Thank you, Gordon

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Tributes have poured in from across the twittersphere to Gordon Brown following his sudden announcement last night that he would resign as Labour leader.

Tributes have poured in from across the twittersphere to Gordon Brown following his announcement last night that he would resign as Labour leader, and the mounting realisation this afternoon that, as of tonight, he will no longer be our prime minister.

Here are some of the best:

@samgoodby: In other news, economic growth figures are revised up from 0.2% to 0.5%. #thankyougordon for securing the recovery.

@Bexleyheath: #thankyougordon for 10 years of economic growth and saving the economy in the recession

@Emmadas: #thankyougordon for protecting the vulnerable & the undervalued. You will be forever remembered as our best PM and chancellor.Labour forever

@lukedolan: #thankyougordon and the labour party for making it a fairer country!

@gallifreygrace: #thankyougordon for everything you have done for the country. i will be sad to see you go.

@Sean_Lab: “This Labour party – best when we are boldest, best when we are united, best when we are Labour.” #thankyougordon

@labourmatters: #thankyougordon for sure start, tax credits, minimum wage, the ban on cluster bombs, record NHS and education spending, & saving the economy

@UKLabourParty: #thankyougordon You are a remarkable man who has put the country’s best interests before your own. Lib-Lab #ukelection

@katenorgrove: #thankyougordon for your record on international development

@cjmckeon: My take on Mr Brown’s announcement: An Honourable Man Who Did The Honourable Thing http://bit.ly/aqe3us #thankyougordon

@BevaniteEllie: #thankyougordon for not flinching in the face of economic meltown,but instead leading us through with courage.

You can pay your own tribute to Gordon in the comments below or by using the hashtag #thankyougordon.

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88 Responses to “Thank you, Gordon”

  1. RayLacey

    Thank you Gordon for being a politician with integrity and a genuine social conscience.There are not too many around.

  2. Keith Downs

    Thank you Gordon? Yes I will say that, one of Britain’s best statesmen, but unfortunately not a good politician. He did amazing things, however I cannot see why so many Labour people are praising him so effusively after the fact when they undermined him during his tenure. Even Cameron showed more respect than some Labour people. Peter Hain comes to mind as well as a few others. Labour did not get behind their leader during the election so why do it after the old warhorse has been sent to the knackers yard.
    Gordon had a personality problem and its name was Peter Mandelson. His eccentricities could have played out rather nicely if Voldemort had not tried to brush him with the same shade as the two youngsters. Why was he continually forced to apologise and admit that his quirks were character flaws. The microphone trick and subsequent ambush on the radio were a dirty tactic by the media and should have been called as such. It was a private conversation and he was genuinely upset by the lady’s statements – end of story.

  3. DH

    Gordon Brown didn’t give us the minimum wage! Tony Spin Blair did that.

    It is not credible to praise the Labour Party for their time in office. They have, once again, brought the nation to it’s knees and it falls to the Torys to take the though action that may end up with them disliked and thrown out into the wilderness once more.

    I thank Brown for an almost Greece sized deficit

    I thank Brown for the level of unreported crime on our streets

    I thank him for putting up taxes for the poorest people in society

    I thank him for starving our troops of funds. The blood of our brave soldiers is now on his hands.

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  5. Suzan

    Child Tax Credits changed my life. Thankyou Mr Brown

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