Vague_Boy Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 "I am neither a finance expert nor a trained economist" You don't say! There is an extraordinary disclaimer in the opening pages of Gordon Brown’s Beyond The Crash which might go some way towards explaining our economic plight. He writes: “I am neither a finance expert nor a trained economist but fear of making technical mistakes (of which, I am sure, this book is full) should not silence us altogether when the task before us is so urgent.” Hang on. Isn’t this the chap who ran the UK economy for a decade? Who treated the Treasury’s expert officials with open contempt and relied instead on a handful of cronies? Who proclaimed the end of boom and bust, before presiding over the biggest bust since the 1930s? And all the while he was an amateur. I’ll be jiggered. It’s rather nice to have this admission of his fallibility – it would have been even nicer to have had it before the roof fell in on the British economy. LINK All together now.... Crash - a-ah - saviour of the universe Crash - a-ah - he'll save everyone of us Crash - a-ah - he's a miracle Crash - a-ah - king of the impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowersfade Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Despite his many faults he is at heart a good man who inherited a terrible legacy and he's sexy as sin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisdan Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I feel really bad for him. He's Scottish and he's only got one eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Despite his many faults he is at heart a good man who inherited a terrible legacy and he's sexy as sin. Inherited a terrible legacy that he had a major hand in creating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowersfade Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) Inherited a terrible legacy that he had a major hand in creating! So? at least he tried to fix things before he stepped down and lost the election. Edited February 2, 2011 by esme quote tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldprune Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Inherited a terrible legacy that he had a major hand in creating! And his other hand was probably tied up in other activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 And his other hand was probably tied up in other activities. What like him selling off all the countries gold? Just think how much better it'd be now if he had done that or many other daft things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) Inherited a terrible legacy that he had a major hand in creating! So? at least he tried to fix things before he stepped down and lost the election. What He was the treasurer before he forced his way into power! He created the mess in the first place! Other than being the treasurer, he was Tony's right hand man! Were you here when all this was happening? Edited February 2, 2011 by spooky3 To fix the nested quote... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldprune Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 What like him selling off all the countries gold? Just think how much better it'd be now if he had done that or many other daft things. Do you think he'll write a book called "I was the Worst Prime Minister Britain Ever Had"? OR.. Do you think he'll call it "I was the Worst Chancellor Britain Ever Had"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Manager Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 What He was the treasurer before he forced his way into power! He created the mess in the first place! Other than being the treasurer, he was Tony's right hand man! Were you here when all this was happening? Well said , ive got a feeling That most of us kinda knew he dint know what he was doing !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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