Gordon Brown resigns as UK Prime Minister

[@SRPC21]

Took over during impossible times: Recession hit during his short tenure Public opinion very much swayed against mass immigration/the EU/benefits David Cameron I think he would’ve been a good Prime Minister, he was a lot more competent and electable than Ed Miliband & Jeremy Corbyn. He also wanted to move Labour a bit further left than Blair (not to the Jeremy Corbyn extent). Right man, wrong time.

[@josephdyson3737]

Probably the most human Prime Minister Britain has had in my lifetime (granted I’m only old enough to properly remember the premierships of Blair, Brown, Cameron, May and Johnson)

[@samuelcole9385]

I’d agree. Gordon Brown should’ve been given more time. Even though I’m not a Labour supporter, Brown was unbelievably tenacious and I think could’ve been a great PM if he got a second term.

[@wilsonfisk6626]

What about Major?

[@josephdyson3737]

@@wilsonfisk6626 not old enough to remember his premiership I’m afraid!

[@underneonloneliness2]

@@wilsonfisk6626 I was born In 1994 so born when major was PM but can’t remember anything about him. Nobody even talks about him. He’s one of those forgotten PM’s

[@wilsonfisk6626]

@@underneonloneliness2 Nobody mentions Major because he was in office for a short period of time compared to his predecessor and successor. Major had more humanity in him than any of his successors.

[@XxBruce5002xX]

A great human being. Brown will be remembered as a hero of Britain. We have plenty to thank him for

[@Movingmillion]

The beginning of the dark times.

[@harryantino]

That was 1997 my friend, but it definitely got worse after this I’ll admit

[@harryantino]

@@thunder-hedge 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, the 2008 Crash, Cash for Peerages, the expenses scandal. Think a bit harder, see past the phony war of New Labour vs the Tories.

[@harryantino]

@@thunder-hedge the Iraqi’s and the global economy beg to differ.

[@harryantino]

@@thunder-hedgeyou’ve never heard of the 2008 financial crash or the Iraq war of 2003. I won’t insult you by believing you’re that stupid, your clearly just being wilfully ignorant.

[@harryantino]

@@thunder-hedge do you really not know what the Iraq War or the Global Financial Crisis is?

[@ELPaso1990TX]

He should never have resigned. The happy days ended in 2010 and we started 12 miserable years of worst government to date. It’s 2022 now and a very horrible year.

[@walterfielding9079]

It wouldn't have worked. The Liberals had already cut a deal with the Tories. He was done and he knew it. Labour had been in charge for 13 years, people wanted a change. After 14 years of Tory rule people want a change today. In 5- 10 years the Tories will be popular again. It's the way politics works.

[@haztec.]

unfortunately blair spent a lot of time hating on the libdems so it was no wonder they didn't want to coalesce with labour

[@active85858585]

Contrast this class with the self-pitying, sanctimonious and sarcastic bullshitting we saw from Boris. I miss having prime ministers who respected the office.

[@pickledegg1989]

Hear! hear!

[@henfc456]

Hear! Hear!

[@ehnowthen]

He was a WEF Puppet

[@jox1256]

Under him as Chancellor, Britain was booming...he is a most decent Person and me having nearly lost my eye in a car accident, know what People that face so hardship have to go through

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

Actually the economy booming was not achieved by him but by the ground work and plans put in place by the preceding conservative govt. He was an utter tool who buggered up the economy and this resignation was good riddance to a stinky 💩

[@PattoDan]

@@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff Brown's time as chancellor was marked by major reform of Britain's monetary and fiscal policy architecture, transferring interest rate setting powers to the Bank of England, by a wide extension of the powers of the Treasury to cover much domestic policy and by transferring responsibility for banking supervision to the Financial Services Authority. Brown presided over the longest period of sustained economic growth in British history. No. He laid plenty of groundwork himself sorry. Conservatives utterly overrated in their contribution

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

@@PattoDan Brown inherited the best economic landscape of any incoming government since before WWI. The ground work for the sustained period of economic growth 97-07 was done by the conservatives. A shadow chancellor as he was 92-97 had no influence on building foundations. Yes he made good decisions to give interest rate setting to the BoE and Banking Oversight to the FCA, however these proposals where already in conservative white papers and in consideration so would probably have happened anyway. He wasted a of the high tax revenues from the sustained economic growth and low debt on creating quangos and think tanks…, should have invested it in transport, education and healthcare infrastructure (I.e. build new hospitals, schools and fully rebuild roads etc) He failed to fix the roof when the sun was shining and focused to the wrong things.

[@luisinhocuenta9496]

I got tears when he left.

[@pickledegg1989]

There were many people who did, including myself. Great man.

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

the guy that saved us from the worst of the recession, now we got Boris Johnson at the helm of the next one.

[@davidlloyd2583]

As a man he was legend, as a PM he was rubbish. Probably the last normal grass roots guy who gave a s--t. WHAT A SPEECH!

[@PattoDan]

Greatest Chancellor Britain ever had. Totally unparalleled. A great PM too. Nobody sadly won this election that brought back Conservative rule. We know the country lost a lot

[@hareshgill8994]

Istg, every pm before Cameron, was good, there may be criticisms especially because of the suez crisis and Iraq war, they were still good, when Cameron came into office, he didn’t get Britain to recover after the 2008 crisis and he resigned over a referendum he brought in to win, may I have sympathy for I think she would’ve been a good pm if it weren’t for brexit, Boris truss and sunak I don’t even need to explain…

[@antshields8809]

The last half decent Prime Minister

[@militantman]

Boris is half decent

[@ef888]

militantman 0911 Your comment didn’t age well

[@tomwilson5108]

@@militantman 😂😂😂

[@ciaranmarsh255]

@@militantman hardly…

[@gabrijelafratnik2108]

What a great man!

