 « Why I'm thrilled about Robinho | All Posts | Magazine Rack - Issue 297 » September 02, 2008The Macavity theory
Yesterday a friend put an interesting theory to me about the Labour leadership. I was holding forth about Gordon Brown, opining that he would not voluntarily give up the leadership to help the party. That, I said, is not in his character. Mmmm, my friend replied. Yet it is in his character to disappear when things get really tough. The Macavity theory is that fighting an election you are bound to lose takes a good deal of courage. It requires you to show up every day and take personal charge. Wouldn't it be exactly in Mr Brown's character, goes the theory, to disappear just as the election was about to start, when loss was inevitable? |
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There is a fallacy in your text. Mr. B is not in reality 'leading' his party now let alone into an election.
POSTED BY: LOLA | 2 SEP 2008 14:50:54