I love how laid back this is. Even politics seems like it was a bit less stressful back then. And there's just something refreshing about the presenter being grumpy, you don't see people on TV being bored very often.
@@dewaynewoods4788 Same (except I'm Canadian). Taskmaster Would I Lie To You 8 out of 10 cats Does Countdown Big Fat Quiz Show etc. all keep me somewhat sane.
Because honesty isn't enough to successfully run a country. Competence is kind of useful too, as are spending plans that are remotely affordable. Gordon sold our gold reserves at bottom and set the national debt skyrocketing.. which over a decade later we still haven't managed to bring under control and is now at an all time high. honest maybe. But also a catastrophe.
@@davesmith9325 well - lets take 1999 - 2009 to make the maths easier - we see a margin of about 30% a year for gold appreciation - take away usual inflation thats 25-27.5% return on investment. So, we can debate it but I think using that money as investment into education has yielded more. And all that value came in during the housing market crash with people putting money into gold as a safety net. So - not taking that point. And in 2005 we see a 4.5% 10 year bond price - so yeah thats pretty high - but we see that globally too. Bond price fell to record lows in july 2012 of like half a percent but Cameron wasn't borrowing at all and just cutting public spending - not bond prices are at about 3.5% I think and we are not even borrowing much so I think he got a good deal on his loans. Ta
@@davesmith9325He made a calculated risk in exactly the same way as virtually all other European leaders did regarding selling gold reserves at that point. You speak like he was a maverick idiotic outlier, he wasn't at all.
So Gordon Brown wasn’t allowed to,yawn, lean back, blink, or even open his mouth in speech in case some sleazy Murdoch pap caught him out? This is about Murdoch’s gutter journalism, but Ian hates Brown so much he lets that slide.
Anyone else ever put an 180.000 quid worth's of equipment in an overhead department? Makes me think he might be making it up! Jack's exasperation throughout is a joy.
Peter looks like a school kid on work-study with Paul. It might just be his constant, boyish grin. It really doesn't matter which series or year these are from. Being from America it's just fun to match my memory to the "current events" to Ian and Paul, and Co. Whether it's Angus or one of the cavalcade of guest hosts and almost any MP or celeb, or celeb who becomes PM even, the format seldom fails to inform, educate, and entertain me or satirize & send-up the deserving. To my mind, Jack Dee is quintessentially British. Sorry. ;^j
Looking back, I wonder if Ian Hislop would laugh at Gordon Brown in the same way? Ian seems a decent sort of chap who might notice the significant rise in child poverty since this was made? Still funny though, in some ways.
Agree. Child poverty under Brown was much better than now. Not any time much worse than now for a long time. If Labour plans to provide free school breakfasts funded from removing charity staus from public and private schools comes to fruition, might be a step in right direction. Housing next.
So this was around 2008 ? The CCP /PLA made their presence known . Lots of 'hindsight ' possible here . Banking crash , Boris is ex PM , and China not your friend :-)
@@kenpudsey6435 a minute of fame, as I said. The unusual surname means his fame is a bit sticky but other than that he dropped out of the visible media/Art Luvie meta-verse some years ago.
@@jonathanbarraclough5917 He had a pretty nasty time with his grandfather and he did have a beautiful wife. Still has? Maybe he is happy being house husband, out of limelight
@@georgielancaster1356 I don't think it is at all accurate to say 'he had a bad time with his grandfather ' as though he was abused. His Grandfather was found guilty and he seems to have fought that result. FYI yes He is married to the same wife.
He's in loads of stuff. Voice work, acting etc. He was The Tick, Spy, Parks and Recreation, Guardians of the Galaxy, also voices in His Dark Materials / Simpsons / Rick and Morty / Bob's Burgers / South Park, also video game voices etc etc.
Painful episode. I've just watched an old episode chaired by Angus Deayton to remind myself how it can be done when the host is professional and funny.
