Some dare to question the accursed power of the one eyed son of the manse. When Guido pointed out that Lehman’s HQ was doomed from the moment Gordon performed the opening ceremony some questioned if these events were really related. Take note of this morning’s Times City Diary:

…the writing was on the wall for Lehmans after they moved to Docklands and got Gordon Brown, whose presence at any sporting event seems to guarantee a home team defeat, to open the new building for them. He performed the same function at the new Gresham Street HQ of Dresdner Kleinwort. They went under a few weeks ago.

As if further proof were needed.