Comments on: Gordon’s growing international credibility http://www.globaldashboard.org/2008/06/22/gordons-growing-international-credibility/ Global risks and how to respond to them, edited by Alex Evans and David Steven Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BlairSupporter http://www.globaldashboard.org/2008/06/22/gordons-growing-international-credibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 BlairSupporter Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:16:22 +0000 http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=1042#comment-1390 Yes, and I'll bet he's enjoying the international statesman bit, now that it's so uncomfortable here at home with more than half in today's Sunday Mail poll wanting Blair back. As for his popularity with Americans - well, I think it's because his name starts with "B" and most of them still think Blair is our PM! Honestly ... not long ago someone wrote to me and said, "I didn't know Blair was no longer your prime minister". Brown's biggest problem is still avoiding 'New Labour' being no more than a ten-year blip in history, imho. I speak as a politically non-committed watcher who thinks we got rid of the wrong man last June. If he fails, my imaginary Wikipedia entry for Labour 2050 might be nearer the mark than I thought when I wrote it. Yes, and I’ll bet he’s enjoying the international statesman bit, now that it’s so uncomfortable here at home with more than half in today’s Sunday Mail poll wanting Blair back.

As for his popularity with Americans – well, I think it’s because his name starts with “B” and most of them still think Blair is our PM! Honestly … not long ago someone wrote to me and said, “I didn’t know Blair was no longer your prime minister”.

Brown’s biggest problem is still avoiding ‘New Labour’ being no more than a ten-year blip in history, imho. I speak as a politically non-committed watcher who thinks we got rid of the wrong man last June.

If he fails, my imaginary Wikipedia entry for Labour 2050 might be nearer the mark than I thought when I wrote it.

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