Brown’s Young Cabinet "Talent"

February 14th, 2008 by ThunderDragon

Gordon Brown apparently gets his ideas from Saturday night TV, saying that he is inspired by “unlocking talent”. Back he when he first became Prime Minister [remember that time? I never thought a time would come when Tony Blair would seem like a good PM.] he made a big song-and-dance about recruiting “independent talent” into his government. But mostly they’ve either been useless, contradictory, or just plain invisible since.

So his plan now appears to be to “unlock” the talents of his young Cabinet ministers.

Mr Purnell, 37, Ed Balls, 40, his wife Yvette Cooper, 37, Mr Burnham 38, David Miliband 42, his brother Ed, 37, Ruth Kelly 39, and Douglas Alexander, 40, will be encouraged by Mr Brown to make an impression with the public and to show that they have radical ideas. “Their talents will be showcased,” an adviser said. (The Times)

If that’s the best he come up with, then, well… good luck with that.

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2 Responses to “Brown’s Young Cabinet "Talent"”

Asp

Is anyone else seeing an idea for the latest Saturday night show on ITV?

Comment on Feb 14th, 2008 at 9:37 am
lettersfromatory

Talents, eh? You mean like Yvette Cooper and Purnell doing some dodgy dealing over their houses, David Miliband pissing off the Americans, Douglas Alexander stoking the fires of an election that never was…

Comment on Feb 14th, 2008 at 10:46 am