[@jdc4316]

Roborav shut up crack ed

[@bobbybrian9295]

@Roborav Well of course People voting for A Decade of Austerity really are intelligent & not idiots like Labour Voters.

[@militantman]

@@bobbybrian9295 austerity? Do you know what austerity is, if this is austerity, this is the weak version of it. Yeah, we have had to cut spending due to the spending spree of the previous labour govt but this ain't austerity. What happens in the 40s and 70s was austerity. If you vote Labour now, in this day and age, fine, but there is no point, they cam never win, the whole part is dead

[@militantman]

@Roborav personally, even as a conservative, we would've been better off with Brown over Cameron

[@mr.communist3906]

militantman 0911 the only thing Cameron did well was the EU Ref

[@nicholasforman1195]

A great person and an outstanding PM who hasn't yet been matched since this particular moment.

[@FrancescoBellringer]

The prime minister of my time

[@jimmyopedia]

What you mean?

[@FrancescoBellringer]

Jimmy Staveley i mean i was born when he was prime minister

[@jimmyopedia]

Francesco Bellringer me too lol. But Tony Blair was Prime minister aswell when I was born

[@Commsfarage]

shite

[@phawattiraputra293]

I was born when Margaret Thatcher was a prime minister.

[@carlylerogers3529]

Class, grace, elegance and dignity personified. Whatever he got wrong or right, he left with class beyond belief and rarely seen. A job well done.

[@StMeadMary]

What a guy!! Best chancellor Uk has ever had and made a great PM.

[@markallanson7921]

Gave a respectful dignified speech as Major did

[@kathrynharris8753]

Least he got a round of applause unlike Teresa may lol

[@ciaranmarsh255]

Theresa got a round of applause when she left

[@emersonsmith0085]

he was good.... he should have stayed..

[@ciaranmarsh255]

If only Nick Clegg and the Liberals went into coalition with Labour instead of the Conservatives

[@lukeskywalker8543]

@@ciaranmarsh255 Then they might have stuck to their pledges😂

[@conscienceaginBlackadder]

​@@ciaranmarsh255 then if only half of Labour had not vetoed an electoral reform deal

[@e.c.3844]

JAY INSPEE AND GORDON BROWN.

[@johndobson8199]

Great chancellor, bad prime minister.

[@sekeriyasharif6593]

I would disagree with that, it took over during difficult times (Great Recession 2008) and save the British economy from severe damage caused by the Great Recession and pulled troops out of Iraq 2 yr before the USA

[@jamer8240]

No he didnt

[@e.c.3844]

JUSTINE MUSK AND EMINEM.

[@e.c.3844]

ELLEN DEGENERES AND MICHAEL JACKSON.

[@e.c.3844]

Elon Musk ex-girlfriend.

[@loud-and-proud-patriot]

He sold our gold reserves for next to nothing

[@GeneralCormy]

I dont think he had a crystal ball mate. Unlike lying cunts in the Tories half were remainers but became brexiteers for personal gain. Locked us all up in covid couldnt have proper funerals but they were partying and drinking. Paying their mates for non existant PPE Nearly crash the economy in less than 5 weeks (thanks Truss) Fucked the housing market Increased student fees Homelessness out of control Austerity never ended and police cant even police properly. But yeah shit talk Gordon Brown ya muppet

[@larry1824]

Im gonna be Trumps driver

[@mattfiretrainer3412]

Should never have held the position.

[@e.c.3844]

Justine Musk. Beautiful Women

[@underneonloneliness2]

Politics was boring back then

[@lewisconroy6225]

Politics *should* be boring.

[@mattfiretrainer3412]

He wanted the job exactly for the privilege prestige and all it offered . He was a shit politician and even worse PM.

[@murderincme]

How did Johnson and Sunak work out for you? Must be outstanding compared to Brown

[@josmooth896]

No more boom and bust! Lol

[@pauldavies152]

Sold off our gold reserves to the lowest bidder

[@pickledegg1989]

Everyone: "Child poverty in working households up by 800,000 since 2010." Tories: "bUt bRoWn SoLd OuR GoLd"

[@murderincme]

And he got rid of the 500 billion debt back then. The gold thing was pushed by Farage/UKIP, so did Brexit and austerity really deliver? The rightwing press really fried a lot of brains@@pickledegg1989

[@bbodinefan11]

Great day for Britain.

[@jukeboxjohnnie]

Ha! Loooser. Blair was better!

[@ciaranmarsh255]

Blair would’ve won the 2010 election

[@jukeboxjohnnie]

@@ciaranmarsh255 His audiobook 'the journey' was great to listen to in the car over couple of weeks, its clear it was getting tougher and tougher to stay in post

[@englishrose78]

Thank god he was got rid of, his last days of wreckless public spending along with ED Balls was nothing short of the last days of the Roman Empire. Can’t think of one achievement apart from standing up to Blair. Yes goodbye and stay out of politics worse chancellor and PM we ever had. Live your life in Fife and reflect on your awful time in politics. Both their actions caused us years of austerity and I for one won’t forgive him or Ed Balls. The latter acted the clown on Strictly he found his niche good for him.

[@innovationunboxingchannel7170]

Tories have doubled the debt to £2 trillion over 10 years with cutbacks to public services so think before your primitive Tory can do no wrong apporch people like you are the ones who hold back the human race. The labour debt would of been £400 billion if the Tory bankers never screwed up. It raised to under £1 trillion bailing out the banks so thanks to him your home and savings still have vaule. Then your tories came along chatted shit and doubled the debt to £2 trillion and no one batters a eyelid

[@daddy_1453]

Weird thinking Cameron resigned 6 years after this speech. Camerons reign felt longer than it did. Blairs reign felt shorter than it was.