The early years

Posted on April 26, 2007
Filed Under The Man Himself |

Just in case you missed last night’s background report on Gordon, here’s Channels 4’s dusted down footage again.

What can we learn from this?

Well, it seems that whilst he was Rector of Edinburgh University, not only did he intimidate the academic staff, he also took over, acting like he was in charge of everything. As the Principal said “sometimes student Rectors seemed to think that once they are Rector that this is equivalent to being PM, which is a complete misunderstanding of their role.” Sound familiar?!

Also note his brother’s response when asked if Gordon’s a control freak:

“I dont see him as a control freak…I..I..just don’t see that..um..being Gordon. Urmmm I think (pause)…he’s (brother struggling for an answer). He likes, he likes to know what is happening and..you know..does that make someone a control freak?”

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One Response to “The early years”

  1. The Underdoug on April 26th, 2007 1:53 pm

    …He likes, he likes to know what is happening and..you know..does that make someone a control freak?”

    Errm, I’ll take that as a yes.

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