Bully Brown.

[Gromit]

Should there be an inquiry after it has been revealed that Gordon Brown sometimes gets cross and raises his voice. David Cameron thinks so.

An what of the woman ms Pratt at the the national bullying helpline who has revealed that Downing Street Staff had phoned in. Surely she has broken a confidence and should resign?

A serious matter that needs dealing with or attempted character assassination in the run up to an election, or do you have another take on it?

[dothawkes31]

She's a half wit and needs to resign and sell her story for the 15 minutes of fame and then sign on the dole cos she'll never work again

[joannie10]

I wondered about that too Gromit - is it right that she is announcing that on tv! Ben Shepherd said to her on GMTV this morning why not approach the employers and she she said due to confidentiality - surely its worse that they announce it on tele. Imagine you were thinking on approaching them - you may not now as it could be announced that someone from your company has gone to them.

[Sqad]

Is there bullying in No10 not?

If there isn't, then end of story, but if there is, then this is not acceptable in the seat of Government, particularly a Socialist Government.

Mrs Pratt is not saying that GB is a bully, but only that in the past 18months there have been cries for help from the staff of no 10.....no names. She has said that in reply to Lord Mandelson who denied on TV that bullying existed in No10.

I don't know the truth.

[123everton]

If you lack policy throw slime, and the Tories say they've changed.
Pratt has to go she has breached confidence.

[sp1814]

I don't think it warrants an inquiry, and if Cameron called for one, he's doing what any opposition leader would do in his position - stoking the fire in the lead up to an election.

The fact that Christine Pratt has gone public is a bit worrying...and clerly wrong.

[Sqad]

Everton...that answer was unbecoming of you, an intelligent man.

[naomi24]

Confidentiality must be paramount. She should not be given the opportunity to resign - she should be dismissed immediately.

[dothawkes31]

Bloody hell we've all been conned by this woman, I've just read into it all and her husband runs one of the consultancy firms that the NBH referrs callers to! She's more front than Blackpool has that one!

[dothawkes31]

anyone who accessed the NBH from a 10 downing st computer and ISP connection is now going to be scrutinised, bet they're made a scapegoat and make the papers too,

[jno]

"if there is, then this is not acceptable in the seat of Government, particularly a Socialist Government"

Eh? Then it's ok for a Conservative government? Goodness me, that's a factor I will definitely take into account when casting my vote. Obviously nobody told Churchill, who was prone to bully his staff - I'm amazed that nobody demanded an inquiry at the time, but perhaps Cameron will call for a retrospective one and be prepared to apologise to those victims still alive?

[McMouse]

Not long to go and Brown will be just a memory. It beggars belief that Blair and Brown took us to war in Iraq and all the time they were either screaming at each other or Brown was having a strop and refusing the speak to him. What a way to run the country. It now seems that the Son of the Manse "f's & blinds" at the staff and is very active in smashing bits of office equipment.

[Sqad]

jno...in Churchill's time, there were very few whingers...they just got on with the job.

Now one wonders if we have developed an employee breed of "moaners"

Just a thought....not an opinion.

[McMouse]

The No. 10 machine will get the whistle-blower. Probably subcontract it to the CIA for a bit of exceptional rendition.

[jno]

Sqad: I agree. I just don't think it's more/less acceptable for one party than for another, which you seemed to suggest. I am not concerned if a PM jabs his biro into the back of a car seat, which apparently was one of the killer accusations.

[Sqad]

jno

////then this is not acceptable in the seat of Government, particularly a Socialist Government. ///

Should have read "in the seat of ANY Government"....I was not making a Political point.

[tamborine]

I hate brownies - crumbs everwhere and leaves black, smelly skiddies

[BBBE99]

Brown is a bully...
But I probably think that it's for a different reason as I know nothing of the above...