Brown does cool. Fails

As it’s Friday, here’s some entertainment – the interview Gordon Brown gave to Radio One’s Newsbeat last year (newly added to YouTube). The interviewer, Rajini Vaidyanathan, specialises in leftfield questions and often gets hilarious results. After asking if he was a “grumpy, dour backstabber” (he was prepared for that one) she asked the then Chancellor where he would take her on a date. What film would they watch? United 93, he said. Not very romantic, she replied. He tried again: Hotel Rwanda. And his music? He likes “mod..moder…moder…modern groups” Here is a wee transcript (forward to 1’40):

Rajini Vaidyanathan: Let’s pretend I’m on a political dinner date with you. Would you cook or would you take us out?

Gordon Brown: Of course, I’d take you out.

RV: Where would we go? What sort of food?

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GB: Well, you would choose I think where you wanted to go.