Where are you Blair? Claudia Sonea

At the Labour Party conference this Monday, the new British Prime Minister made obvious the difference between him and Tony Blair. Dressed in a dark suit with a dark cravat keep a firm position and proved that Labour's advertising agency that coined the phrase Not Flash, Just Gordon was entirely true. He did his best in appearing as calm and relaxed like the former Prime Minister, so he opened the speech with a joke. It is hard indeed to rise to people's expectations and his cautions nature was revealed through his gag that despite the fact that received a generous ripple of applause, was more meaningful due to its substance than to its style and Hillary Burrage, a delegate from Liverpool in her 50s, confirmed it in a statement to AFP after the speech. Therefore lighthearted moments are not the best situations for Brown who handles them with a slight awkwardness. But nothing matters, because he's the long favorite of the Labour Party because of his ties with the party and the intellectual pedigree, while Blair although he was bemoaned for his lack of ideology by some activists that were alienated succeeded to win an unprecedented three elections for the party due to his approach to the people- he used to invite celebrities as guest speakers, such as U2 singer Bono, to conferences. Blair did not attend the conference because he was in New York as Middle East peace envoy. However, the new premier praised him among some others like John Smeaton, a Glasgow airport baggage handler who helped to stop an attempted car bombing just a few days after Brown become Prime Minister. Also Neil Kinnock, who led the party until 1992, was praised in the speech and despite the grin showed during Blair's memories; he managed to show only smiles this time. Brown might not be flash, but certainly knows to woo opposition voters for the upcoming election. He spoke in front of a blue backdrop, Conservative Party's colour, and stated that like all the people, even those belonging to other parties, he desires to defend and advance the British values. Until further actions from him, let's just not cry after what's gone and give the man a chance. Every person has his/her own charm. UK residents might miss Blair, but they will get accustomed with Brown, afterall both names start with the same letter, so it will be a smooth passage.

related story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070924/tpl-britain-politics-labour-5b839a9_7.html

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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