As world leaders arrive in advance of the G20 summit in London, one must hope that something positive emerges when the final communiqué is issued although I’m very doubtful that it will.
But whatever way you look at it, it is simply impossible not to escape the obvious conclusion that the whole event was conceived by Gordon Brown - who is now attempting to stage manage it - simply for the purpose of making him look good in front of a domestic audience.
However, each of the other Prime Ministers and Presidents taking part in the discussions have their own political agendas.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for example, has a General Election to worry about in six months’ time. French President Nicholas Sarkozy has also made ominous noises that he intends to do things his way.
So will it all go wrong for Gordon?
Alongside my day job and my campaigning activities in Keighley and Ilkley, it really will be an engrossing spectator sport to keep an eye on over the next 36 hours.
But whatever way you look at it, it is simply impossible not to escape the obvious conclusion that the whole event was conceived by Gordon Brown - who is now attempting to stage manage it - simply for the purpose of making him look good in front of a domestic audience.
However, each of the other Prime Ministers and Presidents taking part in the discussions have their own political agendas.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for example, has a General Election to worry about in six months’ time. French President Nicholas Sarkozy has also made ominous noises that he intends to do things his way.
So will it all go wrong for Gordon?
Alongside my day job and my campaigning activities in Keighley and Ilkley, it really will be an engrossing spectator sport to keep an eye on over the next 36 hours.
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