Gordon's control-freakery reaches LabourHome?

It's been well reported in the press that Gordon Brown has been trying to curtailing the ability of Labour Conference to raise contemporary resolutions that criticise the Labour leadership. As one would expect this has certainly upset some of the Labour blogosphere who fear for democracy at the heart of their party.

The curtailment on their right to speak is, one imagines, merely the icing on the cake after the woman they consider the "she-devil" was welcomed by Gordon into Downing Street at the end of last week. In fact, as Guido points out, the membership of LabourHome 'Back to the Roots" has reacted strongly to the visit of Thatcher by posting the following animated gif pointing out what Gordon said, and what he now does.


Sadly the original post with the image that Guido linked too appears to have been deleted, presumably by the site admin who is also hopeful prospective MP, RecessMonkey. I guess the Gordon Brown meme of restricting any internal dissent whilst telling everyone he's listening has now reached the Labour blogosphere? Well, at least maybe the bit that wants to get somewhere in the party appparatus?

Update: Animation pixelated and re-hosted to protect the innocent.

OK, own up. Who spiked Gordon's tea with acid?

Well there is certainly a lot of comment this morning, as one would expect, about Gordon Brown's speech to the TUC yesterday. In general, at least in the sketches, there seems to be a consensus view that he was boring and the crowd was tough. However, there was one quote that I just can;t get out my head which was,

"So let me be straightforward with you: pay discipline is essential to prevent inflation, to maintain growth and create more jobs, and so we will never return to the Conservative policies of boom and bust ever again."

Got that? Pay discipline in teh public services, in other words not giving out inflation busting rises is needed to prevent a "return to the Conservative policies of boom and bust". Ergo, public sector pay indiscipline, and inflation busting public sector pay rises by the Conservatives is what caused his favoruite meme soundbite, "boom and bust".

Anyone see something odd there? Apparently, according to Brown, the Consevrative Party precided over inflation busting payrises for the public sector and effcetively cow-towed to Union demands. This make me wonder whether he's either (a) under hte influence of LSD after having tea spiked, or (b) rewriting history to suit his requirements, also known as doublethink.