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”
Mary Newsham
Thank you Gordon for your integrity, your faithful committment to social justice and your intelligence.
Thank you on behalf of the children in this poor constituency whose lives you have benefitted in ways that few even recognise. Thank you as well on behalf of those in the developing world whose interests you have defended.Thank you especially for persevering in the face of immense media contempt.
Meredith Lawrence
Thank you for your substance. The Labour Party is like a family: you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family. As a Labour Party member, I’d like to say how angry I have been over the years when there was so much disloyalty. My advice to those who still rushing into tv studios and print to rubbish the idea of a progressive alliance: grow up, and think of all those who will be damaged by a Tory-led alliance.
Judith
Thank you, Gordon, for your unwavering support for minorities, for the low-waged, for single parents, for children – for helping those whom god has not helped. Thank you for using your formidable intelligence in the service of social justice and equality. Thank you for proving the old Tories wrong, that Labour could both make the country prosperous, and work towards redistributing wealth. Thank you for persevering up to this point, and thank you for your graceful exit now.
Will Straw
RT @leftfootfwd: Thank you, Gordon: http://bit.ly/bhwJ9B #ThankYouGordon << Fantastic tributes in the comments section
Lady J
Thank you Gordon Brown for putting up with the Traitors in the Labour Party; even yesterday, when you gifted the labour party with an incredible opportunity to form a progressive Government with the Lib Dems and the Greens at the heart of it; the Labour traitors came out again and squashed a progressive government. Thank you Gordon Brown.