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Re: The 2010 General Election Thread: Week 2
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Originally Posted by Flyboy
With Brown's clear advantage on his experience with foreign affairs, does anyone think that Cameron will have an edge tomorrow?
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Strange - I thought he had been Chancellor, not Foreign Secretary? 
As the BBC stated when it was announced he was taking over as Prime Minister
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Gordon Brown is something of an unknown quantity as far as foreign policy is concerned
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tbf, at the bottom of the BBC article, it states (re Aid and Development)
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This was one area in which Gordon Brown made his mark internationally as chancellor.
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World Politics Review also stated at the time
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Gordon Brown becomes Britain's new Prime Minister today amid growing speculation over what kind of foreign policy can be expected from a seasoned politician who has rarely spoken out on foreign affairs in the past. Despite recent speeches on Britishness, national security and climate change, Browns views about the wider global policy agenda, and whether they will differ greatly from Tony Blair, are not yet clear.
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Doesn't sound like someone with " clear advantage on foreign affairs" to me. 
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