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Smoke and mirrors cannot mask political cynicism

Some atavistic loyalty to my old understanding of Gordon Brown as a decent politician made me happy to see him apparently emerging well from the financial crisis.

Some atavistic loyalty to my old understanding of Gordon Brown as a decent politician made me happy to see him apparently emerging well from the financial crisis. In the worst of times, he seemed at last to have found a role.