politics & rants robchurch on 27 Jun 2007 09:32 am
Ding, dong, the Bliar’s gone!
As of around 2:00 PM (BST) today, the Queen will formally offer the position of Prime Minister to Gordon Brown.
I can’t really say I’m sorry to see Tony Blair go, but at the same time, I wonder if Brown’s really the most effective Labour leader for the present situation. He’s got about as much charisma as a damp sponge, although I do pity the difficult situation he now has; the appalling state of the NHS, the Iraq war, a fairly splintered political canvas, problems in the Middle East, difficult relations with Iran and Russia…