Gordon Brown

[Ardiles]

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?

Quiet dignity and the stiff upper lip has given way to emotional incontinence.  It's the 21st century way.

[Jamiesfuturewife]

eugh shes on Sky news now - Barely a tooth in her head!

[jonny72]

I can understand her being upset about the letter. But taping the phone call when he rang to apologise and then giving it to the Sun is way out of order.

[Mexicano Rojo]

As much as you may hate gordon browns policies he i believe deep down is a decent bloke, I think this will backfire on the sun in a major way and could actually win brown some support for the humility he is trying to genuinely show.

[DMR]

I can understand her being upset about the letter.

I can't... handwritten personally by the PM, whats her problem?

[reeves4england]

If he turned up and saluted the boys back at Lyneham or Bassett, he wouldn't have to write any letters and instead speak to the parents personally.

Yes, but whatever your opinion on Afghanistan and Iraq, and no matter how important the loss of lives in combat is, getting Gordon over to Wiltshire once or even twice a week to talk to grieving parents is not the most important thing our government needs to be doing right now in my opinion.

[flammableBen]

Quiet dignity and the stiff upper lip has given way to emotional incontinence.  It's the 21st century way.

It's fucking diana's fault. Silly bitch.

[leefer]

As much as you may hate gordon browns policies he i believe deep down is a decent bloke, I think this will backfire on the sun in a major way and could actually win brown some support for the humility he is trying to genuinely show.

Apparently Crippen was a decent bloke.....not that ime saying that GB messes with acid....then again that handwriting.

[Bogus Dave]

Of course he's gonna have crap handwriting, he can't tell how far away the page is!!!


This woman needs to shut the hell up. She's just as bad as the sun in all this

[leefer]

Worse in my opinion..

[adje]

Despicable behaviour by this woman in my opinion.Alll GB's "m's" look like "n's".Its obvious he's writing about her son so whats the problem if he's spelt it wrong anyway.Absolutely cynical to tape the call,hope she donates her fee towards a new helicopter.Just seen her on the news"I hope he has sleepless nights about this" she said.Well I'm sure he had plenty of sleepless nights when his own daughter died-at least mrs Janes knew there was a risk of a soldier dying in a war you dont expect your new child to die.Sorry-I do respect the servicemen who die in any conflict but this woman has really riled me up.

[flammableBen]

The government should expand the armed forces and the services they provide. Sign up all the old manufactoring base and use them to make our own helicopters. Offset the cost with the decreased spending on buying expensive private built helicopters and by selling our helicopters to other countries. Maybe expand into other areas. British built eco-cars, stadiums, cancer drugs, schools, cigarettes, food, etc.

Any extra cost could be provided with by printing extra money, or quantitative easing, or whatever it's called now. Limit the risk of high inflation by making the new currency take the form of cigarettes. Smoke inflation away.

[leefer]

Wouldnt it just be easier...less expensive and no heartache at all if we didnt send our troops to fight wars that arnt our problem.
Pesonally if i was to die as a soldier i would want it to be defending my own country.
These young lads are dying for no other reason than following the yankee trend.

[iffy]

Wouldnt it just be easier...less expensive and no heartache at all if we didnt send our troops to fight wars that arnt our problem.
Pesonally if i was to die as a soldier i would want it to be defending my own country.
These young lads are dying for no other reason than following the yankee trend.

The only way to make soldiers safe is not to send them.

I've just read the "Junior Officers Reading Club" (put it on your christmas list if you haven't read it yet) and in his view, all the "we've haven't got the right kit" stuff from politicians and parents is embarrassing to them.

And yeah, this woman is being played and it's a shame and the sun should be ashamed.

[flammableBen]

Wouldnt it just be easier...less expensive and no heartache at all if we didnt send our troops to fight wars that arnt our problem.
Pesonally if i was to die as a soldier i would want it to be defending my own country.
These young lads are dying for no other reason than following the yankee trend.

I was against the Afghanistan war to start off with, but I think that pulling out now would be worse that going in in the first place. History says that it's a difficult area to occupy, but we (us and the US and the UN) haven't made it easy for ourselves: Badly handing the the Heroin production. Rebuilding the infrastructure of the country through outside contractors instead of using Afghans who could do it. Making the existing civil service of teachers and doctors unemployed over night and then trying to re-do everything through 'aid'.

Pulling out now would leave Pakistan exposed to some big(ger) de-stabling. It would be like some modern day vikings trying to liberate the horrible land of Essex, giving up, and expecting the slightly less horrible land of London unaffected. Or something. I'm not sure that really works. Maybe Cornwall and Devon would fit better.

Back on subject, it is pretty low from The Sun, but sort of expected. Wasn't it back in '92 that they "won" the election for the Tories? It's not in their interest to show the decreasing importance of themselves ant the rest of the British Press. Solution? Heavily back the party which is almost certainly going to win whatever happens.