TopGun Posted 12 May, 2010 Share Posted 12 May, 2010 Personally I think he was a politician who tried his best for the UK. I think his dedication came across in his leaving speech at Downing Street. As chancellor he gave the Bank of England independence so that mortgages and savings are not tied to the politicians of the day - a massive move that has helped everyone. As PM he had a tough role filling TB's shoes and he made a massive mistake by not calling an election after he took over. He would have waltzed that then and still be here now with an improved mandate. I also think it is unfair to single him out for a global financial crisis although I agree he should have acted on banks earlier... but there's retrospect eh? I think he did his very best with no personal agenda for legacy unlike TB. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1976_Child Posted 12 May, 2010 Share Posted 12 May, 2010 Compared to Blair he was a decent honourable man... but that ain't saying much. Brown would have been an excellent Labour PM if he was born in 1920. He was never going to beat Cameron in front of the cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 12 May, 2010 Share Posted 12 May, 2010 I preferred Blair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingeletiss Posted 12 May, 2010 Share Posted 12 May, 2010 (edited) An un-elected Prime Minister, who whilst Chancellor, sold off our gold reserves for peanuts, robbed our pension funds. Then when he grabbed power, refused us a referendum on Europe (as promised by Labour), bullied his staff, called an old lady a bigot because she had a different viewpoint (a bit like on here:(), and refused to take the country to an election last year, after he nearly bought this country to the point of bankruptcy. He gave us plastic coppers as a cheap option to another labour pledge (tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime), before some of you bleat on, I know this happened before he became PM, but he championed it. Yup!..he'll be remembered all right. Edited 12 May, 2010 by Gingeletiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 12 May, 2010 Share Posted 12 May, 2010 I think giving the Bank of England independence will be his greatest legacy. The fact that he took a budget that balanced when he inherited it and spent more that he earnt from 2002 onwards will be the legacy that everyone remembers. I think we were heading for a meltdown at some point - the credit crunch just brought it to a head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 12 May, 2010 Share Posted 12 May, 2010 A perfect example of The Peter Principle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 12 May, 2010 Share Posted 12 May, 2010 A perfect example of The Peter Principle. Question is, at what point did he reach "his level of imcompetance"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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