tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post6010870574940948274..comments2023-10-30T08:58:17.723+00:00Comments on Simplicity: The same old, same old .....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post-16365978037028837642008-01-07T13:40:00.000+00:002008-01-07T13:40:00.000+00:00I agree. Alan Johnson is a very capable Secretary ...I agree. Alan Johnson is a very capable Secretary of State for Health and an excellent communicator. <BR/><BR/>Mr Brown is not a good communicator in the national media. I had the good fortune to meet him twice in 2007 and in a small group he seemed both affable and empathetic.Trevor Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148705981847576706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post-70215100892565957842008-01-07T13:14:00.000+00:002008-01-07T13:14:00.000+00:00The thing that really peeved me this morning was w...The thing that really peeved me this morning was why did we have to hear Brown talking about this when he has Alan Johnson, who is a perfectly capable Minister with responsibility for Health, to lead on this? <BR/><BR/>I met Johnson last year and was very impressed with him. However I think he has been out manoeuvred in the politics of labour party leadership - shipped from Trade and Industry to Education to Health and now kept in the shadows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com