The chancellor is the only cabinet member who is never mentioned when the serious speculation gets going ahead of a reshuffle.
As a key figure behind New Labour and a chancellor presiding over an extremely healthy economy, the only job Gordon Brown can expect to be moving to is the one currently occupied by Tony Blair.
But with Downing Street recently stating that the prime minister intends to serve out a second term, the refrain of Dear Prudence can be expected to emerge from 11 Downing Street for some time to come.