Gordon Brown and celebrity culture

I have blogged many times about our current Prime Minister's obsession with celebrity, contrary to his avowed wish to mark the end of "celebrity culture". I last blogged here about this subject and included references to his opining on the subject of Shilpa Shetty, his drinks with Kylie Minogue, the celebrities he has invited to Chequers, his appearance at an awards ceremony, his anniversary message to the Countdown TV programme and his rumoured offer of a job to GMTV's Fiona Phillips. I also pointed out his comments about the Jonathan Ross/Russell Brand scandal and about Derek Draper's comment about Gordon Brown that:

"He also shies away from today's celebrity culture, thinking much of it schmaltzy and insincere."

Today I read that Gordon Brown wants Alex Ferguson to manage the UK football team at the 2012 Olympics. Yes that will be another Scot managing a UK team, although at least Alex Ferguson is well qualified for the job and has a long record of success.


For more about Gordon Brown's addiction to the cult of celebrity you could do worse than take a trip to Anorak who have a month by month guide to "Gordon Brown’s 2008, in words and pictures".