Many people are blaming you for our current economic problems, and, whilst I am certainly no fan of either yourself, or your quite useless government, I do not think that this is totally fair.
Yes, because you were Chancellor of the Exchequer for ten years before you took over the helm as an unelected Captain, you did allow the borrowing and credit to spiral out of control.
Year after year, house prices rose, to unaceptable levels, and the Mortgage Lenders were falling over themselves to let people have huge mortgages that they would never be able to repay.
Ten times their salaries, in fact. Now, surely you knew that this level of debt could never be sustained?
If you didn't, then what the hell were you ever doing as Chancellor in the first place?
Any Captain, is only as good as his Crew, and since becoming Captain, you have surrounded yourself with an inept and inexperienced Crew, whom you tried to teach their duties, but most of them were just not up to the job, were they?
You drove the good ship Britannia on a collision course among the huge icebergs of Bankers, Financiers, and other Global Entities who were just waiting for their chance to scupper you.
It was a long time coming. By pure luck, you managed to keep the ship afloat in a sea of debt and loan sharks.
It was like the ship of State was enclosed in a protective Bubble. Which it was. However, you must have realised that as the Bubble grew bigger, so, like all bubbles, it would meld out of shape, and finally burst!
It has now burst, and has left you and the good ship Brittania at the mercy of the storms and tempests that are currently decimating the Global Money Markets.
You, my dear Prime Minister, quite frankly, have no answer, and are totally out of your depth. You are floundering, Sir.
The ship is sinking, and many passengers have already jumped overboard into those shark-infested seas.
The sharks are circling, offering loans to the desparate at up to 184% Interest. Many of those drowing (in debt) passengers are clutching at any straw in desparation asthey jumped (or were pushed) overboard without a life jacket. and, there are not enough lifeboats for all of us.
We are clinging to the wreckage, using our silly and worthless bits of plastic to try to keep ourselves afloat, whilst the sharks are snapping at our feet and legs.
You ,your Motley Crew, and the Greedy Money Grubbers, have finally sunk the Good Ship Brittania.
Where do we go from here?
You tell us, Mr. Brown, because we don't have any answers, and, neither it seems, do you.
Yours sincerely,
Sandie Seward.
JoJo
Wow good letter Sandie,wonder if he's sleeping at night? tell you what he's aged twenty years in the passed week
Sandie Seward
Thank you, JoJo. I originally wrote it during the early hours of this morning. I first posted it on my Newsvine Column, then on my Vox Blog.
Two other Sites also have seen it, this one, and the Grumpy Old Sod Website.
Yes, Gordon has aged during the past few days, his eyes look as if they need matchsticks to prop the lids open.
The weight of responsibility doesn't come without a price to pay, does it.
Ken R
Brilliant Sandie, we can only hope that he will follow that great naval traditon and go down with the ship !
If ever a drowning man needed a foot on his head to hold him down and help him on his way, then Gordons that man !
browneyes
yes well done Sandie......why dont you send it to him for real?or have you done that already?
Sandie Seward
I've decieded to leave it as an "open" letter, so many people can read it, and, who knows, if it gets the right links he may even see it himself (or one of his Aides might).
Brilliant Sandie, we can only hope that he will follow that great naval traditon and go down with the ship !
