British Prime Minister Gordon Brown got some terrible press this weekend and Downing Street blamed ex-ministers. In the Saturday's Times, Matthew Parris really put the boot in saying again that the Prime Minister has no big idea and is not courageous.
Mr Parris again uses the "Wizard of Oz" description for Mr Brown and thinks the UK prime minister could go before the next election.
What is interesting is the number of ministers, both junior and senior, disagreeing with government policy such as the elimination of the 10 per cent income tax band for low earners. They don't seem to care whether the Prime Minister bears a grudge or not.
I think Mr Brown is very talented. He made Prime Minister and he also has a vision.
He wants to turn England into a version of Sweden with its expanded socialist welfare state. Mr Brown wants to dismantle the British armed forces and plans to conduct foreign policy via institutions such as the United Nations and the European Union. Obviously, this would be cheaper than having troops in Iraq, Sierra Leone etc.
Whether he succeeds in his aims we will have to wait and see. Mr Brown needs to win
the next election for his plans to bear fruit.
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Speaking as a fellow accountant, I am deeply disappointed that you see any positive features in Gordon Brown. I think he'll go down in history as one of the country's worst PMs. And as for not bearing a grudge... you must be joking.
Dear Praguetory, if Gordon Brown got our boys out of Iraq and Afghanistan then he would get my vote. But he did not? He is in the worst of both worlds, neither a loyal ally of the U.S or a disloyal ally of the Land of Free.
It is amazing how Wilson kept us out of Vietnam given the pressure put to bear.
For the record Brown sold gold at half price, wrecked occupational pensions and employed his babysitter as Chancellor of Exchequer. In a very cruel article the FT noted Gordon's fixation with numbers and lists (number of anti-malarial tents etc). Best wishes Enfield Dataman
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