Gordon Brown is trying desperately to show some success in leadership on difficult foreign policy and domestic issues. He remembers his success on the G20 summit and wants to replicate it, hence his big presence at Copenhagen, the Northern Ireland policing summit and now the Afghan summit.
Unfortunately his luck seems to have run out. There was no deal at Copenhagen, the Yemeni summit was a damp squib and yesterday all he got was a slap in the face and recriminations. It’s a far cry from Tony’s fantastic quote from the Good Friday agreement:
“This is no time for soundbites , you can leave them at home but I feel the hand of history on my shoulder”
No, Gordie, the summits will no longer work, and staying in Belfast for a few extra hours just looked like you were ducking PMQs to avoid answering questions on the 0.1% !
Squiffy.
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