Another own goal for Gordon

During an Election campaign as precariously balanced as this one, the party leaders will be looking to get as much TV time as possible.  But there are limits, as Gordon Brown as found out.


Stories emerged this week of the BBC, in a rare act of impartiality, denying Gordon Brown's request to appear as a guest on Match of the Day.  The supposed aim of his appearance was to be able to talk about England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

Now, forgive me if I'm wrong, but surely the best person to talk about the bid would be someone who is actually involved with it rather than someone who is desperately trying to cling to its coat-tails for political gain?

This is in fact a massive own goal for Brown.  Not only has he been rebuffed by his tame broadcaster, but now the details of such a cynical ploy have got out to the public.  How is anyone meant to expect that this was a perfectly innocent request and not just spin ahead of a general election?

I for one, however, would have found it quite funny to see Gordon flailing around trying to score cheap political points whilst trying to put himself across as a man of the people.