The Scotsman - Brown to swap 'sofa' rule for collective government

re: "GORDON Brown is to shed some of his powers of patronage as Prime Minister, as he moves to enshrine the concept of collective government in contrast to Tony Blair's "sofa" rule. /A statement to the Commons on the future constitution, originally due today but delayed until later this week because of the Glasgow terror attack, will set out ways he will relinquish some duties. /Measures include giving parliament a final say on going to war as well as the power to vet appointments of senior public officials. It will propose the Prime Minister relinquishes his powers of appointing bishops to the Church of England..."...