It appears that Gordon Brown AKA Superman, Saviour of the Universe, the "man with the plan" (according to Harriet Harman), etc was nothing of the sort.There we were, led to believe that it was our Dear Leader who had 'saved' us from financial ruin when in fact the "man with the plan" was Alistair Darling, the Chancellor all along.
An article in today's Times reveals:
"The Times can reveal today that the Chancellor believed that recapitalisation was the “only show in town” some time before Gordon Brown and that the Prime Minister signed up only after the intervention of his ministerial fixer and enforcer, Baroness Vadera.
Today Mr Brown is happy to take the plaudits but eight days ago it looked just as likely that he would be content for history to remember the bailout as “Darling’s plan”. In a conference call with Mr Brown, Mr Darling agreed that it was time to get tough. Briefing reporters in the International Monetary Fund’s headquarters, he said: “It is terribly important that governments don’t just talk about what needs to be done but they actually get on and do it.”
So, McCavity Brown was happy to have the plan associated with Darling in case it failed. What a surprise. Brown is nothing if not courageous.
But most importantly what this Times article shows is that analogies made between Brown and Superman are all wrong.
If anything, Brown is no more than a boy in tights - Robin to Alistair Darling's Batman!
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