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The Words Remembered May Not Be The Words Chosen

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The recent furore over striking workers due to workers from around Europe has been typified by the phrase “British Jobs For British Workers,” which of course we’re all sure that Gordon Brown said. Nope, says Paul Waugh, it was actually this: It is time to train British workers for British jobs that will be available over the coming few years". Problem is, the actual words don’t matter any more. What does matter is that everyone now associates those words with Gordon Brown. He can’t escape them any more. There is precedent (isn’t there always?) of the reporting of a Prime

What if Gordon Brown is Telling The Truth?

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This article is a cross-post from Scottish Sketch, my political commentary blog on Scottish and UK politics… http://scottishsketch.wordpress.com/ And this is the RSS Feed… Listening to John Humphrys interviewing Gordon Brown on Radio’s 4 Today programme this morning, I was reminded why I don’t like Brown’s style of Government and management. Let’s start with one simple assumption. That he’s not being a typical politician. That what he is saying is true. The presumptions and predictions from the economy to public and private life in the UK and abroad are generally promising and uplifting. But I don;t want that in a

You Won’t Get Me, I’m Part of New Labour

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‘You Won’t Get Me, I’m Part of New Labour,’ sung by Gordon Brown, To the tune of ‘Part of the Union, by The Strawbs’ (Listen to the original via Muxtape) And here’s the lyrics if you want to sing along… Now I’m a New Labour man Amazed at what I am I say what I think, that the Tories stink Yes I’m a New Labour man When we meet in the Cabinet They’ll vote because of my threats With a hell of a shout, it’s “Never vote me out!” Or you’ll be blamed when the party falls Oh, you don’t