When things don't turn out as we would like them to, it is very tempting to assure that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending.
The first integrated circuit was created in 1958 by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments but, the first high-level programming language existed even before then.
Dieticians warn that Britons need to transform their eating habits, with around a quarter of the population classed as obese - so fat their health is in danger.
Partly because of the old Blair-Brown rancour, and partly because of Mr Brown's own failings, his premiership has been blighted by repeated attempts within his own party to oust him.