I did think twice about using that word. I think you know what I mean... he was still answerable to Blair, and as I said, had he launched a single-handed crusade to clean things up during those years, would he not have been accused of having ideas above his station?DeWinter wrote:"Merely" the second most powerful position in British politics?boudicca wrote: He has been prime minister for just two years. When he was merely Chancellor was it not Blair who had to bear the ultimate responsibility for what was going on?
I think you'll find his name is prefixed with "Media Darling" these days ... or it should be. Having said that, he'd be better at the helm than that Nick Clegg chump - still won't vote for them again unless they bring Chas back, or install someone better.DeWinter wrote:So no, he's not the best man. Despite thinking the LibD's soppy, Vince Cable has proved a far greater level of economic sense than Brown on his worst day.
I just find it frustrating and depressing that the Conservative Party is doing better in the wake of the economic crisis, when they are the party of de-regulation and unchecked capitalism. Many amongst them are believers that the market regulates itself. Before the credit crunch, they were arguing for an even "lighter touch", and in spite of Cameron's empty rhetoric, I suspect that's the way the vast majority of them swing.