Gordon Brown takes over the EU summit
It seems very much that Gordon Brown is on the move, he is on a roll and he wants the whole world to know about it!
After taking his place at the ongoing EU summit in Brussels which is discussing how to combat the European banking crisis, Gordon Brown has literally taken over. He has challenged EU leaders to move to stage two of his UK blueprint and look at how regulations across the European financial industry can be changed to ensure no repeat of the credit crisis.
Over the last few years we have seen the UK position at the table diluted by cross country deals, back stabbing and a general dislike of the way the UK likes to stick up for itself. However, the fact that no other EU leaders seem able to come forward with an acceptable plan has allowed Gordon Brown to grab the steering wheel of the EU bandwagon.
It will be interesting to see if they do actually follow Mr Brown's every word as there are some in the EU that are looking to go it alone. Will Gordon Brown be able to unite Europe of is he after the applause, the applause, the show must go on....
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