Gordon Brown - Head of the IMF???

torontoboy45

bendix wrote: »

Funny - I'd completely forgotten about Rawnsley. I was focusing on Mandleson, Blair, the woman MP who accused him of patronising her so she resigned, Campbell, the junior minister who's diaries I've just read but who's name I can't recall, the Downing Street staff.

But of course you're right. They're all sensitive bunnies, bless them, and Brown was the best PM of our generation.

if power corrupts, brown is a gold-plated example; a man whose biggest mistake was to believe his own propaganda.

but it takes a good decade before history delivers proper judgement. he was widely acknowledged (by the financial press at least) of taking a leading role in tackling the banking crisis; how his stewardship as chancellor contributed to the near-meltdown is still being debated.

the charge of control-freakery paranoia could be levelled against many in a position of power.

btw, I apologise for calling you a pr1ck in another thread - I normally reserve that (well-deserved) term of abuse for clucky.

Graham_Devon

ILW wrote: »

In what way did he leave the country in a better state than when he started?

He made sure he spent time thinking about the head of the IMF.

bendix

ILW wrote: »

In what way did he leave the country in a better state than when he started?

By leaving it in the hands of a conservative prime minister who understands the importance of not spending more than we earn.

Where do I claim my prize?

DexterA

The head of the IMF is simply a figure head. The donors control the real power. I expect the role is as much about getting consensus amongst donors as it is agreeing the best terms for all parties.

How much does it pay?

chucky

DexterA wrote: »

The head of the IMF is simply a figure head. The donors control the real power. I expect the role is as much about getting consensus amongst donors as it is agreeing the best terms for all parties.

gordon brown is not the best person for this type of role.

to be fair to Cameron he probably wants one of his own 'mates' in the job like he sorted Osborne out.

ninky_2

DexterA wrote: »

The head of the IMF is simply a figure head. The donors control the real power. I expect the role is as much about getting consensus amongst donors as it is agreeing the best terms for all parties.

How much does it pay?

330 k+ i think i read somewhere. but i don't think that's the main attraction of the job.

bendix

ninky wrote: »

330 k+ i think i read somewhere. but i don't think that's the main attraction of the job.

£270k actually

chris_m

lemonjelly wrote: »

Whoa!

David Cameron hasn't spent much time thinking about this?
The IMF are looking to appoint a person into a key role, & Britain could have a significant influence and David cameron HASN'T SPENT MUCH TIME THINKING ABOUT IT????

It doesn't need much time thinking about it to know that Clown heading the IMF would be the ultimate "lunatics running the asylum" scenario.

I'd rather "call me Dave" spent his thinking time on things that do need thinking about rather than wasting it thinking about something that is obvious after less than 2 seconds' thought - and that time includes reading it.

DexterA

I'm inclined to agree. One person (the PM) can't spend his time thinking about everything that's high priority. It's more important to have a good team around you who can investigate and advise on these type issues (not saying he has one). I agree, the words chosen by Cameron were poor.

ninky_2

bendix wrote: »

£270k actually

been a paycut since last year then.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/gordon-brown/7707911/What-will-Gordon-Brown-do-next.html

The IMF job would not only fulfil those criteria, but with a tax-free salary of £330,610 it would also double his current take-home pay compared with his taxed Prime Ministerial salary of £197,689.