Geeklawyer isn’t entirely sure what to make of Gordon ‘autistic’ Brown. He looks good so far on some issues and crap on others (ID Cards for example). But of course compared to Tony Blair Stalin would look good, so let us not get carried away.
Is Brown developing something of a spine? The weird press conference after meeting Bush was encouraging. Brown even used the expression ‘full and frank’, diplomatic code for a bit of row, when describing their exchange of views. Of course that may have been manufactured fro domestic consumption so who knows?
Geeklawyer was however very pleased to see that Brown has rung Bushs’ door bell and asked for his ‘terrorists’ back, after they got accidentally knocked into Guantanamo Bay. One doesn’t imagine that he’ll get much joy of course. But at least someone is trying to rescue these poor blighters from American torture.
For poor old retard the picture must be depressing: he has to buy toilet paper now he hasn’t got Blair’s tongue.
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better than Blair He was alBrown has got a different style than Blair; he talks about reviewing the situation etc. rather than coming out straight away with what he things. This makes him appear to be more considered which I’m sure he is. I often think that Blair just seemed to act on his own deluded Christian interpretation of what was the right thing to do, whereas one gets the sense that Brown has actually spent some time considering and deliberating over the issue.
However let us not get too carried away with ourselves as he is still pushing for longer detention without trial, ID cards and is also talking about re-classifying cannabis to a class B. So he’s not appearing the most liberal of PMs. He is also still supporting the step by step privatization of the NHS via the reform agenda. We will have to wait and see how his attitude changes and how willing he is to distance himself his position alongside Blair. He was of course also a supporter of the illegal war in Iraq and was a central figure from the outset in the neo-labor endeavor.
I suspect that Brown will have more success then Blair over the anti-terror legislation and pushing throw ID cards. This is precisely because he will take a slower and more methodical approach at getting things through parliament. This will make his measures seem far more measured and reasonable, but not any less dangerous.