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ntluser · 02-07-2009, 10:04

Gordon Brown is simply driving this government on to the rocks so that he won't have to deal with the consequences of New Labour's mismanagement.

As New Labour are unlikely to be re-elected, he won't admit that cuts are necessary so that he can jeer from the Opposition benches when the Conservatives take the necessary remedial action to correct his mistakes and say that New Labour could have dealt with the crisis without cuts if they had been re-elected.

In his TV conversation with Nick Robinson, it was apparent that he was not actually going to use the word "cuts", instead preferring other words that effectively meant the same thing. Making savings by eliminating "waste" depends on how you define waste so it's possible to reduce vital services and argue that you are not making cuts but reducing waste. Pity this principle does not operate on those at 10 & 11 Downing Street.

If this is Gordon being transparent, I think it must be a political definition of transparency that equates to as clear as mud!

If Winston Churchill was Prime Minister today he would have been open and honest about the crisis faced by the nation and would have given us one of his famed stirring speeches that evoke confidence and the ability to cope.

By comparison, Gordon Brown is a political wimp.

Given that New Labour are not going to do anything until the election and given that whatever date they choose, be it tomorrow or the last day of their term of office, they are unlikely to be elected, it makes sense to hold the election sooner so that the nation's problems can be address promptly.

This is a case of putting country before party because at this rate and under these circumstances there will not be a country to govern.

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ntluser Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Age: 79 Services: Virgin Media XL Telephone,TV with Tivo box & Superhub3 upto 150Mb Broadband, Sky World, & Freeview+ Posts: 1,901	Re: Brown on the ropes? Gordon Brown is simply driving this government on to the rocks so that he won't have to deal with the consequences of New Labour's mismanagement. As New Labour are unlikely to be re-elected, he won't admit that cuts are necessary so that he can jeer from the Opposition benches when the Conservatives take the necessary remedial action to correct his mistakes and say that New Labour could have dealt with the crisis without cuts if they had been re-elected. In his TV conversation with Nick Robinson, it was apparent that he was not actually going to use the word "cuts", instead preferring other words that effectively meant the same thing. Making savings by eliminating "waste" depends on how you define waste so it's possible to reduce vital services and argue that you are not making cuts but reducing waste. Pity this principle does not operate on those at 10 & 11 Downing Street. If this is Gordon being transparent, I think it must be a political definition of transparency that equates to as clear as mud! If Winston Churchill was Prime Minister today he would have been open and honest about the crisis faced by the nation and would have given us one of his famed stirring speeches that evoke confidence and the ability to cope. By comparison, Gordon Brown is a political wimp. Given that New Labour are not going to do anything until the election and given that whatever date they choose, be it tomorrow or the last day of their term of office, they are unlikely to be elected, it makes sense to hold the election sooner so that the nation's problems can be address promptly. This is a case of putting country before party because at this rate and under these circumstances there will not be a country to govern.