He was instrumental in bailing out the banks to stop the freefall
The gold reserves thing is a fucking stupid statement to make as the price was correct at the time of sale... at that time no one would have expected the price to sky rocket as it did, the gold price going up was a direct result of the recession as people put their money into it artificially inflating its value.

Gordon Brown for all his faults was a superb politician and one of the best chancellors in years, if you look at the actual figures rather than the "gap" figures that George used you will see that he generated one of the longest periods of growth in the UK
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 11:38, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

he's a bonk-eyed flid
blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/thomaspascoe/100018367/revealed-why-gordon-brown-sold-britains-gold-at-a-knock-down-price/
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 11:52, Reply)

still doesnt change the fact that they were sold at the market value at the time
comparing a price of $300 in 2000 to £1600 in 2012 is fucking stupid and you know it.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 11:58, Reply)

Also you can compare it to successive Tory gov's
selling national utilities
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 11:59, Reply)

this is exactly correct

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 11:59, Reply)

^this man knows onions^

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 13 Feb 2014, 12:00, Reply)