What has poor old Gordon got right?

[Doggy Styles]

When Vince Cable pointed out four years ago that Gordon's economic miracle was being fuelled by dangerously escalating debt, Gordon famously slapped him down saying "You were wrong before, and you are wrong again."

Well, events show that Vince couldn't have been righter. Which made me wonder: from when he became chancellor to the present day, what has Gordon Brown actually done right?

1. Not joining the euro

[Gordon Brown]

Kept inflation low.
Unemployment low.
Created millions of jobs.
Given you all the opportunity to make a killing on the stock market and in buying and selling property.

If you had any brains, you'd have made a lot of money under my reign as chancellor.

[the_duderama]

Minimum wage.

I remember the days of people getting paid £1 per hour, security guards, Hair Dressers, etc. If i was on the dole and was offered a job for £1 an hour what do you think i'd do?

[Ruprect]

Admitting he was wrong.
Resigning.

What? Eh? Oh...

[lilelvis2000]

His suits are quite nice. Not sure about the red tie thing.

[Drewster]

His suits are quite nice. Not sure about the red tie thing.

In a Compo after a night sleeping rough way......

[AtW]

UK should have joined euro from start, that would have prevented huge house debt bubble and also raise in costs due to devalued pound when the rest of Europe gets deflation.

[PM-Junkie]

UK should have joined euro from start, that would have prevented huge house debt bubble and also raise in costs due to devalued pound when the rest of Europe gets deflation.

So you're still a dork then?

[Doggy Styles]

UK should have joined euro from start, that would have prevented huge house debt bubble and also raise in costs due to devalued pound when the rest of Europe gets deflation.

Go away. That argument is well and truly lost.

[Darren@UptonAccountants]

Which made me wonder: from when he became chancellor to the present day, what has Gordon Brown actually done right?

The VAT Flat Rate Scheme.....that's it, nothing else!