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# Got to be Gordon
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/got-to-be-gordon/
- Published: 2007-06-19T15:06:21.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:36:29.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:23

**Anthony Barnett (London,** [**OK**](http://ourkingdom.opendemocracy.net/?ref=opendemocracy.net)**):** James Graham tagged me in his [response](http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/06/14/brown-meme/?ref=opendemocracy.net) to Matt Wardman's interesting [meme](http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2007/06/11/its-got-to-be-gordon/?ref=opendemocracy.net) on what Gordon Brown should do when he becomes PM. I'm happy to respond as well:

\*2 things Gordon Brown should be proud of.

\- Trying to end child poverty

\- The way he gave independence for the bank of England

\* 2 things he should apologise for.

\- Supporting the Iraq war

\- PFI on schools and the London tube

\* 2 things that he should do immediately when he becomes PM.

\- Withdraw from Iraq

\- Call for a democratic constitutional settlement

\*2 things he should do while he is PM.

\- Ensure a united Europe opposes a US attack on Iran

\- Allow us to vote for a democratic settlement he does not like, to replace our centralised ‘empire state'.

I'm also supposed to tag eight other bloggers, who are (in no particular order) [Caspar Henderson](http://jebin08.blogspot.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Becky Hogge](http://www.machine-envy.com/blog/?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Pat Kane](http://scottishfutures.typepad.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Tom Griffin](http://tomgriffin.typepad.com/the%5Fgreen%5Fribbon/?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Slugger O'Toole](http://www.sluggerotoole.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Glyn Davies](http://glyndaviesam.blogspot.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net), [Tom Waterhouse](http://cepoxfordshire.blogspot.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net) and [Caroline Hunt](http://carolinehunt.blogspot.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net).