But why does leaving now make him a bitter bastard? What could have happened in 6-12 months? I am lost.
Been neglecting my posts.
It was a small and spiteful thing typical of the man. And remember I lived in Fife for 20+ years with Gordon Brown on my doorstep. Basically he knew that the conservatives and liberals had no deal done yet, but that he not only didn't have one but was unlikely to get one (despite the Lib Dems 2faced dealing). Therefore he decided, whilst his party was still negotiating, to quit. This forces the Conservatives to immediately form a minority government, and changes the face of negotiations with the Lib Dems, after all David is now standing at No.10 without any agreement in place and with no votes yet from the con and lib parties.
The last minute negotiations and powerplay involved in that had who knows what effect. But it's not unreasonable to suspect that someone gave away more than they wanted to, and 6montsh from now it will come back and haunt them. If Brown truly believed in doing what was right for the country, he should have waited until the deal was done, then walked.
Damn *NM*
11/05/2010 08:04:36 PM
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What I find astonishing is how fast it's going.
11/05/2010 08:11:57 PM
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It is unnatural
11/05/2010 08:14:38 PM
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Newspaper panic.
11/05/2010 08:44:11 PM
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*points and laughs* Ha ha! *NM*
11/05/2010 08:54:50 PM
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See, the odd thing is
11/05/2010 10:01:10 PM
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Brown - A bastard till the end.
11/05/2010 09:08:26 PM
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You know what really pisses me off?
11/05/2010 09:15:06 PM
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You know what's depressing?
11/05/2010 09:17:04 PM
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I'm enjoying being in denial about that
11/05/2010 09:21:16 PM
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His sister didn't make it, though. At least there's only one Rees-Mogg in Westminster? *NM*
11/05/2010 09:23:53 PM
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Given I know less about his sister, I'm not sure it is a good thing which way round it happened *NM*
11/05/2010 09:29:10 PM
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I'm thinking not, she seems like the better candidate, truth be told.
11/05/2010 09:31:07 PM
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Re: You know what really pisses me off?
11/05/2010 09:19:44 PM
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Re: You know what really pisses me off?
11/05/2010 09:29:32 PM
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Anyone who believes people voted for their local candidate rather than a party leader...
11/05/2010 09:34:02 PM
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How so?
11/05/2010 10:02:50 PM
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Just so...
13/05/2010 11:22:12 PM
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Re: Just so...
13/05/2010 11:26:31 PM
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As sure as anyone can be.
13/05/2010 11:32:22 PM
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I don't think that is true
13/05/2010 11:44:04 PM
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Re: I don't think that is true
13/05/2010 11:49:28 PM
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Look at it this way
11/05/2010 09:15:35 PM
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Re: Look at it this way
11/05/2010 10:04:25 PM
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In a mild British way this is the most unexpected political alliance since the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
11/05/2010 10:17:25 PM
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Re: In a mild British way this is the most unexpected political alliance since the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
12/05/2010 09:08:15 AM
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On a vaguely related note - how long has it been since a child was born in Downing Street No. 10? *NM*
11/05/2010 09:46:35 PM
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