How much did The Grieving Mother squeeze out of the The Sun for dishing the dirt on

[Cam]

Brown's handwriting? Brown claims he did NOT mis-spell the dead soldier's name, and The Sun claims he did.
There's something deeply suspicious about that whole story; who are we to believe, the Prime Minister or that Bums-and-Tits-Rag, The Sun.?

 

[CasparPie]

Its ridiculous at least he still wrote a letter, so what if he mis spelt it by ONE letter.

 

[Katrina]

I have every sympathy for the lady, losing a son is a terrible thing to go through.

But I wonder if she sends letters of complaint criticising grammar and spelling to all her friends who sent condolence cards?

I do not agree with a lot of Gordon brown's policies, but the man is a human being, and a human being who is blind in one eye, has poor vision in the other, and admits he struggles with written correspondence. He takes the time to hand write letters when he could easily have had a computer bash out an impersonal reply.

This seems like an unnecessary attack on a man who was genuinely trying to express his sympathy, and is being used for nothing more than political warfare.

 

[luludoodie]

Surely Alistair Campbell/Madelson would have advised Brown NOT to phone the Mother of a killed soldier? He could not "win" that conversation whatever happened.
Surely he should have been advised never to make this type of call to an easily identifiable mobile phone which might be used to record the call!!!!!!!!

Either Brown is so arrogant to think he could bulldoze her or stupid to think she would be "nice" to him out of respect! Either way he is incompetent!!!!!!!

"Disaster a Day Brown" should be got rid of (and his useless gang of kowtowing wasters) immediately!

 

[saharaaj]

i am spell bound by the episode .
reports indicate he is not behaving like white man but reallly like Brown

 

[saharaaj]

i am spell bound by the episode .
reports indicate he is not behaving like white man but reallly like Brown

 

[PirateDuchess]

I was going to ask this.
Her phone call was secretly recorded by The Scum, wonder how much they paid her for that? She can't be grieving that much

 

[Katrina]

I have every sympathy for the lady, losing a son is a terrible thing to go through.

But I wonder if she sends letters of complaint criticising grammar and spelling to all her friends who sent condolence cards?

I do not agree with a lot of Gordon brown's policies, but the man is a human being, and a human being who is blind in one eye, has poor vision in the other, and admits he struggles with written correspondence. He takes the time to hand write letters when he could easily have had a computer bash out an impersonal reply.

This seems like an unnecessary attack on a man who was genuinely trying to express his sympathy, and is being used for nothing more than political warfare.

 

[michelle]

personally, if it was my son that had been killed, which could happen as he is in Afghanistan now, the last thing i would be bothered about would be the misspelling of a letter. i don't think i would even be in a fit state to notice.

 

[Elmbeard]

Katrina is right. On a human level, I would rather get a semi-legible handwritten note from the PM himself than a typed message written and sent by a minion.

I think he is suffering a genuine attack of remorse for not allocating sufficient funds to fight a pretty difficult operation against the Taliban. Cutting back on helicopters to transport the wounded quickly back to camp cost that lady her son, and she is understandably cross about it.

As for the name - Jamie Janes. Anyone who is not a word anorak with Vulcan self-discipline would struggle not to say "Janie James"!

 

[Elmbeard]

Katrina is right. On a human level, I would rather get a semi-legible handwritten note from the PM himself than a typed message written and sent by a minion.

I think he is suffering a genuine attack of remorse for not allocating sufficient funds to fight a pretty difficult operation against the Taliban. Cutting back on helicopters to transport the wounded quickly back to camp cost that lady her son, and she is understandably cross about it.

As for the name - Jamie Janes. Anyone who is not a word anorak with Vulcan self-discipline would struggle not to say "Janie James"!

 

[goldenthread]

I completely understand his difficulties due to his disability.

I think it admirable that he takes the time to handwrite a letter, and think this argument has gone too far.
There is different stages to grief and this mother is at the anger stage. She is obviously out of it at the moment, and I will not criticise her, but feel that Gordon DID take the time to write to her personally, no other party leader has done this!
And the Sun paper should be totally ashamed of their lack of morality in using this woman's vulnerability to make money on their paper - and get her to illegally record someones conversation!!

 

[Elmbeard]

Katrina is right. On a human level, I would rather get a semi-legible handwritten note from the PM himself than a typed message written and sent by a minion.

I think he is suffering a genuine attack of remorse for not allocating sufficient funds to fight a pretty difficult operation against the Taliban. Cutting back on helicopters to transport the wounded quickly back to camp cost that lady her son, and she is understandably cross about it.

As for the name - Jamie Janes. Anyone who is not a word anorak with Vulcan self-discipline would struggle not to say "Janie James"!