baig

I agree with the Mirror article in how we will miss Gordon Brown more than we think. I found him to be a man of susbstance whose main concern was Britian, not imperialist ambitions abroad. I do not need to mention the massive achievements he made, suffice to say that the UK is a much better than it was 13 years ago and his legacy is embedded into whatever any new govt. does. He may not look as flashy as the new couple on the Downing Street garden to the media, and the media did play a savage plot in bringing him down. I think he was the Labour we wanted; I was put off Labour with Tony Blair and the spin that rolled of his tongue with inhuman and artificial language largely borrowed from George Bush (when it came to Iraq and Palestine). It was pretty sickening in fact and it was so refreshing to hear Gordon Brown's first speech as Prime Minister.

We have not talked enough about the loss of Gordon Brown, why is this so? I think he was the best PM we had in years are not likely to find an equal for years to come, especially considering his modest and principled background as well as the substance of his policy. Blair was busy with Bush abroad whilst Brown managed domestic policy and the economy.

My main question is that do you think Gordon Brown could have won an election if he called it earlier on (within a year or so of taking office as the popularity ratings did surge)? Was this a catastrophic mistake? If so, it is not a point that has been highlighted enough.

I feel that he has been deprived of the mandate he so wanted and coming to think of it now, the mandate he deserved to do even more for the country and bring about a fairer Britain.

The way the situation has turned out, I think more and more people like myself who did not show much bother early on enough, now wish they did more to keep Gordon Brown in.

Isabel Ver Bruggen

I LOVE Alistair

bev

Thanks for keeping my spirits up with this blog. At least the Lib Dems have been exposed for what they are: tories with a conscience (of sorts). They'll never be able to play the virgin-innocence card again.

peter

Tim, check you facts and stop banging on about Maggie - Gordon Brown deregulated the banks and allowed them to take larger risks. He took power from The Bank of England and gave that power to the FSA. The FSA has been taken flak for not policing the banks properly and it has been strongly suggested that the Bank of England is better placed to understand and evaluate systemic risk in the banking sector. On another subject, it is interesting that Mervyn King has just come out strongly in support of the Conservatives cuts. King was appointed by Gordon Brown.

pete, liverpool

If there was any doubt left, it's now clear that Murdoch is firmly pulling Adam Boulton's strings. Dark room, Adam. Lie down. Deep breaths. And dream, just dream, of a Tory government attacking the BBC and our public services. There, that feels better, doesn't it? Pay rise on the way.

Tim Emmanuel

Hey Peter, It is the big bang of Maggie Thatcher turned our banks to gamble our pensions and savings for their own betterment. Not the Labour's policies. It's the successive Tory governments who brought misery and unemployment to the miners and the workers of the Northeast.

Now they are getting their allies in the big businesses to sign a letter so that we ordinary citizens will be frightened into voting for them so that the big Wolf of bankers and big businesses can further ruin our lives. Wake up my fellow citizens in marginal seats to Tories conspiracy so that they reward their masters in big business with profits and award themselves fat consultanies.

Vote Labour and Gordon Brown. He is a decent man and he has a job to finish.

Jason

How about all New Labour's achievements? Just shut up, hater.

peter

Dear Eddie, How come the gap between rich and poor has grown so much after 13 years of Labour? You obviously know all about New Labour so please let the poor public know what cunnning plan Maggie (!!) used to force New Labour to make the rich richer and the poor poorer ... or could it be that you have been drinking the Kool Aid? Stand up for Old Labour, not Old Cliches!