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Whatever happened to Gordon Brown?
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Dont worry, Im sure he still gets his MP salary.Faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.0
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Has anyone anything nice to say about the chap please?
Oh yes .... he's got a very loyal wife, and two nice children, oh, and he now lives in Scotland.
Ah, no, forgot that he removed the 10p tax bracket/sold the gold/ watched over the worst financial crisis/ taxed dividends on shares in pension funds.... etc.0 -
Jennifer_Jane wrote: »Oh yes .... he's got a very loyal wife, and two nice children, oh, and he now lives in Scotland.
Ah, no, forgot that he removed the 10p tax bracket/sold the gold/ watched over the worst financial crisis/ taxed dividends on shares in pension funds.... etc.
And I raise you - Kept us out of the Euro
'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
Somewhat hypercritical of him as the situation was known about from the times when he was Chancellor. He didn't show any interest then
Out of interest, how do you know that?'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
Jennifer_Jane wrote: »Oh yes .... he's got a very loyal wife, and two nice children, oh, and he now lives in Scotland.
Ah, no, forgot that he removed the 10p tax bracket/sold the gold/ watched over the worst financial crisis/ taxed dividends on shares in pension funds.... etc.
Thank you Jenny. That's all good stuff.0 -
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
Bertrand Russell. British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)0 -
Probably sulking and eating his own snot. Was unfortunate to have met the man. Wasnt very impressed.0
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Dont shoot me down
im no labour supporter or fan of his.
but one thing he did do right was promt action in eu.
the other countries cant seem to sort the crisis.
we took brave action with 2bank bailouts and qe.
i think if you get paid a 70k salary he should attend parliament as thats part of mps job role surly?
same with david milliband hes mp and never there!
dident even see gordon at last conference.
maybe we should a start the game wheres wally
because most of time he was one!"
still chuckle about when he stood up and slip of the toungue said he saved the world!
do miss some of idiotic things he did
insane grinning on you tube
!!!!!ing about annoying old ladies
when he did a speech with carcrash behind was priceless
or when he became mute and got his wife to do rather sickening speech!pad by xmas2010 £14,636.65/£20,000::beer:
Pay off as much as I can 2011 £15008.02/£15,000:j
new grocery challenge £200/£250 feb
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON:D,Onwards and upward2013:)0 -
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I remember when the original reports came out...SEPA
How do you know he didn't show any interest?'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0
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