Quote of the day
“Afterwards they would say that nothing so became his leadership as the leaving of it. He would become something of a hero. The British detest their politicians until they are powerless, when the most unexpected previous figures of fun and hate turn overnight into national treasures. So it would be with Gordon Brown: the man who in the end confronted his demons and showed exceptional honesty and humility.”
- Polly Toynbee, after drafting Gordon Brown’s resignation speech in the Guardian
I wonder how she explains Thatcher in her little parochial view? From what I’ve gleaned over the last few years she’s still hated by the leftists. More than a few of them seem prepared to dance on her grave.
La Toynbee is as deluded as her great leader.
LFAT, are you really the last person not on the public payroll to actually read the Guardian? I hope you didn’t pay for it!
Don’t forget that Blair and Brown still revere Thatcher, although I agree that the Labour grassroots will hate her until they die – and possibly after that as well.
Tony, the internet is a wonderful thing.
“Afterwards they would say that nothing so became his leadership than the sordid way in which he clung on to it till the last. He became something of a hate figure, The British always detest dictators and enjoy watching them become powerless, when the most unexpected figures of fun and hate turn eventually into objects merely of passing sympathy. So it would be with Gordon Brown, who in the end was forced to confront his greatest fear, the voters, and showed exceptional moral depravity and desperation in his attempts to smear his enemies and cling to the levers of power.”
(Rewrite to exclude factual inaccuracies)
Ohh dear…
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