tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post5980657318947897127..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: The new Attlee?Paul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-13052058739328516202007-04-23T17:11:00.000+01:002007-04-23T17:11:00.000+01:00Re. Skipper's point, they're taking a leaf from Ka...Re. Skipper's point, they're taking a leaf from Karl Rove's book, namely trying to turn an opponent's strength into a weakness. The polls (public and private) often find that Brown is regarded as dour and boring, but competent and honest. So the Tories (with the help of some in the Murdoch press, and probably to the satisfaction of many Blairites) try to make him look incompetent and dishonest,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-81575790630494193302007-04-16T14:29:00.000+01:002007-04-16T14:29:00.000+01:00There is plenty of room for a Gordon Brown type pe...There is plenty of room for a Gordon Brown type personality but he would be wise not to bang on about it. A previous politician who emphasized his quiet personality was IDS and "quiet man" quickly came to mean "prat". Previously to that, John Major made much of his unglamorous personality and he won an election on the back of it. But his quiet demeanour also, we now realise, implied repression Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-6938125591302752312007-04-15T22:13:00.000+01:002007-04-15T22:13:00.000+01:00I think it is that Brown is trying to hide who and...I think it is that Brown is trying to hide who and what he is: a Scottish Accountant. Saatchi may have done a stand-up job on Thatcher, and Blair loves make-up (and Mandelson), however I don't think that the foundations are there for Brown. Computers are pretty un-exciting, even when they've got lots of lights flashing on and off; and lets face it no one finds a parking meter exciting (and that'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-69262145409390486522007-04-15T19:30:00.000+01:002007-04-15T19:30:00.000+01:00That celebrity culture may have become stale I wou...That celebrity culture may have become stale I wouldn't disagree with and falling tabloid circulations provide at least a little evidence of that.<BR/><BR/>However, it's huge leap from there to suggest (as Broon does) that people may instead be switching their affections to book clubs and literary festivals. Cobblers!<BR/><BR/>The truth is that there are now so many different interests we can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-3943596644316052802007-04-15T16:47:00.000+01:002007-04-15T16:47:00.000+01:00Significant too perhaps that Conservatives have so...Significant too perhaps that Conservatives have sought to hole his reputation for competence by leaping on the 'pensions' and now 'cheap gold' bandwagons.skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632351344359303404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-3184054738048533242007-04-14T21:19:00.000+01:002007-04-14T21:19:00.000+01:00I thought Brown's interview with the Guardian was ...I thought Brown's interview with the Guardian was strong and had depth. He's not going to win a personality contest with Cameron, but I think people want a change from spin and glitz. This is the real Brown, and this is what we like about him.<BR/><BR/>Similarly in the Telegraph there was an article on Jon Cruddas who I've been very impressed with, about Labour's moral compass.<BR/><BR/>http://HenryGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663417566055322428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-43739397290675092532007-04-14T15:48:00.000+01:002007-04-14T15:48:00.000+01:00I've traded words with Skipper on the same subject...I've traded words with Skipper on the same subject but I tend to agree with you - he'll play to his strenghts and make Cameron look shallow...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.liammurray.co.uk/writing/liammurray.html" REL="nofollow">Not that I'm smug either</A>Liam Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493956117016119698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-18531313459305951192007-04-14T13:40:00.000+01:002007-04-14T13:40:00.000+01:00Why are we even having this conversation?We all se...Why are we even having this conversation?<BR/><BR/>We all seem to be saying "Lets elect a leader who the public dislike and then hope that he's not as bad as we thought" - are we insane? Has logical thinking left the Labour Party?<BR/><BR/>We need to be looking for alternatives, not making the best of Brown.<BR/><BR/>See here for more:<BR/>www.thereisanalternative.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com