The school motto of Kirkcaldy High School: “I will try my utmost”. That was the principle which Gordon Brown promised to make the foundation of his work as Prime Minister. It is up there with Boxer’s “I will work harder” in Animal Farm. But this was the son of the Manse speaking from the heart. The days of Cool Britannia are a distant memory. Only Stakhanovites need apply.
There were five main themes in the new PM’s brief address, all of which have been roadtested during his tour of the country:
1). Strength: “steady in purpose”, “steadfast”, “resolute in purpose” – that is, in contrast to the limp, purposeless Tories.
2). Aspiration: opportunities spread, talents fulfilled – that is, in contrast, to the out-of-touch Tory toffs
3). Listening and learning: “I will continue to listen and learn from the British people” – that is, I am no longer a Stalinist.
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