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  • Newsnight
  • 28 Jun 07, 02:41 PM

George ClooneyGordon Brown has said that he wants to have a government of "".

We've heard there are some surprises to come - we already know that he's asked Alan Sugar to advise him on business.

At the weekend, .

We want your "talent" and the jobs they should do. Let us know your thoughts here.

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  • 1.
  • At 03:42 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Henry Williams wrote:

I suggest Tony Blair as impartial trusted Middle East Envoy ?

  • 2.
  • At 03:43 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Kevin Boatwright wrote:

Paris Hilton on Prisons?

  • 3.
  • At 03:45 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Paul Flynn wrote:

There's no mileage in this subject.
I can't imagine anything other than 6th form humour.I hope I'm wrong.

  • 4.
  • At 03:46 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • sajad hussain wrote:

Maybe he could ask Julian Clarey to be head of culture. We can all walk around with Lip Stick on.

  • 5.
  • At 03:47 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • chris wrote:

Pete Doherty - Department of Health

  • 6.
  • At 03:47 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Paul wrote:

How about Paris Hilton to advise on sentencing policy and prison reform.

How about Homer Simpson as minister for the family?

  • 8.
  • At 03:49 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Clive Russell wrote:

What about Nick Leeson at the Treasury, Clarkson at Transport, Rumsfeld at Defence, Tony Blair as Prime Minister? Oops sorry. Already tried that one.

  • 9.
  • At 03:49 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Andy wrote:

Mr Bean - Government blundering needs to be done somewhere.

Lee Evans - Government Jester?

Trinnie and Susanna - Clothing advisors

Sylvester Stallone - Defense

  • 10.
  • At 03:50 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Barrie wrote:

It would be a good time for the government to offer an olive branch to the 大象传媒 by inviting Greg Dyke to be an advisor on Broadcasting.

  • 11.
  • At 03:51 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Mark wrote:

Paris Hilton could tackle youth crime, at least there would be less emphasis on incarceration as an option.

  • 12.
  • At 03:51 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • ron painter wrote:

I would suggest that he ask Dick Cheney or Barbara Streisand to advise him on environmental issues.

  • 13.
  • At 03:54 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Martin wrote:

George Bush - foreign policy.

  • 14.
  • At 03:55 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Chris Kelly wrote:

He should get Bernie Ecclestone to advise union between Sport and Business. And how to make lots of money for not a massive amount of work (but looking very busy while doing it).

  • 15.
  • At 03:56 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Stephanie Elliott wrote:

Can't think of anyone famous that is suitable so i'd like to put myself forward as i'm very good at nagging people to get things done, the most important is to stop our local hospitals being closed or downgraded.

  • 16.
  • At 03:56 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Tanjil Rashid wrote:

Advisor for managing relations with the Chancellor:

Tony Blair
(Stacks of experience, and I'm sure he'll be happy to oblige)

  • 17.
  • At 03:57 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Dean wrote:

Pete Doherty to advise on drug policy.

  • 18.
  • At 03:59 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Jean Brown wrote:

Davina McCall - Head of Espionage

  • 19.
  • At 04:00 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • alex pomeroy wrote:

Alan Sugaris now an ALSO RAN.His Amstrad business is virtually nil.He is a property developer-10 a penny now in London.Gordon Brown wants a mature man to keep him in touch with the aging population.I am aged 84 years and could empathise with that group who are hard done by with pensions,death duty taxes and council levies.Regards Alex Pomeroy

  • 20.
  • At 04:00 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Anthony Charlton wrote:

Paris Hilton to advise on prisons.
"Dr" Gillian McKeith to be Minister for Health.
Arnold Schwartzenegger to be Governor of California.

Wait, that last one happened already...

  • 21.
  • At 04:00 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Victor wrote:

The Home Office will be revamped (again). Jacqui Smith will enlist the help of Hollywood stars Kiefer Sutherland (Terrorism), Tom Hanks (Immigration) and Paris Hilton (Prisons).

  • 22.
  • At 04:01 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • David Nettleton wrote:

Paris Hilton - Media Adviser

  • 23.
  • At 04:02 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Peter wrote:

Victoria Beckham on how to lose weight.

  • 24.
  • At 04:08 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • J. Birch wrote:

Brown is seeking a Star, if so he must first find three wise men. not easy among those who surround him. I think the words that come to mind from Alan Sugar, on any meeting with Brown, would be, "Your Fired".

  • 25.
  • At 04:09 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Padraig Maloney wrote:

Race Relations 鈥 Roy Chubby Brown


  • 26.
  • At 04:09 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Previn wrote:

Superman with his pants upside & down no need to look for anybody else
Full of talent & let the job be done!

