http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=birthing-a-hot-stove The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:31:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=83#post-292 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:28:08 +0000 John Square 292@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Cor, those BBcode things take a bit of getting used to.</p> <p>Also- I think I'm on my own in here, whilst everyone is over at "the other place" </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=83#post-291 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:06:37 +0000 John Square 291@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><strong>A Labour Party aide stepped in to calm the No. 10 bullying row this morning, announcing that the Prime Minister was "focussed, sometimes impatient, but overall, a joy to work for".</strong></p> <p>The weekend has seen a spate of stories referring to incidents of foul language, abusive behaviour and violence within the Prime Ministerial Offices, which- whilst hotly denied by party officials- have been confirmed by numerous sources outside government.</p> <p>A former parliamentary private secretary, speaking on condition of anonymity, described one such encounter with the prime minister.</p> <p>"He [Brown] grabbed me by the lapels, spat in my face, drove a knee into my groin and bellowed 'How do you like that, you big nancy?'", he claimed.</p> <p>"He was known for sudden rages- beating people with photocopiers, slapping them about with left-wing pamphlets or manifestos on the role of the collective oligarchy. He even took this one quiet middle-aged guy and made him Chancellor, just to watch him squirm. He goes around with this big, slow guy called Balls, and between them they terrify anyone they come across."<br /> <blockquote><img src="http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/571/brownbig.jpg"><br /> "Oi, Darling! Balls says you're one of these!"<br /> -<strong><em>Prime Minister Gordon Brown</strong></em></blockquote><br /> However, a less fearsome picture of the Prime Minister was painted by a close colleague.<br /> "Gordon's a quiet bloke, but he does have a wee temper at times. The other day, someone pointed out that a crippling level of national debt wasn't what politicians usually meant when they talked about leaving a legacy. Well, Gordon looked straight at him and suffled some papers noisily, clearly signalling his displeasure"</p> <p>The colleague continued: "That's a rare example of him really losing it. Normally he just sits in his office happily prioritising initiatives and discussing policy matters. You'll often find him chatting easily with staff- of whatever seniority- just like a really normal, not at all psychotic person, who is on no kind of heavy medication whatsoever." </p>