Peter Hoskin

Where it all went wrong for Brown – your verdict

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As of midnight, the voting on where it all went wrong for Brown stood as follows:

The election that wasn’t  —  24.4%
His addiction to Brownies  —  17.1%
The 10p tax debacle  —  16.5%
His uncontested rise to power  —  16.5%
His inability to say sorry  —  13.4%
Other  —  12.2%

Many thanks to all the CoffeeHousers who registered their votes.  

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