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Has Gordon Brown made history?

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#58324

Pumpkinhead

Has Gordon Brown made history? 15 Years, 2 Months ago
I think he is the only British Prime Minister to have never won a general election. That's quite an achievement. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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Prunella Minge

Re:Has Gordon Brown made history? 15 Years, 2 Months ago
Well, off the top of my head, I think Alec Douglas-Home was another, wasn't he? Macmillan resigned, he was nudged into the vacant leadership of his party, he renounced his peerage and was slipped into a safe seat in a by-election. Then Wilson won the next election. I think that's right. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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Prunella Minge

Re:Has Gordon Brown made history? 15 Years, 2 Months ago
Jim Callaghan took over from Wilson then lost to Thatcher. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#58328

dixie

Re:Has Gordon Brown made history? 15 Years, 2 Months ago

Pumpkinhead wrote:
I think he is the only British Prime Minister to have never won a general election. That's quite an achievement.

You only need to go back to James Callaghan to know he hasn't made history. He never won an election either. I think there were loads. Alex Douglas Home in the 1960s too. (though I'm too busy to check that one out, so I may be wrong).

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#58333

JK2006

Re:Has Gordon Brown made history? 15 Years, 2 Months ago
Well pointed out Pru and Dixie - I was going to do the same but had an E-M to reply to and VOILA - you'd both done it for me. Your only problem, Pumpkin, is youth, damn you!!! Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#58342

Pumpkinhead

Re:Has Gordon Brown made history? 15 Years, 2 Months ago

Haha I tweeted this earlier today during morning study.

Kids should respect older people not be scared of them. We can learn from their experiences and should not be afraid to talk to them.

www.twitter.com/excolet

See, I just learned something from older people, although I guess I could have googled it. My excuse is that I was supposed to be studying.

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#58350

steveimp

Re:Has Gordon Brown made history? 15 Years, 2 Months ago
Callaghan needed help from the Liberals for a while though didn't he, and when that finally went tits up, he was forced into an election? Interestingly, the BBC stats suggest that if the current constituencies were used then, Maggie would only have made it by four votes. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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#58355

Locked Out

Re:Has Gordon Brown made history? 15 Years, 1 Month ago
I believe that Brown was the shortest {in terms of period in office not height} serving Labour PM in history. So he has made history. Though not the sort he'd have liked. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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