Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#1
With his bad temper he really gets through them fast, throwing them across the office apparently.
The latest outburst is allegedly caused by a meeting being arranged between Barack Obama and David Cameron during the G20 procedings. No doubt this was made worse because the news was leaked that this meeting was not sought by DC or his team, it appears that DC's advisers gave him some rather cowardly advice not to seek a meeting in case it was refused. DC can be a bit too cautious at times. So it wasn't just the fact of the meeting that so enraged GB but the impication that it was requested by someone on BO's team. To politicians image and how they are seen is everything, so these things are important to them.
Obama seems to be preparing for the day when the USA's no 1 ally will be led by David Cameron, writing off the chances of Brown.
Brown is also looking more and more isolated in other ways.
He intended to use the G20 in order to try to generate 'Brown Bounce 2' but that dream is disappearing fast. He has been isolated, not just by overseas leaders like Merkel distancing themselves from his new stimulus demand, but also by his own Treasury and the Governor of the Bank of England. This is wiping away Brown's last economic fig leaf. Cameron's decision to distance himself from the Government's approach to the recession is now reaping the reward, it is he who represents the mainstream thinking, not Brown.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#2
There is still a possibility of a "Brown Bounce 2" if the G20 summit turns into a PR success story. To some extent the air was taken from beneath Browns wings by the interference of Mervyn King last week, the governor of the Bank of England. King caste grave doubt onto Browns big spend plan which was unfortunate in more ways than one, especially as it came before the G20.
However you look at his current situation, you can certainly say that Gordon is working very hard indeed trying to fix the unprecedented economic disaster by rallying global leaders into positive action. The problem is, and its been the problem all along, no two leaders seem to see the solution to the problem in the same way. However Obama like Brown has opted to throw money at the situation, so at least he has one ally for his fiscal policy.
Yes the ground seems to have shifted towards Cameron as the Germans for example have gone more or less the limited spend route. However this may be hindsight, as the early spending on building societys and banks hasnt paid off.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#3
Thinking about it though, is it not Brown Bounce 3 that he is hoping for.
There was the one that petered out as soon as he bottled the election and then that minor bounce as an initial response to the economic crisis, this one collapsed without Brown actually getting any kind of lead at all with Labour co-a-hoop at getting, briefly, within a few percentage points.
No PaulB, the name of the game now is to salvage something for Brown out of the G20. Leaders have moved away from Brown's position and his spin doctors are desperately in a damage limitation exercise. They are now claiming that they are after co-ordinating the stimulus already in place and not a new one, they are not fooling anybody as there are enough quotes to show that up for what it is. Far from rallying global leaders, his initiatives are being rubbished not only by international leaders but his own Treasury and Bank of England. He has completely lost his grip.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#4
let us hope that gordon is careful where he lobs his mobile telecommunication instrument.
we don't wnat him to injure any spin doctors, do we?
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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#5
iv got a £20 one he can have