  • 27.
  • At 04:11 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • geva blackett wrote:

well it won't include Cherie Blair's ability to charm the media

  • 28.
  • At 04:11 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • bonas50 wrote:

Yes, I hear he got in contact with George Bush . I understand he would like to hire him to head a new "Peace Corps" that the U.K. is starting up. And we all know how Georgie Boy loves Peace. We've got the dead and amputees to prove it.

  • 29.
  • At 04:12 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Adam Strudwick wrote:

The bandit on waste management.

  • 30.
  • At 04:12 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • I. Savdan wrote:

You are right, Alan Sugar has no talent. If he had, he would have been working for the 大象传媒, and at the end of the working day will catch the 7:14 train from King Cross to Hamel Hampstead

  • 31.
  • At 04:14 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • James Kelly wrote:

Here's a few to think about:-

Bernie Eccelstone - Transport

Julian Clarey - International Relations

Jade Goodie - Education

The Barclay Brothers - Treasury

Goofy - Environment

Chris Tarrant - Spin

Ronnie Biggs - Justice

  • 32.
  • At 04:16 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Iain Scarlett wrote:

Sarah Beaney, Kirstie Alsop - Housing

Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall - Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Affairs

Jamie Oliver - Food Standards

  • 33.
  • At 04:16 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Paul D wrote:

Who knew in advance that TB would accept the new job if offered and told the world the next day that he was getting it? Why, that expert on Middle Eastern affairs - Bertie Ahern. Absolute must for Employment Secretary, I'd say.

  • 34.
  • At 04:23 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Barrie Tite wrote:

I was thinking of Stallone for justice, given his experience as a judge and a cop.

I'd prefer Clint "well, he should have armed himself" Eastwood for defence.

Amanda Mealing for health - she's fit.

Ricky Gervais for Administrative Affairs.

Linda Barker for the Home Office.

Gary Glitter for Children's Minister - not so different to giving Margaret Hodge the job.

Alvin Hall for Chancellor.

Lorne Spicer for privatisations and PFI.

Alan Titchmarsh for Women's Affairs.

Derren Brown for the new Department of Media Manipulation.

etc etc

  • 35.
  • At 04:26 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Mavis Simpson wrote:

How about Trinnie and Sussana on N.H.S cleaning? Should get rid of MRSA.
Jeremy Paxman as political advisor to P.Minister Brown

  • 36.
  • At 04:26 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Andrew Munro wrote:

Tony Blair - advising on Defence and foreign policy (and then do the extact opposite Gordon)

Lewis Hamilton - how to be a very very good beginner

John Smith - a voice from afar

  • 37.
  • At 04:26 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Liz wrote:

He should hire me to keep him in touch with 'normal' families living on a tight income.

  • 38.
  • At 04:29 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Keith Jeffrey wrote:

JK Rowling on education policy

  • 39.
  • At 04:32 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Jon Benson wrote:

Robbie Fowler - Minister for Religion

  • 40.
  • At 04:33 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • RobSlack wrote:

How about one of the chipmunks to understudy Hazel Blears? No one would know when she wasn't there.

  • 41.
  • At 04:37 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Jan Charles wrote:

Err, what about Tony.
No ideas of his own?

  • 42.
  • At 04:41 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Jenny wrote:

Stephen Fry for Prime Minister. He's clever enough to do it and he's charming and diplomatic. I think he could solve the world's ills

  • 43.
  • At 05:02 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • David Coleman wrote:

Paul Wolfowitz as special advisor on a middle east settlement.Has vast experience in advising the US on the Iraq fiasco.

  • 44.
  • At 05:02 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Adam Strudwick wrote:

Mr Che Pang for getting jobs done. "Job Done".

  • 45.
  • At 05:03 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • wrote:

Moqtada Al Sadr on Islamic Relations

The Chinese General who supplied the troops and tanks for Tiananmen Square on "Recovering from International P.R. Disasters"

Aung Sun Suu Kyi on "Regime Change"

The Boards of Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics on "Defence Procurement".

The Board of Boeing on the specific topic of "AWAC's which do not leak fuel" and "Chinook Helicopters which can fly in cloud and darkness"!

