Gorden Brown our prime minister?

Question

do you think the PM will be different then Tony Blair, he seems to be changing alot since he got power or do you think that he is proving a point in saying im not Tony Blair and soon he will be any other Pm we have had. all lies!.
if he does change the country in what he does do you think it will be a better place....

Answer 1

There's nothing like a new broom is there. Wait a few months and then we'll see

Answer 2

Watching Gordie trying to wriggle out from under Blair's policies, whilst at the same time following them and taking advantage of all the spin at hand is just a joke. He's apparently to the left of Tony (even the Tories are for god's sake) but that doesn't give him pause for thought about Blair's bellicose policies. Carry on up the Kyber Gordie!

Answer 3

Natty-Lea thank you for reminding me of George's comment. How true. Reading to-day that Brown has refused to rule out military action against Iran the comment is more than ever accurate. Despite all his recent political statements he is just the same as Blair but without the 'charm'. The way things are going with Bush and now Brown this world will end up in flames.

Answer 4

Our new PM has promised that he will be different from his seriously discredited predecessor. Many of the changes he introduced during the first few days are promising. But he has to be careful with some of his ministers as old habits die hard. For example, Des Browne is still spinning about Iraq and Afghanistan and shows no sign of stopping. Alan Johnston is just as bad. Miliband finds himself slipping into spin. So if he doesn't get a grip on them, he will be the leader of the New Spinners.

Answer 5

Brown hasn't changed at all -

Gordon Brown slipped out documents on the last day of parliament showing that civil service pensions liabilities had soared by £27 billion in just one year and now cost every UK household £5,000.

The revelation was made in one of 30 written statements released on the last day before MPs headed for their 11-week summer break.

Other information which emerged on what has been dubbed "Trash Thursday" included accounts showing that MPs' claimed inflation-busting expenses and figures showing that ministerial car travel cost taxpayers almost £6 million a year.

Obscure government accounting documents showed that the Civil Service Pensions Scheme had liabilities now worth £128 billion, having soared by £27 billion in one year - a rise of more than 50 per cent in two years.

"Gordon Brown's government obviously thinks the day Parliament rises is a 'good day to bury bad news'

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1171

Answer 6

From my perspective ( high atop the Allegheny mountains in Pennsylvania, USA.) Tony Blair was credit to the UK. He was a gentleman, a diplomat, and one of the most articulate world leaders in recent years. He will be missed by millions.

As for Mr. Brown....we just don't know anything about him yet....especially over here in the states. So the jury is still out on that one. Time will tell.

Answer 7

The main difference is that Gordon Brown, a Scottish Presbyterian, is much closer to the Common people. He remains true to his Socialist roots than ever did Tory Bliar!

Gordon, ahead in the polls, is on a roll and he knows it. He could go to the country and call a general election any time. Talk is that he might do just that, maybe 2008.

Answer 8

He's only been in the job a month and people are calling him all-sorts. He had the best Economy of any chancellor in over 200 years. Why not give the bloke a go?

Answer 9

The first thing you need to do with politicians is listen what they say but observe there actions. Not always the same. I offer the following comments.

We have recently had to listen to GB telling us how many affordable houses they will be built over the next few years that is 250000 per year for at least the next ten years. They used this very same figure in the 1950s when Clem Attele was the PM. they did not achieved it then. If they do manage a programme that produces that many houses, it will suck in much of the cash now used by the public in pursuit of their own happiness. Also it will suck in the labour and materials currently use to build houses for sale. They will need to have an enormous land bank if they are to meet the needs of the programme. What effect will this have on the existing stock of houses and new build for sale houses? Well and I am guessing when I say this, both the existing stock of owner-occupier stock and future new build for sale will cost more. Why is this?

Let examine first the financial side of this proposed programme. In the past affordable housing meant Council Housing. For this the Government borrowed the money from the money markets, lent it to the Councils (at preferential rates of interests.) to build this house with repayment over 60 years. This became part of the national debt; this would not be in line with GB prudent strategy. Dose this mean GB? Is changing his views as exactly what is prudent, I think not. Lots of councils do not own any houses any more they have sold it off or transferred to other types of social landlords, Housing associations are one of this type of social landlord. The government through the Housing Corporation lends them some money to build, but themselves raise most via building societies and insurance and pension funds. The rents from these houses are used among other thing to pay interest on the money from the Housing Corporation and the loans from others sources at commercial rates of interest.

In the ten years the New Labour has been in power they have not changed the law when it comes to right to buy. Most social housing is up for sale to sitting tenants when they have fulfilled the period of tenancy requirement, will GB change this? I think not. In the past the Government has offered money to existing tenants (if memory severs me correctly up 10000 pounds) to leave their council houses and buy houses on the free market.

The people who are now looking for the government to provide them with a social rented house does because they cannot afford to buy on the open market. In my view the current Government proposals will ensure these people will never be in a position to buy on the open market because those who can afford to rent without housing benefit will not be in a position for many years to save for a deposit on a free market house. Even those who buy on a share ownership basis we almost certainly be stuck with the equity the put into it in the first place most likely a quarter share. The great and advantage for the Government is! The shared owner pays as part of the occupation costs some rent and something of the mortgage. This has two possibly three-side effects, eviction for no payment of rent and repossession for non-payment of the mortgage and of course the shared owner is responsible for all repair, maintenance and in some cases service costs.

This will have a circular effect on renter and buyers. The renter will be stuck in a house paying rent on a house, which will never be theirs, they will not benefit from the increase in value of the house. In fact the increase the annual cost of building, will be past on to all occupiers of social housing, (for illustration the occupier of a council house build before 1939 for 250 pounds pays the same rent as house complete this year 100000 pounds). The completion for land labour and material will push up the cost of a new build on the free market houses and it follows that all exiting owner occupiers will benefit form an increase the value of the home, and first time buyers will have to pay more to get on the housing ladder.

The only way the Government can stop economic results of their proposed policy is to control the production of the materials, the distribution of labour, land sales and the money markets which provide the finance for mortgages Then we are back to Old Labour, controlling the means of distribution, exchange and labour!

Answer 10

TB was an awesome load of lies and Gordon ( Clown)Brown is implicated because he continued to serve in the same government. OK he will make a lot of right moves but 90 days and he will revert to type

Answer 11

This one is trying to make a name for himself and appeal to all the daily hate readers. Hardly in number 10 and he tries to make my favourite herb illegal without proper research etc, and plans to build a lot of houses on flood plains. Hes such a tool and we didnt even vote for him.