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#224562
Wyot

Gordon Brown 2 Years, 11 Months ago  
Anyone else noticed that our PM, cabinet and opposition appearing to be not even thinking- let alone suggesting any solutions - to current national challenges?

news-sky-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/news...t-of-living-12669942

We are in the extraordinary position that a former PM is the only one on the case...

Whatever one's view of him at the time was, doesn't this illustrate how dramatically downhill the quality of our politicians has sunk in the past 12 years?

Brown looks SO statesmanlike in comparison....
 
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Re:Gordon Brown 2 Years, 11 Months ago  
Totally agree WYOT - Major; Blair; Thatcher... whether you agree with their policies or not, they were proper leaders and not media obedient puppets.
 
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Green Man

Re:Gordon Brown 2 Years, 11 Months ago  
JK2006 wrote:
Totally agree WYOT - Major; Blair; Thatcher... whether you agree with their policies or not, they were proper leaders and not media obedient puppets.

Yes they were proper leaders all corrupt to the core.
 
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Jo

Re:Gordon Brown 2 Years, 11 Months ago  
According to Wikipedia, Gordon Brown got a first class honours degree and a PhD in history (Edinburgh), Rishi Sunak a first in politics, philosophy and economics (Oxford). The Wikipedia page for Liz Truss says she was also at Oxford but doesn't say what she studied or what kind of degree she got. However, the Merton College site has a page about her saying she studied PPE too but also not saying what kind of degree she got. So probably unlikely to be a first.

Wikipedia says Margaret Thatcher got a second-class degree in chemistry and Tony Blair a second-class honours degree in law, both from Oxford.

Thatcher was apparently president of the Oxford University Conservative Association and Truss president of the Oxford University Liberal Democrats.

I wonder if the fact that Thatcher, Blair and Brown didn't study subjects that suggested they had political ambitions (I gather that PPE is a subject often studied by aspiring politicians) made them better leaders.
 
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Green Man

Re:Gordon Brown 2 Years, 11 Months ago  
Jo wrote:
According to Wikipedia, Gordon Brown got a first class honours degree and a PhD in history (Edinburgh), Rishi Sunak a first in politics, philosophy and economics (Oxford). The Wikipedia page for Liz Truss says she was also at Oxford but doesn't say what she studied or what kind of degree she got. However, the Merton College site has a page about her saying she studied PPE too but also not saying what kind of degree she got. So probably unlikely to be a first.

Wikipedia says Margaret Thatcher got a second-class degree in chemistry and Tony Blair a second-class honours degree in law, both from Oxford.

Thatcher was apparently president of the Oxford University Conservative Association and Truss president of the Oxford University Liberal Democrats.

I wonder if the fact that Thatcher, Blair and Brown didn't study subjects that suggested they had political ambitions (I gather that PPE is a subject often studied by aspiring politicians) made them better leaders.


All 3 were shit PM's.
 
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Wyot

Re:Gordon Brown 2 Years, 11 Months ago  
Jo wrote:


I wonder if the fact that Thatcher, Blair and Brown didn't study subjects that suggested they had political ambitions (I gather that PPE is a subject often studied by aspiring politicians) made them better leaders.


I think there is something about that "professional politician" type and what you say - it is unhealthy. However, I think the main factor is that the media (all types 24-7) is now out of control as sensationalist, deeply irresponsible and has lost sight of the honour in reporting news.

It is something else now, does something else now, and so powerful that the politicians bend entirely to its agenda. It would require a once in a generation leader to withstand the storm; and we don't have that at the moment.
 
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Green Man

Re:Gordon Brown 2 Years, 11 Months ago  
Wyot wrote:
Jo wrote:


I wonder if the fact that Thatcher, Blair and Brown didn't study subjects that suggested they had political ambitions (I gather that PPE is a subject often studied by aspiring politicians) made them better leaders.


I think there is something about that "professional politician" type and what you say - it is unhealthy. However, I think the main factor is that the media (all types 24-7) is now out of control as sensationalist, deeply irresponsible and has lost sight of the honour in reporting news.

It is something else now, does something else now, and so powerful that the politicians bend entirely to its agenda. It would require a once in a generation leader to withstand the storm; and we don't have that at the moment.


You summed up Operation Mockingbird nicely.
 
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