Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph....N-education-role.html

I apologise if this has already been discussed, since I believe it happened in July.

But until I saw him on TV news last night, I was unaware that he had been granted the position.

Apparently the job is an unpaid position, but after the flack that Gordon Brown has had to endure in the past, surely he should now be praised, for taking on such a worthy job and unpaid at that?

[VHG]

Well he is still an MP and gets paid for that.

Also I assume he will fly first class and stay at top notch hotels and eat at top restaurants so he will do OK out of it.

I am sure many of us would "volunteer" for that if it meant some luxury free travel for a while.

Also when he retires as an ex-PM and ex-MP he will have a lifetime pension that most of us can only dream about.

So while he can be applauded for taking this job I dont think we should heap too much praise on him, after all he was a terrible PM, and his managment of the economy has left this country with a huge debt.

Also ask the NHS how much these hospitals are now costing them that Gordon Brown built using the PFI scheme, read here

http://www.telegraph....eeded-PAC-report.html

[LazyGun]

He has long been a passionate advocate for education, so good luck to him. Any effort to improve education for all children is to be commended.

Many will dislike him, on the basis of his politics and/or his personality, come to that, but I don't think anyone can accuse him of not being passionate about his principles.

[pdq1]

It was John Major's government who brought in PFI in 1992. Admittedly Labour also used it and Brown used it to the full. Its critics say its just a live now, pay later idea and borrowed from the mortgage market.

Far too many MPs spend little time in the Commons and prefer to do other things at the taxpayers expense. I believe in the Lords they only get paid for turning up and signing in. However discreditable that can become as some Lords just sign in and leave its far superior to the Commons where some hardly turn up at all. Brown only makes an appearance to vote.