Credit where credit is due - The Government under Brown has dealt with the recent events well, do you agree?

Question

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of Brown or the Labour party, but there have been three ocassions since Blair left that I thought would be the typical Government screw up and all three occasions it has not been as bad as I thought.

I mean the response to the terror attacks, the flooding over the summer and more recently the foot in mouth - which the EU is imminently declaring the UK free of.

In previous examples of all three cases, its been a total disaster... and while in some cases there was no way to WIN per say, at least decisive action stopped us losing by as much as we could have.

I sort of grudgingly feel that perhaps credit is due to the government for dealing with things well.

What are your opinions?

Do I live in Britain? Only all my life.

My point is, that even if Gordon Brown didnt fly the helicopter that saved people during the floods, or singlehandedly stop the terrorists, he leads the institution you would blame so by contrast should also share the credit for when he doesnt mess up.

I also think some people just like to complain.

Answer 1

I tend to agree with you. I'm not a Labour supporter either, but I do think the Brown government seem considerably more competent than the Blair government generally were, and they did handle the three events you cite as well as could be expected. As far as foot and mouth is concerned though, the swift and efficient handling of the outbreak this time, was mainly due to lessons learnt from the fiasco the last time.

It's also good to see that Brown has cooled off the relationship with the Bush administration somewhat, and doesn't slavishly follow the American line on Iraq any more.

The government also seem to be distancing themselves, at least partially, from Blairite control freakery, with their swift dismissal of Lord Justice Sedley's compulsory DNA database idea.

Now, if they would only scrap the National ID card scheme and do something concrete about Carbon emissions instead of just shifting the responsibility to the general public, they might even have a chance of regaining my support.

I doubt whether you'll get many people on Y/A to give credit where it's due though, considering that opinion in the politics section of Y/A tends to be unrepresentatively skewed to the right.

Answer 2

Exactly what did brown do about the floods - what did he do about the F&M apart from hold the purse strings tight when the drain should have been replaced.

It's civil servants that do the work - not figureheads.

Excatly what did they do over the prison officers strike - enage on teh basis that they had grounds - No call in a judge to rule it illegal (bear n mind the pay arrangements are also illegal as they do not conform to the agreement which lead to the non-strike deal)

And then only after stupidly clubbing them back into their prison wings did the government then say - and now we shall engage with you because you have a genuine grievance.
The opportunity to be gracious was lost.

Theonly thing that Brown has done that's an improvement is not introduce random knee jerk new legislation - but then again parliament is in recess. Time alone will tell.

Answer 3

well the terror attacks were stopped by the Secret Services so how Gordon Brown gets credit for that is beyond me?

Foot & Mouth response was probaby drawn up after the last disaster, i.e We live and Learn. So credit should go to Tony really

Floods - Dont know enough about to pass judgement

Answer 4

I think he is the biggest waste of space. He is conspicuous by his abscence on the world stage and is a complete lightweight. The British people for their sins voted for Tony Blair and have paid for it for 10 years. They did not elect Gordon Brown. Our system means we vote for a party not an individual but nobody does. Blair got in because loads of female voters thought he was sexier than his tory equivelent not because of his politics. Brown took over like it was a family firm and the retiring boss handed over family jewels. Blair did not have the right to choose our next prime minister and the system should be changed accordingly. People may forget how Brown wiped off a third off their pensions with one fowl swoop and have taxed us to the hilt but i wont. If people actually voted on policies at the next election this muppet would be history and good ridance.

Answer 5

My opinion is that Labour are sh**ing their pants at the mess they have made of this country over their ten years of power.

I cannot understand how they have stayed in power so long, they continue to let the whole world move into the UK, over tax the working population, reward laziness and have replaced justice with 'rights for criminals'.

Answer 6

It's called spin. I no longer believe this government. Remember Clown brown was in the Iraq lie and the Dr Kelly
death/murder

Answer 7

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Answer 8

No....what rot.

they new about the leaking pipe 4 years ago and did nothing!!!!.

Answer 9

You don't live in Britain, do you?