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21st November, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘Number 10’

The Brown Mutiny, Chapter One

By Denis Campbell • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Features
It begins with one whose ambition gets ahead of him or herself. Like the proverbial drip, drip, drip of the tiniest hole in the dyke, Labour front bench cabinet ministers sat silently for the first few moments of Gordon Brown’s holiday and then one-by-one began to stick toes or more in to test the waters [...]



Curious George’s Green Gaffe

By Denis Campbell • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Business Issues
Queen Elizabeth’s horse won a stakes race at Ascot. She arrived, watched the race, presented the trophy and left with little fanfare. To compare and contrast, President Bush’s 747 aircraft, Air Force One, landed under heavy security at Heathrow shutting down one of the world’s busiest airports and disrupting, delaying or cancelling the travels of [...]



The (42, 4 and 1.20) Per Cent Solution

By Denis Campbell • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Features
Even Sherlock Holmes would have difficulty solving this one. Bad news comes in bunches for Labour PM Gordon Brown. Like the Dutch boy with his fingers in the dyke, one could understand if electrified fences suddenly circled Number 10 Downing Street. The latest series of crises was spurred by Labour’s recent WIN extending the amount [...]



Gordon and Al - Separated at Birth?

By Denis Campbell • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: Features, Politics
These two very bright, inquisitive, sometimes stiff politicians were bound from youth by strong Calvinist and Southern gentlemanly senses of duty. Gordon Brown and Al Gore are decent honourable men of service. They are true policy wonk lovers of detail who never look or feel comfortable in the supercilious glare of 24/7/365 media. They often [...]