  • 46.
  • At 05:04 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Peter wrote:

All idols have feet of clay at some time or another. What is wrong with appointing us all to contribute - a weekly internet poll on every government proposal would be cheap enough to arrange and would force GB to be open, honest and a good communicator. If he had us all, he would definitely have the best brains on the job! - it would also help him to listen to what the people wanted - if he really meant that

  • 47.
  • At 05:11 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • oulwan wrote:

Gerry Adams - MI5

Rev Ian Paisley - Vatican Affairs

Dick Cheney - Bodyguard/Hitman

Tom Cruise - Religious Affairs

Shilpa Shetty - Smiling

Richard Branson - Treasury

Bono - Shades/Makeup

Geldof - Hairdresser

Torvill and Dean - U turns etc

Gillian McWhatsername - to watch his poo

GW Bush - to remind him of the 'special' in "special relationship"

Et le voila, he should be fine.

  • 48.
  • At 05:17 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Anne McNamee wrote:

There's only one start - Freddie, for advice on the countryside and animal welfare

  • 49.
  • At 05:38 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Che Pang wrote:

Mr Adam Strudwick for getting jobs done. "JOB DONE"

  • 50.
  • At 05:39 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Colin Davies wrote:

But where is the most talented man in the UK Sir Digby Jones ?

  • 51.
  • At 05:39 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Rick wrote:

Comical Ali. Ministry of Humour.

  • 52.
  • At 05:43 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Neil Rodgers wrote:

I thought that we had got rid of the "American" influence in our policy's. It would appear that we are exchanging George W Bush for the film academy department-watch this space folks - Gordon in films!!!!!

  • 53.
  • At 05:46 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • George Soros wrote:

Sir Mark Malloch Brown as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with responsibility for Africa, Asia and the United Nations.

I hope he'll keep his boss, George Soros, informed of currency trading opportunities

  • 54.
  • At 05:46 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Colin Davies wrote:

Swampy could be appointed PUS for road development. The other day he had a heart attack, but his friends opposed him having a bypass LOL
Colin Davies

  • 55.
  • At 05:47 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • RobSlack wrote:

The Cisco Kid as head of communications?

  • 56.
  • At 06:07 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • wrote:

Peter,

Can I suggest that Gordon Brown takes on Dr Blockbuster here on the publicity front?

As a fellow Scot with, until recently, a business in his constituency, I can advise him how not to blunder, to dress correctly, adopt a smiley personality, and gain some street cred otherwise called presence or IT.

Dr Blockbuster has a canny knack of being persistent til success turns up.

But you already know that, don't you !

:wink:

  • 57.
  • At 06:25 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • hercy nieva wrote:

Gordon Brown should reach out to the talents of the minority immigrant population who feels so marginalized. He should take a cue from France's president.
Hercy

  • 58.
  • At 06:26 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Paul D wrote:

Rupert Murdoch for Culture Media and Sport. After all, he owns it all so why not let him run it?

  • 59.
  • At 06:45 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Ken Hall wrote:

Going from the silly choices already suggested, (very funny they are too), I think we need to descend deeper and darker to match the sick and perverse choice of Blair as middle east peace envoy.

So I suggest Education: Gary Glitter

Childcare: Rosemary West.

Foreign Secretary: Nick Griffin

Crime and justice: Ratko Mladi膰

Women's issues: Peter Sutcliffe (the Yorkshire ripper)


What is really sick here that these stupid suggestions are REALLY on a par with the sick idea of Blair being a peace envoy.

  • 60.
  • At 07:00 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Dan wrote:

Lady Victoria Beckham as Minister of Culture

Jo Brand(ex-nurse)as Minster for Health

  • 61.
  • At 08:12 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Patrick Moore wrote:

I suggest:
Eddie the Eagle for minister of Sport.
Idi Amin for minister of Immigration Reform.

  • 62.
  • At 08:12 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • wrote:

I am puzzled about politics and talents. If I went for a sales job and told them I had been employed down a mine, they would guess I lacked experience. How is it that a political career makes one good at everything? It just isn't true - is it! So what is going on? They must surely know the truth of it? Clearly there are individuals with proven track records in this or that, but they aren't usually politicians. So why a cabinet of the latter and why with unrelated experience for the job they have been given? Gordon, my listening buddy - are you listening?

  • 63.
  • At 08:14 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Madeleine Brierley wrote:

Pity Bernard Manning is out of the fray, he could have advised Gord on race relations.

  • 64.
  • At 09:22 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Maurice - Northumberland wrote:

It would appear that Grabber Gordon is aware of the Rubbish he has to chose from in the Labour Party - as if we didn't already know.
10 years of Hollywood style fiction, now we will have atleast another 2 years of the same rubbish from the same rubbish, expensive rubbish, but rubbish never the less!
Let's see if they can better:-

I bet they give it a damned good try!

