Gordon Brown

[Nick Bamosomi]

I think Tans called it right, I have every sympathy for the lady, but she is bang out of order in selling her story.  I listened to a handwriting analyist on the radio yesterday, he basically said there is very little wrong with it except damned bad handwriting!!  As for spelling her son's name wrong, just look at his signature. you'd be struggling to make Gordon out of that!!

Absolutely agree.
Sorry for the woman losing her son, of course I am, but she is making a bit of a show of herself dong all this.

[flammableBen]

Is she fit?

[suttonred]

No.

[Jamiesfuturewife]

If you like craggy, rough, acient old hags?

[flammableBen]

get in

[pauld]

If you like craggy, rough, acient old hags?

Maybe she doesn't look at her best when her son's just died

[Jamiesfuturewife]

but if your going on national TV? surely.......... OK maybe just me then???

[ronnie21]

but if your going on national TV? surely.......... OK maybe just me then???

Don't forget the Sun would want only the best - and they organised all the interviews - make her come over as the woman who has received a letter with "spelling" mistakes regarding the tragic death of her son.

[juddie]

Think the Sun may have dropped a bollock here, though. It's clear they're trying to smear Brown, but this could see him win a lot of sympathy.

I agree with most of you. To take time out from running the country to write a handwritten note appeals to me far more than getting an assistant to type the usual shit.

Whether you think he's a good PM or not, there are far bigger issues to discuss than his fucking handwriting!

[Simon Pieman]

The issue with bad handwriting is that it makes it look like you've put no care into what you've written. My handwriting is rubbish whether I put care into it or not so I can sympathise in that respect.

It does look a bit like a back of a fag packet job though.

[Ardiles]

Huge sympathy for the mother.  She must be going through hell.  But when her feelings have had time to take some shape, I think she will regret having carried out her grieving in public.  As Paul and others have said, the Sun is manipulating an unstable woman for profit, and she possibly doesn't see this.  She will.  'Outrage' is becoming a devalued commodity.

[Fred Elliot]

Lets put it this way

Whilst the mother must be in an absolute terrible state, my blame does not rest with her.

This whole situation has been stirred up by the hacks at the Sun and the N.O.T.W who quite blatently have hung their hats on the Tory campaign.

Expect to see a lot more of this in the next 6 months


EDIT :  Ooops sorry Juddie, just read your post

[STFC_Gazza]

Think the Sun may have dropped a bollock here, though. It's clear they're trying to smear Brown, but this could see him win a lot of sympathy.

Agree somewhat with this. there will be people saying, atleast he has taken the time to contact the family etc. which to his credit he did so.... as Fred said, watch this space really...

[sonicyouth]

aside from the whole handwriting non-issue, i don't understand how someone could allow themselves to be so obviously manipulated. she's grieving and should do it in private for the sake of herself and her family, surely?

[leefer]

Shes angry...but the Sun episode dosnt reflect well on her as a mother in my opinion...it stinks of cashing in...