I’ve watched Prime Minister’s Questions, the last one in this parliament.
I’m surprised that it was not more rowdy than it appeared. Gordon Brown appeared leaden and inflexible and predictable in his responses to Cameron’s questions.
Clever, clever politics from Cameron to open his questions on cuts to the helicopter budget. Gordon Brown’s letter to the Iraq Inquiry correcting his evidence to them on defence spending, meant an uncomfortable time for Brown in answering Cameron. He never really recovered from the haltingly way he began his reply.
Cameron’s follow-up questions on new support from business on the cancellation of a planned Labour tax rise in National Insurance, further discomfited Brown. Especially so, when one of the businessmen in on Brown’s business advisory panel. Brown’s arguments on the NI tax cancellation doesn’t have traction.
Nick Clegg’s questions were theatrical. Just as Gordon Brown said of Clegg’s second question, it was difficult to detect any question at all
My marks out of 10. Brown: tired looking and inflexible – 4, Cameron: charged-up and forceful – 8, Clegg: theatrical – 4
Lightwater 