As we wait for the polls to close, and the final countdown to begin, we at Coffee House thought it would be a good opportunity to look back on the campaign as a whole. And, so, here’s the first in a series of three posts identifying the best and worst moments for the main party leaders. We’ve started with the man who remains Prime Minister for the time being: Gordon Brown.
Brown’s best moment: the Citizens UK speech
As it happens, choosing Brown’s best moment of the campaign is easy. Alongside so many gaffes, scowls and lies, the flashes of proficiency tend to stick out – and none more so than his speech to Citizens UK earlier this week. Yes, the audience was heavily inclined towards him. But he lived up to their applause with a performance which was uncharacteristically sprightly, and which cast his Presbyterian pomp in a more flattering light than we’re used to.
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