The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is not
considered the best or most popular British PM,
but his government's banking measures and protocols
have been adopted and praised across Europe;
even George W. Bush [as capitalistic as they come]
has adopted Gordon Brown's banking measures
to save the US economy from total collapse.

The USA is no longer the dog wagging the [world's] economic tail.
It's becoming clear that the USA is now the tail
being wagged by the European [and Chinese, and Middle Eastern] dog.

As for Gordon Brown?
He being Scottish may have something to do with
the prudent economic measures that he took.
You know about Scotsmen and how they deal with money [wink].