Ouch
What have Barack Obama and the Pope got in common?
They've both shafted Gordon Brown.
Sky reports that the visit to Israel of our woeful excuse for a PM has barely been noticed, as Israel waits excitedly for Barack Obama. And the same thing happened in April when Mr B's visit to the US was overshadowed by that of the Pope.
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Frank Pulley
July 21st, 2008 11:40amMelanie seems to have noticed!
ACT
July 21st, 2008 1:04pmSo what? Who, *here*, cares that Israelis - or international hacks for that matter - care not hugely much about the not hugely consequential visit of a not hugely interested 2nd or 3rd tier player? The only lesson in this perhaps is that modern British Prime Ministers should waste slightly less of their time pointlessly junketing round bits of the world where we have zero responsibilities and next to no influence.
burma toad
July 21st, 2008 5:02pmthat's grateful for you! To win them over, Mr Brown even mentioned that his wife is called Sarah.....