  • 65.
  • At 09:34 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Keith Downs wrote:

His Excellency, The Honourable Comrade Dr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe KCZE, GCSE would make an excellent choice for race relations and could be even more effective as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Both his Excellency and the British PM, Gordon Brown, have a similar attitude to Tony Blair and are both equally ruthless with colleagues that do not measure up to expectations.

  • 66.
  • At 10:33 PM on 28 Jun 2007,
  • Joseph Wilson wrote:

I think that Gordon should talk to the Man upstairs...there's absolutely no-one else who can help him now.

  • 67.
  • At 01:10 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • wrote:

Maybe he should ask the ghost of Saddam Houssein to advise him how to keep the Iraqi's from killing each other......

Saddam did a far better job than B & B .

from amsterdam with love ...

joep

  • 68.
  • At 01:32 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • wrote:

Annette Carson as Minister for Pensions.

  • 69.
  • At 02:04 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • Marion wrote:

I'd suggest Angelina Jolie for Foreign affairs or perhaps family interests with Madonna a close second or either could look at multicultural affairs.

  • 70.
  • At 02:11 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • john morgan wrote:

Margaret Thatcher for advice on - witchcraft/dementia/destruction/greed/coal mining/bus services/free milk - do I need to go on?

  • 71.
  • At 03:40 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • Barry8 wrote:

Look in the mirror and lip read

  • 72.
  • At 04:07 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • Martin Hancock wrote:

If Gordon Brown wants Alan Sugar's opinion on business this tells us how screwed up Gordon Brown is. Alan Sugar could not work out the price of tea in a supermarket

  • 73.
  • At 09:52 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • stevie wrote:

Sir, Why not Arthur Scargill as Energy minister (he's not doing much) to advise us not to lose a natural resource, to stop begging Russia to be nice to us and get a little self-respect back. George Mombio to advise on the futility of overseas 'adventures' Tony Benn on well, the world generally, especially foreign policy because we keep making a balls of it. None of this will happen, because they are creatures of the left lurking under stones waiting to dismantle Brown and all his works. Such people of talent are not to be trusted, we admire the Adam Crozier types who dictate the take home pay of postmen and at the same time make damn sure their own salaries and pensions are well protected. With such illuminaries as Digby Jones in the fold we are in for a rough passage. Sincerely, Steven Calrow.

  • 74.
  • At 10:49 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • richard wrote:

Joan Colllins - Minister for Glamorous Older People. She's ideally qualified and the government seems in desperate need of serious thinkers. Joan plans to lobby for a cold weather mink payment.

  • 75.
  • At 11:25 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • Maurice - Northumberland wrote:

70. At 02:11 AM on 29 Jun 2007, john morgan wrote:
"Margaret Thatcher for advice on - witchcraft/dementia/destruction/greed/coal mining/bus services/free milk - do I need to go on?"

Yes you do - start in 1977 and bring us up todate!

  • 76.
  • At 11:46 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • Iain Mackenzie wrote:

Strongly of the opinion that I and the two guys I go walking with every summer could easily run the country. We ran a simulation during our last walk and results were really good. Like everything else running the country should go out to tender, we'll be bidding..

  • 77.
  • At 11:49 AM on 29 Jun 2007,
  • Rick wrote:

J.D. Salinger. Minister for Youth.

  • 78.
  • At 12:00 AM on 30 Jun 2007,
  • Lesley Boatwright wrote:

Let us have a Saturnalia-style festival at Christmas with role-reversals: Jeremy Paxman, John Humphreys, Jon Snow, and Andrew Marr running the government, and Gordon Brown, Jacqui Smith, D Miliband and A. Darling taking them to task in the media.

  • 79.
  • At 09:04 AM on 30 Jun 2007,
  • wrote:

I will build Sea Coast Reservoir around the world to offer enough energy, water and food resource, better traffic and tourism system, prevent flood and drought, and protect British and the world in holy way. I will also set up International Education Department to lead people to know the better living way without any need of terror and crime for saving the world. Search me with key words 鈥淗siao, Shu-Hua鈥 if you like.

  • 80.
  • At 03:19 PM on 30 Jun 2007,
  • de castro wrote:

What about giving to the BRITISH what his predecessors took away from them !

1/3rd of UK back to its peoples
1/3rd of UK its NATIONALS
and let the INTERNATIONALISTS fight over the rest !

in exasperation

finally
Doesnt MR BROWN have a mind of his own to employ other people as advisers ! more SPIN

  • 81.
  • At 01:15 PM on 03 Jul 2007,
  • Habila A Bulmen wrote:

Gordon should seek the face of God to guide him in this selection and he should only appoint people with great love for uk.

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