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Gordon Browns speach

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OhAmBackAgain · 05/12/2022 10:17

Was so refreshing to see, I had it on in the background and then was drawn into listening.

Unfortunately Kier Starmer has just had the opposite effect, the same effect every currently Tory, Labour, libdem politician has on me at the moment, which is yeah yeah fuck off.

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Badbadbunny · 06/12/2022 10:24

@Brahumbug

The decision to sell gold reserves was right, but it was handled badly.

Yes, indeed, his ideas were good, but implementation was generally shoddy.

ilovesooty · 06/12/2022 10:30

I suspect that he will be better regarded in the future than he is now.

MarshaBradyo · 06/12/2022 10:31

HelloMrBond · 05/12/2022 12:35

Dear old Gordon’s most peddled line was ‘No more boom and bust’….. then what happened? Not helped by his vision of selling off most of our gold reserves either

That aged well

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CloudPop · 06/12/2022 11:04

Brahumbug · 06/12/2022 07:24

Liz Truss blew £30 billion in the brief time she was PM.

And yet that never gets mentioned. Same as how this government has been in power for 12 years, yet have been unable to undo any of the dreadful actions of Gordon Brown that are being discussed here.

Blossomtoes · 06/12/2022 11:37

MarshaBradyo · 06/12/2022 10:31

That aged well

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It was hardly his fault there was a global banking crisis. He steered a very steady ship for a decade.

MarshaBradyo · 06/12/2022 11:48

Blossomtoes · 06/12/2022 11:37

It was hardly his fault there was a global banking crisis. He steered a very steady ship for a decade.

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Every thread it’s the same. Constant quoting.

Maybe irl and online you can understand a no thanks, I’m not interested. There are other posters engage with them. Hopefully last time. Have a great day.

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