Gordon - Anyone remember this?

[Doggy Styles]

Talk of UK's credit rating being downgraded reminds me of this, which he has oft repeated.

"I believe that Britain is better placed than most to withstand the global turbulence because of the decisions that we have made both recently and in the past.

"I believe we have an economic resilience that we perhaps did not have 10, 15 or 20 years ago." - Gordon Brown, 6 January 2009

I'm not sure this was strictly true...

[original PM]

of course it was not true

it was spoken by a politician

[Mich the Tester]

If Gordon were to say 'actually I think we're fuqqed', would everyone feel more optimistic?

[Andy2]

Talk of UK's credit rating being downgraded reminds me of this, which he has oft repeated.

"I believe that Britain is better placed than most to withstand the global turbulence because of the decisions that we have made both recently and in the past.

"I believe we have an economic resilience that we perhaps did not have 10, 15 or 20 years ago." - Gordon Brown, 6 January 2009

I'm not sure this was strictly true...

He should be saying now

"I believe that Britain is fooked because of the decisions that we have made both recently and in the past.

"I believe we have an economic doom that we perhaps did not have 10, 15 or 20 years ago."

[HairyArsedBloke]

If Gordon were to say 'actually I think we're fuqqed', would everyone feel more optimistic?

I would rather hear him say, "Arrrrraaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh" as we hang, draw and quarter him. Even then, I'll think, "He's faking it".

[swamp]

http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/was...se-corner.html

[TimberWolf]

Didn't GB also proudly claim that he had broken the myth of Labour's mishandling of the economy (badly paraphrased and misremembered)? Back in the days when he was called prudence Brown and had the golden rules, etc.

[Doggy Styles]

Ah, the Golden Rules! They were the good old days when everyone* thought he knew what he was doing.

* except most of CUK

[PM-Junkie]

wouldn't it be fun if one day we had someone "running" the economy who actually understood a bit about economics (as opposed to a lawyer, or a historian or someone who did a politics degree)....and who didn't see holding the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer" as just an opportunity to indulge in their twisted little social engineering fantasies?

And something to really frighten you all....imagine if Broon had a reshuffle and replaced Darling with Harperson.

[Mich the Tester]

wouldn't it be fun if one day we had someone "running" the economy who actually understood a bit about economics

Do you mean Vince Cable?