A Look from the Left at the muddle in the middle by Richard Wright
Week 2: GORDON! Back in a flash to save every lefty one of us!
This week the commons saw the return of Gordon Brown to public life. Oh how we have missed thee. And just in time for the upcoming release of the final Shrek film on DVD and Blu-Ray. Former PM Brown used his speech to support the two aircraft carriers and if there is anyone who knows about taking over a sinking ship its Gordon. I’ve missed Gordon I really have. Sure he looks like a living toby jug and has, roughly speaking, the same personality as one. But you knew where you stood with Gordon. He wasn’t a horrible political clone. He was unique. There will never be another Prime Minister like him. Half of me is saddened by that but sadly that half is being drowned about by the party that’s going on in my other half. As it always has been Gordon stands defeated by show over substance. And no, that’s not a fat joke.
But Mr Ed if you are reading this, and you’re not, Gordon may have a broken leg politically speaking but that’s no reason to put him down. Did you the like the horse metaphor? And the Mr Ed thing? That was intentional. That’s right I’m a classy writer. For this writers money Gordon can still be very useful. The coalition government is lacking a little experience and that could well play into Labours hands in the long run. Well lacking experience if you don’t count Teresa May who is old as Medusa and similar looking into the bargain. And there goes the class out of the window. Also the truthfulness of the piece because as an A-level political student she was the closest thing I could find to attractive at Westminster. But at the time I thought Nicola Sturgeon wasn’t bad looking so I question my sanity there a little. This was all in 1999 and that was quite some time ago. I might be sliding off topic slightly. Back on point: Gordon Brown – party statesman. The Ken Clarke of the Labour Party if you will. Only far less annoying and pointless.
The problem was Gordon Brown is fundamentally unlikeable. However as a Labour Party elder statesman, a background player, a consultant he could be very useful indeed. The man was in the two most important positions in British Political life and that has to count for something. Much like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was a super sub for Man Utd so Gordon could play a blinder from the back bench. He could create a role for himself that augments and strengthens Labours agenda. After last week’s spending review the Labour Party has taken a lead over the Government in two separate polls. Now I am a massive sceptic when it comes to polling data as the only real poll that matters is a general election. And Labour is, to be fair, a good way off winning one of those. However polls do help shape public perception at least a little and this in encouraging for Mr Ed. The joy for Mr Ed is that because Gordon was such a failure as Prime Minister he really doesn’t have to do that much to look impressive. Basically look like he has a pulse and the battle is half won. But that should also lessen the intimidation factor. Yes Mr Ed I get it, you want to create a new Labour to replace New Labour but Gordon was never New Labour so why not make him a part of your new Labour. It’s getting complicated again.
I think Gordon Brown would be excellent as some kind of Party Chairman, something akin to the way they work in America only with less power. A Howard Dean for the Labour Party. Gordon if you’re reading this, and you’re not, then your party needs you still. I know it’s like watching your girlfriend making out with another bloke but forget it Gordon she left you. Leave it she’s not worth it Gordon she was never the right one for you. And that’s not actually a bad analogy. Gordon Brown and being leader of the Labour Party was like a relationship that was destined to never work. It’s the girl you long for, the girl you wish was yours and when it finally happens it’s not the way it should have been. It’s like Ross and Rachel on Friends.
The public waited a long time for them to get it together and the public waited a long time for Gordon Brown to be PM. But imagine if you had waited all that time on Ross Gellar and Rachel Greene kissing and then after the kiss Ross developed erectile dysfunction and Rachel decided she was really a nun. This happened to Gordon. Sort of. I hope you get what I am trying to say with this cause I’m not even sure I do. Gordon the relationship is over. You’ve moved on, she’s moved on and we’ve moved on. But Gordon there is a light at the end of the tunnel and it’s called political experience. You might lack any gravitas, emotional or charismatic authority and you may look an awful lot like Shrek but you can still play a role. Mr Ed is going to need all the help he can get and I’m sorry but Harriet Harman, Ed Balls and the grumpy old umpire of the front bench aren’t gonna be enough. Gordon – your party needs you. Sort of. You can indeed save everyone one of us. Sort of.
We have Gordon back but then again even when he was PM we always knew he had our best interests at heart even when he couldn’t be often in his constituency. Thats what people didn’t understand as still don’t Gordon was never about money like Blair, he just always, always wanted to try and make a difference and rightly or wrongly in what people think he did or didn’t do….he done more good than harm and time will show this. Thats if the public can ever free themselves from the Coalition brainwashing of “It was all Labour’s/Gordon’s fault”
I don’t think 29,000 people in his constituency are wrong in voting for Gordon, no were the people wrong in Dunfermline west when he was MP there………in total 27 years an MP in Fife and 27 years voted in time and time again. Fifers are well know for not being too trusting, for us to lay absolute faith in Gordon is testimont to the man he is. You’ll never get such a “What you see is what you get” PM ever again. Sad that people didn’t recognise that quality then they may have trusted him that bit longer to really see the differencehe and Labour would have made in the long term. Its not his and Labour’s fault that the big amount of petty people didn’t like this gruff Scotsman, they chose pretty boys who exuded charm but hiding the fact that they hid their real face, their real nasty, lying, betraying characters…….Clegg especially.
Well in all honesty…….the public that turned their backs on Labour and Gordon got what they deserved, sadly they also brought oit lal on the people like myself who steadfastly believed in Gordon and Labour.
No matter, we have Gordon back home and boy will he fight for his hometown and his constituents, all the MPs of Fife (Ming Campbell included) stand together to fight for the people and industries of Fife…..after all we are the only Kingdom in the UK and a Kingdom we are damned proud of and we have 4 very strong and very decent MPs watching over us.