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Brown Faces Accusations of Bad Temper
WSJ ^ | FEBRUARY 22, 2010 | ALISTAIR MACDONALD

Posted on 02/21/2010 4:29:58 PM PST by Panzerlied

The U.K. election campaign, focused for months on topics like the economy and bankers' bonuses, veered Sunday to a more personal issue for Prime Minister Gordon Brown: his temper.

Mr. Brown was accused, in separate accounts, of temper fits and the bullying of staff members. The accusations—one in an excerpt from a new book, the other from a charity hot line that receives complaints about bullying behavior—unleashed a debate about the character of a leader who has a reputation in political circles for bad-tempered outbursts and moody self-reflection.

Mr. Brown and several political allies rejected the accusations.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
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Bad, bad tempered Brown, The meanist PM in London town...
1 posted on 02/21/2010 4:29:58 PM PST by Panzerlied
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To: Panzerlied

Oh, that Brown...


2 posted on 02/21/2010 4:31:56 PM PST by tubebender (Thanks to all the Patriots who support Free Republic financially...)
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To: Panzerlied

He doesn’t have a temper, just like McCain.


3 posted on 02/21/2010 4:32:45 PM PST by darkangel82 (I don't have a superiority complex, I'm just better than you.)
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To: tubebender

I was about to start defending his hunky bod.


4 posted on 02/21/2010 4:33:33 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: tubebender

Yeah, I saw that and thinking of Scott thought, “He at least fakes bonhomie really well!”


5 posted on 02/21/2010 4:33:45 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Panzerlied
Bad, bad Gordon Brown
Meanest man in London town
Badder than old King Kong
Meaner than a junkyard dog
6 posted on 02/21/2010 4:36:50 PM PST by twister881
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To: Panzerlied

Maybe it just feels this way, but isn’t this one of the longest election campaigns in recent UK memory? It seems like the UK national elections are getting close to American elections, in terms of length of season.


7 posted on 02/21/2010 4:38:04 PM PST by OldDeckHand
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To: BunnySlippers

I was going to say, it’s about time some Pubie did...


8 posted on 02/21/2010 4:39:37 PM PST by tubebender (Thanks to all the Patriots who support Free Republic financially...)
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