Regeneration of the Prime Minister

During the election campaign there were many comments on the Labour Party's fascination with Doctor Who in its use of David Tennant to provide voiceovers for PEBs, and starring roles for Sean Pertwee (son of Jon) and Peter Davison.

However it is only now as the dust from the election finally settles that it's possible to see how Doctor Who provides a strange mirror to the rise and fall of the whole New Labour Project:

* The unexpected and triumphant return of the programme after many years off the screen.

* The replacement of the ninth Doctor by a Scottish successor.

* The return of several key characters from the first series as the final series from RTD reached its conclusion.

* The Tenth's Doctor's final words ("I don't want to go") sum up the amazing week of horse-trading followed the inconclusive result of the Generl Election.

* The casting of the youngest actor ever to play the Eleventh Doctor.

It only remains to be seen now how the Eleventh Doctor's relationship with his new companion will develop over the next five years. The good news so far is that the BBC has commissioned another series which will include a story by Neil Gaiman.