Brown takes charge in Glenrothes

Bruce. UK

Takes charge.
Just do not equate that with taking responsibility - Brown never has.

James

From a purely political viewpoint - this has to be the right move. He is a dead man walking right now and has to make a bold move to shore up his leadership.

However, this story is likely to have been over-spun. In all likelihood Brown will back away, maintain his stance that PMs don't campaign in by-elections and look dithering again.

Nicholas

This response is pure "Downfall". A "strategic" leader overruling his "generals" to take personal charge of tactical situations because he knows, or thinks he knows, best. I wonder what those "generals" really think about this and which ones will step forward in a September plot?

Liz Brown

A contradiction here - Gordo has always insisted that Prime Ministerd don't become involved with Local Elections - he's DOOMED

jaymason

He will probably decide not to hold it, that's his usual stand with elections and voter involvement

Chuck Unsworth

If this is so I cannot think of a more politically inept move. It is blinding confirmation of his compulsive control-freakery, his obsessive micro-management of matters which any sane man would delegate. Hardly surprising therefore that his rumoured plan for economic recovery has not been seen by anyone in Treasury.

But it is this insanity which is causing untold damage to the nation - and, unsurprisingly - to his Party

Chuck Unsworth

If this is so I cannot think of a more politically inept move. It is blinding confirmation of his compulsive control-freakery, his obsessive micro-management of matters which any sane man would delegate. Hardly surprising therefore that his rumoured plan for economic recovery has not been seen by anyone in Treasury.

But it is this insanity which is causing untold damage to the nation - and, unsurprisingly - to his Party

molesworth 1

It always possible that nobody else in the party was prepared to touch it with a barge-pole.

Austin Barry

No Lazarus phenomenon awaits Brown in Glenrothes: he is finished. The Labour party really should put this gloomy misfit out of his misery. It would be the kindest thing.

Ivy Eileen

Well, let's see if this turns out to be true .... but my memory is that the last time (twice, I think) he "took charge" of a local Scottish election campaign it was a disaster.

Trumpeter Lanfried

Brown takes charge in Glenrothes. SNP hugging themselves with glee.

Patrick

Surely Steve McCabe,the star of the Crewe and Nantwich campaign, will cast his magic spell over Glenrothes and bring along the alluring Ms Tamsin McDunwoody as the Labour Candidate. She is available and is still an " unemployed single mother of five".

Gordon Brown:

Not Flash : Just Crass

oldtimer

The only remaining question then is this. Will we see the the great clunking fist or the bungling incompetent? On past form we can expect the latter.

Venture Creature

Wow, taking charge but not visiting the constituency... that will be something.

I am guessing he won't make Hariet Harman PM while he is a full time campaign manager - I suppose he really means that he will second guess the real campaign manager and interfere in detailed decisions.

I wonder what the protocols are for him taking charge from government offices and what costs will be attributed to the campaign expenses?

Silent Hunter

Trumpeter Lanfried:

Oh yes indeed!

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!

Only Labour could shoot themselves in the foot.......via their cranium! LOL

mitch

This should be fun,can`t wait for the "getting on with the job speech" again.

Wight Tory

A last request, before its Thrashed Gordon....

Micro-management at its best, clearly not able to trust anybodies judgement other than his own. Clearly not listening to anybody,m friend or foe -although he least of all people doesn't know who's who....

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Chuck Unsworth

@ The Button

What about those of us with Delirium Tremensssssssssss?

Donald Andrews

We have already had the Gordon Brown, lies, made in Scotland, about how he has raised the winter fuel payment to assist pensioners. since May my fuel bill has increased by £35 pounds a month, my winter fuel payment has not increased one penny. But he does not mind bailing out fat cat bankers, that can pay themselves enormous bonuses. A quote from Charles Dickens here, "One man who can't pay,(The Banks) asks another man who cant pay (Gordon Brown), to guarantee that he can pay" or "Annual Income £20, Annual expenditure 19/6p result Happiness". What a lesson he needs to take.