Gordon Brown went on national telly yesterday to defend himself against allegation of bullying after an anti bullying charity went out on record to say that some staff members from his office had contacted them for help.
Gordon Brown said: “I get angry sometimes, doesn't everybody. I get impatient, I'm driven to do things. We're a sort of family in Downing Street and like any family there are issues from time to time."
If this was India, this wouldn’t even be news. Unless there was a television sting involved and it would have only ranked in viewer ship for a day and then forgotten. But it has created a furor in the UK and with elections around the corner, it is important for the PM to defend this image. And he did. So did his senior staff members and his loyal wife.
Brown also denied "unleashing hell" against Chancellor Alistair Darling on his comment about the recession. In fact they were so ‘close’ during the PM questions at the Common yesterday, that David Cameron actually said, ‘any closer they would start kissing!’
Its interesting how such a serious offense of ‘bullying’ can get a white wash when you have excellent spin doctors and the person in question in the Prime Minister of the country. While some have spent years to fight it out in court, lost their jobs, ruined their career, and spent hundred thousands of pounds in legal fees and compensations.
I remember when I was covering the Kamlesh Bahl case in 2004. Kamlesh Bahl, an NRI, was the vice president of the Law Society and
slated to be the first ever woman and Indian origin President of the body that represents over 80000 solicitors in England and Wales when allegations of bullying brought her entire career down.
I was at the Old Bailey where a tribunal was hearing her case, but did not really hear her out. I saw her lawyer and her make several attempts to put forth their point, but were brushed away ever so often. She lost the case. She then filed a case against the Law society for race and sexual harassment. She lost that too and her claims were termed ‘ludicrous’. Her total costs were estimated to be around 300,000 pounds.
I often wondered if things would have been different if Kamlesh Bahl was British or a man. And Gordon Brown’s case just reinforces this point. Perhaps its better to be a Brown than be brown when its about bullying.
So while the debate continues whether Brown is a Bully or not, a Hong Kong based TV has put the allegations into animation. Take a look, just for laughs!
Gordon Brown said: “I get angry sometimes, doesn't everybody. I get impatient, I'm driven to do things. We're a sort of family in Downing Street and like any family there are issues from time to time."
If this was India, this wouldn’t even be news. Unless there was a television sting involved and it would have only ranked in viewer ship for a day and then forgotten. But it has created a furor in the UK and with elections around the corner, it is important for the PM to defend this image. And he did. So did his senior staff members and his loyal wife.
Brown also denied "unleashing hell" against Chancellor Alistair Darling on his comment about the recession. In fact they were so ‘close’ during the PM questions at the Common yesterday, that David Cameron actually said, ‘any closer they would start kissing!’
Its interesting how such a serious offense of ‘bullying’ can get a white wash when you have excellent spin doctors and the person in question in the Prime Minister of the country. While some have spent years to fight it out in court, lost their jobs, ruined their career, and spent hundred thousands of pounds in legal fees and compensations.
I remember when I was covering the Kamlesh Bahl case in 2004. Kamlesh Bahl, an NRI, was the vice president of the Law Society and
slated to be the first ever woman and Indian origin President of the body that represents over 80000 solicitors in England and Wales when allegations of bullying brought her entire career down. I was at the Old Bailey where a tribunal was hearing her case, but did not really hear her out. I saw her lawyer and her make several attempts to put forth their point, but were brushed away ever so often. She lost the case. She then filed a case against the Law society for race and sexual harassment. She lost that too and her claims were termed ‘ludicrous’. Her total costs were estimated to be around 300,000 pounds.
I often wondered if things would have been different if Kamlesh Bahl was British or a man. And Gordon Brown’s case just reinforces this point. Perhaps its better to be a Brown than be brown when its about bullying.
So while the debate continues whether Brown is a Bully or not, a Hong Kong based TV has put the allegations into animation. Take a look, just for laughs!
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