Cameron to block Brown bid for IMF job
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13127225
Good!
We've had far too many failed politicians landing cushy non-jobs with international organisations. If I was Cameron I'd be saying "Over my dead body". My 5 year old niece would do a better job. She knows that if she has £1 to spend she cannot buy a £5 toy.
Good!
We've had far too many failed politicians landing cushy non-jobs with international organisations. If I was Cameron I'd be saying "Over my dead body". My 5 year old niece would do a better job. She knows that if she has £1 to spend she cannot buy a £5 toy.
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I'd love to know what Ed Milliband thinks though. Maybe he can come out to support or not support GB in his desire to be head of the IMF? Come on Ed, where do you stand on this issue?
It may not make much difference what he thinks because it all comes down to a majority vote by the other members of the fund.
Anyway - no he shouldn't be appointed. Brown's never given any indication he can lead, learn or listen.
From the BBC article:
GB is one reason as to why this country is totally screwed. He is in the running for it as that's why this issue has come up and rightfully so Cameron has come out and said 'no'.
It looks very bad on GB if the country in which he was PM is not supporting your bid to get this job.
GB as the head of teh IMF is a scary though. The man is a incompetent fool.
Has Ed Milliband come out and supported GB's bid yet?
he stands where the unions tell him to.:D
as for gordon brown in charge of the IMF - thats like putting an alchoholic in charge of a pub.
You want to bet! :eek:
I think a great many view him as a failure full stop.
A tax free salary of £270,000 + limo + first class air travel is some reward for failure!
If he doesn't veto the plan, then it's his acknowledgement that Brown is the best man for the job.
If he does veto the plan, and no other nation does, it will harm his credibility on the world stage.
V. interesting.
Can you see that happening? Given what I've read on Wikileaks, GB's international reputation isn't anything like what it was once cracked up to be...
GB saved a lot of banks from going under; whatever people think of him, politicians and their paymasters will ensure that he's rewarded. This is where Cameron might get his introduction into 'real' politics i.e. not the politics of democracy.
Well Brown couldn't even accept it then as he was a great supporter of paying your fair share of tax. :rolleyes:
Easy solution to that. Get the French on board by proposing another French candidate: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1377432/Britain-French-finance-minister-Lagarde-woman-IMF-chief.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Probably the same as on everything else, he has a blank sheet of paper.
Maybe. Then again, maybe he's too toxic for anyone to be associated with. If he is appointed because of the banks (I presume that's what you mean by "paymasters") his toxicity will be ascending to a whole new level.
Surely other international politicians are more likely to need a good working relationship with Cameron than they are Brown?
And would your young relative know how to put together a loan offer for a country in financial difficulty ? :rolleyes:
But then again Brown's experience is all about getting loans not offering them.
It's a pity more adults had not been as astute as your 5 year old niece, if they had the Countries personal debt would not be as high as it is.