Reply to: Golden Brown (He will be after his book)

[Doggy Styles]

Gordon Brown signs up for $100,000 speaking engagements | Politics | The Guardian

Here's what some Guardian readers think about this story:

Good for him. Why shouldn't he? I wish him every success after the despicable way he was treated in the media.

Brown is a brilliant orator as he showed in some speeches late in the election. He clearly has substance and a social conscience whereas Cameron and Clegg have shown what shallow spinmasters they are.
Good Luck Mr Brown!

And here's the funniest one

This man successfully led us through a recession, his knowledge on economic policy is outstanding. So why shouldn't share his knowledge

[d000hg]

Set a thief to catch a thief - If corruption and intimidation is that bad in Russia then surely all someone serious about doing business there need do is hire a bunch of badasses themelves. Then if any heavies come round demanding protection money or something, just deliver their heads to their boss via the Russian equivalent of DHL, to show you mean business, literally.

Dangerous game. You'd be hiring heavies without knowing what you were doing, they'd be experienced.

It'd be like getting into a pissing contest with a racehorse.

[doodab]

Set a thief to catch a thief - If corruption and intimidation is that bad in Russia then surely all someone serious about doing business there need do is hire a bunch of badasses themelves. Then if any heavies come round demanding protection money or something, just deliver their heads to their boss via the Russian equivalent of DHL, to show you mean business, literally.

Unfortunately the corruption is so bad that would basically amount to invading the place.

[TimberWolf]

Gordon Brown signs up for $100,000 speaking engagements | Politics | The Guardian

[OwlHoot]

It's much easier in Nigeria (despite having to bribe rebels to avoid attacks) because people there are pretty modest and whilst they would want a bribe they won't be also taking your business altogether, in Russia though there is no limit to greed and stupidity - a deadly combination.

Set a thief to catch a thief - If corruption and intimidation is that bad in Russia then surely all someone serious about doing business there need do is hire a bunch of badasses themelves. Then if any heavies come round demanding protection money or something, just deliver their heads to their boss via the Russian equivalent of DHL, to show you mean business, literally.

[HairyArsedBloke]

OH FFS - will you start adding that you are not a licensed financial consultant or not?

Is that the best you can do?

 
TOTALLY EXPECTED WIT FAILURE @ AtW

[AtW]

Nothing on him wetting himself? Edit. Or nappies and the rocking horse?

OH FFS - will you start adding that you are not a licensed financial consultant or not?

[HairyArsedBloke]

Nothing on him wetting himself?

Edit.
Or nappies and the rocking horse?

[gordonbrown]

I suspect being grusomely tortured and reading Brown's memoirs will amount to much the same thing.

You bigot. My memoirs will be something along the lines of:

1. Granita - the broken promise
2. Cracking down on Tory tax avoidance
3. Supporting England at football
4. Saving our nation from Tory over-exposure to gold prices
5. Marriage wasn't a populist scam
6. Eliminating Tory-created poverty
7. Being a fan of Arctic Monkeymen, Frank Ferdinand and the other ones, er...
8. Stepping into the breach when Tory suddenly resigns [should that be Tony? - ed.]
9. Saving the world's banks from Tory ruin
10. Deficit reduction going to plan
11. Stupid voters, stupid Clegg, stupid everybody except me
12. Appendix - all of my speeches

[TimberWolf]

No, they loved each other first, back then when 'things could only get better'.

That can be the title of the last chapter now.

[Mich the Tester]

FTFY

No, they loved each other first, back then when 'things could only get better'.

[Doggy Styles]

Chapter 1 Kicking Tony
...

FTFY

[Doggy Styles]

No lucrative EU role?

It seems not. No-one wants him.

Surprising really, because running an EU budget that has been unauditable for the past 14 years sounds right up his street.

[TimberWolf]

Chapter 1 Licking Tony
Chapter 2 Nose picking
Chapter 3 Selling the public's gold
Chapter 4 Prudent fiscal policy
Chapter 5 That bastard Tony leaves
Chapter 6 Saving the world
Chapter 7 Election '10
Chapter 8 We're staying put
Chapter 9 Nasty Mr Clegg
Chapter 10 Book deal and speaking engagements
Appendix; still waiting to cut it out of Tony's abdomen

No lucrative EU role?

[AtW]

<Says AtW carefully speaking towards the hidden microphone in the matryoshka >