Dear All
Give it a name.
‘Bigotgate’ is splashed all over the papers.
The spectre of immigration returned to haunt Gordon Brown yet again more people are confronting Gordon Brown.
Immigration has been the issue that all three of the London based parties are steered clear of during this General Election.
The public in the shape of Gillian Duffy have put it firmly on the political agenda.
With one last debate to go, it would seem odd if immigration didn’t appear as part of the economic debate.
Having called one voter a “bigot” Brown found himself being forced to defend Labour's policy on immigration as he visited a factory in the West Midlands.
Previously the Labour Party said immigration policy was to address economic labour shortages but since then government documents show it was part of a social engineering experiment.
It has since been admitted that most of the new jobs created have not gone to British people.
Immigration like banking regulation was a disaster.
In order to stem the rising anti Labour tide, the Labour Party has wheeled out Gordon Brown’s wife.
She said that Brown was ‘absolutely mortified'.
Mortified he was caught; let us not kid ourselves he would have been at Gillian Duffy’s door under any other circumstances.
Sarah Brown said;
“He phoned me as soon as it happened and was absolutely mortified. He went to see her because he hated the fact he had hurt someone. His apology was from the heart.”
Just like his abuse.
The next leader of the Labour Party, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said Gordon Brown made a 'dreadful mistake'.
Already Alan Johnson is looking post May 6th 2010 for his leadership challenge.
Johnson then went on to say that immigration wasn’t now 'off-limits' as an issue during the campaign.
Johnson added;
“No-one can suggest this wasn't damaging. You have to look at how Gordon responds. I think Gordon has dealt with that properly. He's very much an un-spun politician.”
Presumably Alan Johnson didn’t see the ‘spun’ notes that Gordon Brown used during the two previous television debates.
A poll by YouGov for The Sun immediately after Mr Brown's gaffe showed that the vast majority of voters felt that the Prime Minister had been exposed as a hypocrite.
Only one in four believed that his apology to Mrs Duffy.
The public didn’t buy his apology as genuine.
So far Mrs Duffy is refusing to comment as she left her terrace house in Rochdale this morning, if she accepted Gordon Brown’s apology after a home visit.
Despite being in her house for nearly 40 minutes, Brown left with no photo opportunity to show that he had been forgiven.
Tonight’s debate is on the economy but people will be want a debate on immigration and its economic impacts.
As Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy warned that the issue would be the 'elephant in the room' at tonight's last leaders' debate.
The General Election is wide open as people turn away from the Labour Party.
13 years in power and it is a 65 year old woman from Rochdale that Gordon Brown and the Labour Party are depending on.
I am sure many women will be mulling over Gordon Brown’s remark;
“She was just a sort of bigoted woman”.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
Give it a name.
‘Bigotgate’ is splashed all over the papers.
The spectre of immigration returned to haunt Gordon Brown yet again more people are confronting Gordon Brown.
Immigration has been the issue that all three of the London based parties are steered clear of during this General Election.
The public in the shape of Gillian Duffy have put it firmly on the political agenda.
With one last debate to go, it would seem odd if immigration didn’t appear as part of the economic debate.
Having called one voter a “bigot” Brown found himself being forced to defend Labour's policy on immigration as he visited a factory in the West Midlands.
Previously the Labour Party said immigration policy was to address economic labour shortages but since then government documents show it was part of a social engineering experiment.
It has since been admitted that most of the new jobs created have not gone to British people.
Immigration like banking regulation was a disaster.
In order to stem the rising anti Labour tide, the Labour Party has wheeled out Gordon Brown’s wife.
She said that Brown was ‘absolutely mortified'.
Mortified he was caught; let us not kid ourselves he would have been at Gillian Duffy’s door under any other circumstances.
Sarah Brown said;
“He phoned me as soon as it happened and was absolutely mortified. He went to see her because he hated the fact he had hurt someone. His apology was from the heart.”
Just like his abuse.
The next leader of the Labour Party, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said Gordon Brown made a 'dreadful mistake'.
Already Alan Johnson is looking post May 6th 2010 for his leadership challenge.
Johnson then went on to say that immigration wasn’t now 'off-limits' as an issue during the campaign.
Johnson added;
“No-one can suggest this wasn't damaging. You have to look at how Gordon responds. I think Gordon has dealt with that properly. He's very much an un-spun politician.”
Presumably Alan Johnson didn’t see the ‘spun’ notes that Gordon Brown used during the two previous television debates.
A poll by YouGov for The Sun immediately after Mr Brown's gaffe showed that the vast majority of voters felt that the Prime Minister had been exposed as a hypocrite.
Only one in four believed that his apology to Mrs Duffy.
The public didn’t buy his apology as genuine.
So far Mrs Duffy is refusing to comment as she left her terrace house in Rochdale this morning, if she accepted Gordon Brown’s apology after a home visit.
Despite being in her house for nearly 40 minutes, Brown left with no photo opportunity to show that he had been forgiven.
Tonight’s debate is on the economy but people will be want a debate on immigration and its economic impacts.
As Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy warned that the issue would be the 'elephant in the room' at tonight's last leaders' debate.
The General Election is wide open as people turn away from the Labour Party.
13 years in power and it is a 65 year old woman from Rochdale that Gordon Brown and the Labour Party are depending on.
I am sure many women will be mulling over Gordon Brown’s remark;
“She was just a sort of bigoted woman”.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
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