I wonder if he is as intimidating as the press makes out. Obviously Downing Street denied it (how could they do otherwise?) - but reading The Observer today (front page as well! - but I suppose that's because it's one of their journalists publishing a 'breakthrough' book - well done Mr Rawnsley) I remained unconvinced. Probably because in it were claims along the lines of "He looked like he might throw a newspaper on the floor" (!) or "He hit the back seat of the car with his fist" (!). I'm obviously not advocating violent behavour (and what some may categorise as 'bullying'). But I'm sure I'd be throwing newspapers on the floor if I were Gordon Brown - the amount of stress which comes with the job must be astronomical. Especially in his case - the media doesn't really seem to be his friend at the moment. It never was, either. And probably never will be. And the media, we all know, is the information filter by which the masses are fed.
But some really do seem to be nitpicking.
I'd like to read Andrew Rawnsley's book though. However iif the claims are true, I think The Observer should've printed some jucier incidents. Rather than "Gordon Brown clenched a fist once".
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