Blair Reveals Frustration With Brown In Memoirs

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/tony-blair/7974867/Tony-Blair-Gordon-Brown-had-zero-emotional-intelligence.html

With the publication of his long-awaited memoirs, Tony Blair has revealed what most people already knew; that his relationship with Chancellor Gordon Brown was at times extremely difficult and that Brown could be 'maddenng'.

There is no doubt that Gordon Brown was not as media-savvy as his predecessor and that he did make some big mistakes; most notably hinting that he might call a General Election soon after taking office and then when he had decided not to call one, not then moving swiftly to kill off all the media speculation as to when it might be.

Then of course there was the disastrous encounter with Gillian Duffy during the election campaign itself.  Enough said.

However, I have met Gordon Brown on many occasions and, despite his political failings, have found him, in private, to be warm and affable; totally different to the awkward persona he has often presented to the media.

This is not a man who can be described as having 'zero emotional intelligence'.  One only has to look at him and his wife Sarah together to see how affectionate he can be.