Gordon Brown; is he actually an idiot?

Whilst avoiding going to Crewe and Nantwich, in case he causes the Labour vote to reach zero. Gordon Brown has found the time to make a speech in Edinburgh to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, billed as a strong reaffirmation of his personal and political vision. In the speech he said that the Government had to work harder to create a fairer society.

"I stand before you today to affirm my personal commitment to the church's enduring vision of the good society – the good society of compassion and justice that today is needed more than ever, at home in our own country and abroad in our world. And while I would respectfully suggest that our country is fairer today than in the past, I accept with humility today that our country is not yet fair enough and we must do more."

That's the standard rubbish that Gordon Brown likes to spout, it is hard to argue with and yet doesn't commit him to actually do anything concrete.


He went on to say (my emphasis):

"If anyone had said 50 years ago that the people of our world would achieve black civil rights, tear down the Berlin Wall, end apartheid, no one would have believed it."

Construction of the Berlin Wall wasn't started until August 13, 1961 - that's not yet 47 years ago. Gordon Brown seems to have as strong a grip on history as he does on economics. I wonder if the BBC will cover this slip; sorry what am I thinking...



Thanks to Mr Eugenides for the spot.