordon Brown’s Cabinet
• 2008 Member of Gordon Brown’s Cabinet
• 2009 Member of Gordon Brown’s Cabinet
• 2010 Member of Gordon Brown’s Cabinet
• 2011 Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

There seems to be an ever-so-slight connection between those two...