The billions lost by Gordon Brown’s decision to sell Britain’s gold reserves are mounting as gold prices have increased tenfold since that debacle. Gold touched $3,000 for the first time ever on Friday and has sat at around the same level since, peaking at $3,004.86 on Friday and $3,001.63 today. Would be nice to have some in reserve…
Guido got out his fag packet to do some maths. Gordon Brown sold 12,712,000 ounces of gold for revenue of $3,500,588,920. That would today be worth $38,197,780,320. That’s a difference of $34,697,191,400. Exchanged to pounds that’s lost revenue potential of £27,168,547,397. Could fill a black hole or two…
Guido has long highlighted Brown’s stupidity in selling off the Bank of England’s gold reserves at their then level (Brown’s bottom) – the former Chancellor’s reverse Midas touch in action. FT economist and Guido’s old sparring partner on the Brown sell-off Alan Beattie has kept mysteriously quiet…
In the last few hours Elon has turned the spotlight on former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s record in office on the rape gangs scandal. In a salvo of tweets the X owner has let rip:
Gordon Brown sold those little girls for votes https://t.co/PNfoaNnCrP
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 6, 2025
What!!?? Explain yourself, Gordon Brown. https://t.co/zeBkYFKWlQ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 6, 2025
Gordon Brown sold those little girls for votes https://t.co/PNfoaNnCrP
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 6, 2025
This could go further…
Gordon Brown speaking to Sky News on whether he will do a Cameron-style comeback:
“I’m too old to be a British politician and too young to be an American politician.”
Lee Anderson, speaking to The Sun’s Tom Scotson, reveals the wokest thing he’s ever done: “I once had a vegetarian thought, about becoming a vegetarian. That was quickly dismissed when I had a bacon sandwich…”
