Gordon Brown has often been described as a dark, brooding, forbidding character, often very rude and difficult.
Indeed he's frequently been compared to Mr Rochester - the famous male character in Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre.
Perhaps the Labour campaign organisers were making a small literary joke at the PM's expense today - or the very first venue on Brown's election itinerary, at lunchtime was... Rochester.
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Comment number 1.
At 6th Apr 2010, barriesingleton wrote:GLASSHOUSE BREAKTHROUGH
Brown’s trumpeted "Granite-like resilience"
Is a product of Mandy’s supercilience.
It's the language of farce
Shining out of his class.
It's a rock-rubber fetish of indefence.
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Comment number 2.
At 6th Apr 2010, Red Rag wrote:After Camerons lack of judgement over Chris Grayling maybe he could start his campaign just west of Northampton in the town of Nobottle.
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Comment number 3.
At 7th Apr 2010, John Mather wrote:Amazing that they got away with talking about expenses when the real problem is that they have TAX EXEMPT INCOME which means that the average MP would need £316,000pa NOT £67,000 if they were taxed like you and me. Deception by all of them?
Gordon must answer how the tax cut would take money out of the economy. Does he mean that the voter can’t spend it only him??? Economically illiterate or if not then yet another deception
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Comment number 4.
At 7th Apr 2010, barriesingleton wrote:AH - HA! THE OLD 'ADDED VALUE' PLOY (#3)
It has taken me a lifetime to spot that JM. It came to me a few days ago.
Brown lets alcohol rip, drags his feet on tobacco AND TRUMPETS MASSIVE PAYMENTS TO THE 'SICK SERVICE'. Small wonder politicians make no truly viable effort to improve our health. They need to be seen 'mending' us (without waiting) NO EXPENSE SPARED! That's the Caring Brown way. The fact that they do it by taxing rampant sale of sickness and death, is only matched by the pernicious 'National' Lottery (state scam).
I am beginning to believe the Church about Evil in the land.
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