13 October, 2008

UK: Brown can't see?

An extraordinary article in the Telegraph today, to the effect that Gordon Brown's eyesight is failing him. What is extraordinary is that the information seems to come from Team Brown: Damian McBride, Brown's chief spin doctor until the reshuffle reports 'His sight isn't very good.'; another official said: "If I want him to reply to an email, I always make sure it's in at least 36 point." That is five times as large as standard print size.

Normally one would expect such revelations to be the prelude to a resignation, but all the signs are that the financial crisis is doing Brown's poll ratings a lot of good and people say he is enjoying himself for the first time since becoming PM. A PM's resignation, even if it is Brown, would not go down well with the markets at this time.

We shall see.

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