三只眼睛看事实，全面公证地评价布朗

三只眼睛看事实，全面公证地评价布朗

我列了所有老布从政之后的HIGH和LOW（按时间顺序排），大家看看吧。我从来不低看他当将军的才质。为他惋惜的是，他的政治运气实在是太不好了。这只是我的看法，大家看看吧。



• LOW - Missing out on the Labour leadership

**我的评论：怀才不遇，既生瑜，何生亮。1994年，没当上工党领袖----运气不好，但是是个将才，是不是。

After the surprise death of party leader John Smith in 1994, Mr Brown was viewed by many as a natural successor.

But he struck a deal with Mr Blair under which the younger man would take the leadership in return for giving Mr Brown control of economic policy and later handing him power.


• HIGH - The 1997 Labour landslide

**我的评论：1997年大选成功，军功章上有你的一半，也有我的一半，所以我们说，不能磨灭他将军的功劳。是不是。


After 18 years out of power the party won a historic victory over the Conservatives, achieving a massive 179-seat Commons majority.

Mr Brown became Chancellor and built a power base at the heart of Whitehall that allowed him to shape many areas of domestic policy.


• HIGH - Giving the Bank of England independence

**我的评论：此政策因为金融危机有人说好，也有人说不好。但是将军的气度表现出来了吧。他不是将军，他不敢做啊。小托尼自已就不敢决定，但是小托尼很有人缘，个人魅力强得狠。


Days after taking office in 1997, Mr Brown announced he was giving the Bank of England freedom to set monetary policy.

The surprise move was widely lauded as helping to usher in Britain's ''Nice'' decade of ''non-inflationary constant expansion''.


• HIGH - Economic growth during his time at the Treasury

**我的评论：这个大家在此次大选中都忘了，没有这个将军，现在我们就在EURO　ZONE里了。人民啊。


Over his 10 years at the Treasury, Mr Brown earned a reputation as the ''Iron Chancellor'' who promised there would be no return to ''boom and bust''.

He oversaw strong growth in the UK's economy, although critics questioned how much of this success was down to him and argued that he should have cut public debt further.



• LOW - Controversy over economic policies

**我的评论：每个将军都不可能是常胜将军；这段可能有你讲的“出尔反尔”的例子。但是不妨碍他做个好将军。

Some of the measures Mr Brown introduced as Chancellor were highly divisive, including the private finance initiative (PFI), a way of funding public capital projects like hospitals that is more expensive in the long term.

There was also criticism of his decision to scrap tax relief on pension funds, his sell-off of part of Britain's gold reserves before prices soared, and his abolition of the 10p tax rate paid by people on low incomes.


• HIGH - Early popularity as Prime Minister

**我的评论：这是我们要的将军，小戴，小倪可能差点。“BIG　TENT”难道显不出他的个人魅力？


In his first months at No 10, Mr Brown was praised for his handling of crises including failed terrorist attacks, flooding, a foot and mouth disease outbreak and the run on Northern Rock.

He also won respect for his ''big tent'' approach to politics, appearing to heal rifts within Labour and reaching out to members of other parties.



• LOW - The ''bottled'' election

**我的评论：这个是你讲的他的“个人魅力”了----我也不赞同他这个LOW点，但是我觉得是和他政治顾虑有关，不是“个人魅力”的问题。这个谈远了。其实，白猫黑猫，能逮到老鼠就是好猫。选将军，大家都紧跟媒体，去选美了。很遗憾。）

Mr Brown considered calling a snap election in autumn 2007, but dropped the idea after the Tories received a poll boost by promising to cut inheritance tax.

His decision led to him being branded a ''ditherer'' and meant Labour eventually faced a public vote when electoral conditions were far less favourable.


• LOW: Leadership challenges

**你说：“他的内阁都是“yes man””就错了吧。而且，他的内阁，能人还真不少。比如，MILIBAND兄弟。


As Mr Brown's premiership became more unpopular, he faced growing unrest within his party - and eventually several unsuccessful coup attempts.

But even the most credible challenges to his leadership - half-heartedly by Foreign Secretary David Miliband in July 2008, and seriously by resigning work and pensions secretary James Purnell in June 2009 - failed to trigger an all-out Cabinet rebellion.


• LOW - The global financial crisis

**我的评论：这个事，明眼人都知道，真不是他的错。不管哪个人在台上，都是替罪羊。但是我很欣赏他在处理危机的果断机智的力挽狂澜。大将风度。

The economic storm that ravaged financial institutions worldwide plunged the UK into recession and required a massive Government bailout of British banks.

Mr Brown was widely praised for his response to the crisis, but fears about jobs, wages and public debt levels dented Labour's popularity.

• LOW - The ''smeargate'' scandal

**　我不知经过，不加评论。

A close aide to Mr Brown, Damian McBride, resigned in disgrace in April 2009 after the revelation of an email plot to tarnish senior Tories' reputations with false internet allegations.

The affair revived concerns that British politics had become dominated by ''spin'' and dirty tricks.


• LOW: Bullying allegations

**　我的评论：只能说布朗运气太差。我们要的是将军。要他英勇果断，又要他没脾气。他有脾气又不影响他当总统的才质。反而老好先生，你放心他治理国家吗。

Claims that Mr Brown swore at and shoved around his Downing Street staff were aired in journalist Andrew Rawnsley's book The End Of The Party, published in February this year.

Ministers denied the allegations, and there was some evidence that Mr Brown's poll ratings actually improved after they emerged.

• LOW: Leadership debates in the 2010 General Election
**我的评论：这个也不谈了，人气好的LD，最后结果也不是很好。

Mr Brown did not shine in the new televised leaders' debates that formed the centrepiece of this year's General Election campaign.

Polls and pundits generally agreed that Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg won the first debate and drew the second with Tory leader David Cameron, with the final one going to Mr Cameron. Mr Brown was placed last in all of them.

• LOW: The ''bigotgate'' scandal

**我的评论：这个不提了，公说公有理，婆说婆有理。
SKY是老默的媒体，这次选前他就说了，要力挺保守党。老默的麦克风，挂哪儿不挂哪儿，有戏呢。）


While campaigning for the election in Rochdale, Mr Brown was caught on microphone describing local pensioner Gillian Duffy as ''bigoted'' after she quizzed him about immigration.

He made a personal visit to her home to apologise, but political opponents seized on the gaffe as evidence that he held voters in contempt.

• LOW: Losing Labour's majority

**我的评论：很可惜，布朗从来运气就不好，但是不妨碍他当个将军，因为你，我，小戴，小倪干这个都没有他行。）

In a dramatic election night, Labour lost 91 seats and the Conservatives gained 97 to become the largest party in the Commons, albeit 20 short of a majority.

The result was better than some Labour members had feared, but it left Mr Brown in constitutional limbo as the Lib-Dems and Tories discussed power-sharing arrangements.