Blogs Posts on "Gordon Brown"

Obama and "The Special Relationship' by Subrosa on Nov 19, 2009Our ally? Never.At last, a journalist who tells how it really is. Fraser Nelson, the editor of the Spectator, is trailing an article by Con Coghlin in today's Spectator in which Con discusses the way Washington, with regard to the Afghanistan war,...

Gordon Brown's gratuitous comments! by A View from Middle England by Arden Forester on Nov 19, 2009Gordon Brown, whilst sidestepping the anti-democratic nature of the appointements of two EU functionaries, suggested tonight in a very gratuitous way that the selection of a female "Foreign Minister of Europe" was a signal that discrimination was def...

Grade Gordon by The Third Estate on Nov 18, 2009David Cameron and Nick Clegg have already written off this year’s Queen’s Speech as pointless political posturing, filled with legislation that will never see the light of day before the next general election. The implication being, neith...

Miliband's Exit Strategy by Subrosa on Nov 18, 2009click to enlargeA cuddle to LastoftheFew...

The Land Of Nod. by Face Booker - Takin It On The Chin on Nov 17, 2009I had the strangest dream last night. I retired a little after 2am, having finally got around to dinner just before midnight. I could have chosen a light meal but I'm taking quite the fancy for some of Leon's dishes. I think when I fell asleep the fu...

Gordon Brown at the Mansion House by Subrosa on Nov 17, 2009Politicians of all hues are fairly expert liars but Gordon Brown must come top of my list.I listened to part of his Mansion House speech and his latest mantra 'I will not be influenced by public opinion' sent a shiver down my spine. Good leaders do l...

Afghanistan Death Toll Rises by Subrosa on Nov 16, 2009Two more soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan. One soldier was from the 7th Batallion The Rifles (7 Rifles) attached to the 3 Rifles battle Group and was killed as a result of small arms fire whilst on a foot patrol near Sa...

Are Labour going to do a Jedward by NewsJunction on Nov 16, 2009Labour’s poster depicting David Cameron and George Osbourne as the so bad they’re funny X Factor twins John and Edward (”Jedward”) with the tagline “You won’t be laughing if they win” has got a good deal of p...

Why this Gordon Brown hates the old Gordon Brown by Complete and Utter Zebu on Nov 15, 2009Remember the Gordon Brown who became Prime Minister in 2007? So keen was he to distance himself from Tony Blair’s premiership that he made the Office for National Statistics independent, so that there would be “no more spin” and pub...

UK Child Migrants - Government To Say Sorry by Crust Of The Grouch on Nov 15, 2009I hadn't heard of this before today, hundreds of thousands of British children were deported to former colonies.The child immigration scheme, mainly organised by the Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of Nazareth, was intended to bring "pure white stoc...