Comments on: Gordon Brown needs a diversion

By: Mike T

Mike T — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:53:26 +0000

If Brown’s genuinely interested in temporarily reviving the Socialists’ fortunes he need only resign, but it would be better for the country if he stays on until 2010 and takes the rest of the destructive crew out with him.

By: Peter Chambers

Peter Chambers — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:30:59 +0000

- ?why are we discussing the needs of GB when all the country needs is less governmental interference of any colour ….?

By: Simon Rucker

Simon Rucker — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:04:51 +0000

Surely a cabinet reshuffle is the G man just taking his eye off the ball(s); what he needs is a jolly good Brown-Bush Summit.

By: Yuske Tanaka

Yuske Tanaka — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:26:44 +0000

Brown could get lucky and find a ‘diversion’ without having to adopt a new communications strategy (something like the Falklands or War on Terror); however I’m not convinced he’d even consider adopting a different public persona, unless a government-sponsored report told him he should do so, as he seems like a man with strong beliefs and stubborn with it. Brown is keen to mark himself out as being different to Blair - by focusing on ’substance’ over ’style’ - but is in danger of losing public confidence as backbench rebellions followed by Treasury U-turns create the impression of lack of control and a party in disarray. Reports that Ken Livingstone’s camp would prefer Brown to steer well clear of their man this week, if true, is an unfortunate reflection of what a liability Brown has become to his own party. I believe Brown to be well-intentioned and supposedly a highly intelligent man; yet he’s just like one of those really clever people that we all know but with appalling social skills…they never quite get why people don’t warm to them. Time to prepare the next generation of smart AND charismatic Labour title-challengers for a return to office in about 3 terms’ time.

By: Mark M

Mark M — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:17:12 +0000

At the very least, he could do with cabinet ministers drawing hate and ridicule away from him, in the way that Thatcher was surrounded by the grisly likes of Tebbit, Brittain, Lawson and Kenneth Baker. The current lot are so colourless that Gordon himself is getting all the flak.