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[stackpole]

I think he knew what he did. He just wanted to be PM too badly, so he opted the risky path of fking up the country he was in chance of in order to get the position he always wanted. That is worse than incompetence, he had a motive to do it.

Sorry Alexei, I don't believe that. He has spent the last 11 years as a man out of his depth, playing with the levers of power.

[HairyArsedBloke]

I think he knew what he did. He just wanted to be PM too badly, so he opted the risky path of fking up the country he was in chance of in order to get the position he always wanted. That is worse than incompetence, he had a motive to do it.

Am I agreeing with Atw; or is he coming to his senses?

[EternalOptimist]

I think he knew what he did. He just wanted to be PM too badly, so he opted the risky path of fking up the country he was in chance of in order to get the position he always wanted. That is worse than incompetence, he had a motive to do it.

you mean....he did it right, to achieve his goal?

he's competent

must go for a lie down in a darkened room

[AtW]

The man is incompetent.

I think he knew what he did. He just wanted to be PM too badly, so he opted the risky path of fking up the country he was in chance of in order to get the position he always wanted. That is worse than incompetence, he had a motive to do it.

[AtW]

Or do you believe that Gordon Brown caused this global economic crisis?

Yes, Gordon Brown played a big role only for UK to be in deep tulip with his debt bubble - what he should have done is ensure that UK has got low debt levels and lots of savings it would have allowed UK to go over the crisis much easier and might have allowed to buy some cheap industries when prices are low. It was criminal mismanagement that house prices were allowed to baloon like they did in the last few years, that Northern Crocks in this country were giving 125% morgages while Brown was the Chancellor - the buck for economy stops with him, there is no other person in the UK who was in position of responsibility during this time.

[stackpole]

Tired old tune now. Who would you rather have had in charge during this global economic crisis?

Or do you believe that Gordon Brown caused this global economic crisis?

Or do you just dislike him because of some things that you don't like, so, like a petulant infant, attribute all evil to him and by extension good to anyone else.

Pathetic.

Global problem? If I crash my car into someone I'm not absolved of blame if we were BOTH speeding.

I can't agree with you there expat. The BoE used to monitor and supervise bank lending. The government took that job away from them a few years ago, supervision became weak or non-existent, and bank lending started to go mad. That was down to Gordon.

Instead of saving lots of money during the better times to pay for the rainy days to come, the government went on a spending spree, ran up a large deficit, and now has ballooning debt. That was down to Gordon.

The government announced a fire-sale of our gold reserves, which bottomed out the market, then sold the gold at the new knock-down prices. That was down to Gordon.

The man is incompetent.

Bailing out the most vulnerable banks was the only possible action, and yet he had to be browbeaten into it after provaricating for weeks.

He's now on a world tour trying to attract inward funding. I dread to think what sort of a deal he is getting for the British taxpayer.

[Bagpuss]

Our pensions would certainly be worth a lot more, 170 Billion pounds according to latest estimates.

I wish you could go back to a time before the internet

[Cyberman]

Tired old tune now. Who would you rather have had in charge during this global economic crisis?

Or do you believe that Gordon Brown caused this global economic crisis?

Or do you just dislike him because of some things that you don't like, so, like a petulant infant, attribute all evil to him and by extension good to anyone else.

Pathetic.

Our pensions would certainly be worth a lot more, 170 Billion pounds according to latest estimates.

[expat]

I truly believe that he, among others in his cohort, are at the core of most that is wrong with this country; that he is a criminal and those crimes include treason against the people of the UK; and that he should be punished for those crimes and that punishment should be Capital.

OK, I'll buy it: what treason? Taxing you?

[DimPrawn]

Tired old tune now. Who would you rather have had in charge during this global economic crisis?

Or do you believe that Gordon Brown caused this global economic crisis?

Or do you just dislike him because of some things that you don't like, so, like a petulant infant, attribute all evil to him and by extension good to anyone else.

Pathetic.

Too right expat. Brown kicked the Credit Crunch ™ into touch with just a few meetings in the City, they still get their million pound bonuses and we avoid economic meltdown.

Brown has ensured Britain did not waste the boom years and has safely stashed all that tax ready to release it now to smooth out the slowdown (caused by Amercians by the way).

WHAT A GUY!

[HairyArsedBloke]

Hey HAB, I assumed you'd be on Guido's march to Parliament Square today.

(I did plan to turn up, but I think those masks are a bit of a gimmick and wouldn't feel comfortable marching without one if everyone else was wearing one.)

THAT WAS THE PLAN

Something has come up here and I couldn't go.

I'd probably have got myself arrested anyway and then they might ask questions about me being in the country

[OwlHoot]

Hey HAB, I assumed you'd be on Guido's march to Parliament Square today.

(I did plan to turn up, but I think those masks are a bit of a gimmick and wouldn't feel comfortable marching without one if everyone else was wearing one.)

[HairyArsedBloke]

Tired old tune now.

Aye, it's a classic.

Who would you rather have had in charge during this global economic crisis?

NOT that evil snot goblin.

Or do you believe that Gordon Brown caused this global economic crisis?

In part, YES. He is responsible for the extremely lax monetary conditions that have persisted and extended since the nuLieBore regime came to power. This was also happening in the US during the the Clinton/Bush regimes so he his not solely responsible, but has a very large share.

Or do you just dislike him because of some things that you don't like, so, like a petulant infant, attribute all evil to him and by extension good to anyone else.

I truly believe that he, among others in his cohort, are at the core of most that is wrong with this country; that he is a criminal and those crimes include treason against the people of the UK; and that he should be punished for those crimes and that punishment should be Capital.

Pathetic.

Me? - yes, you've got me there. It's true, I am one sick puppy.

[EternalOptimist]

Tired old tune now. Who would you rather have had in charge during this global economic crisis?

Or do you believe that Gordon Brown caused this global economic crisis?

Or do you just dislike him because of some things that you don't like, so, like a petulant infant, attribute all evil to him and by extension good to anyone else.

Pathetic.

Its probably a bit weird, but I hate all the boasts about ending boom and bust, more than some of the things he has actually done (that I disagree with)

[expat]

go back to 97 and spoil a number of ballot papers to save the country and the world.

Tired old tune now. Who would you rather have had in charge during this global economic crisis?

Or do you believe that Gordon Brown caused this global economic crisis?

Or do you just dislike him because of some things that you don't like, so, like a petulant infant, attribute all evil to him and by extension good to anyone else.

Pathetic.