A tad more independence

Roy Hattersley was the most impressive presenter at Hay. It was exciting to see an old Labour hand supporting proportional representation. It jarred a bit that his support was based on pragmatism rather than a desire for fairness. The other odd statement was that he felt that the real Gordon Brown had yet to stand up. He still supported Gordon as leader. This did not make sense. Gordon Brown is a grown man. If he is frightened to express himself honestly and clearly, how long do we have to wait? Roy was brilliant but he has to show just a tad more independence.