I dont buy Gordon Brown was as hated as all that By the time of the election public opinion had begun to swing towards him because it was clear he WAS being subjected to a particularly virulent character assassinationxaxa How else can you explain him being villified for writing in large letters and misspelling a name when hes damn near blind I thought writing a handwritten letter to a dead soldiers mother showed some heart and decency whatever I thought of his politicsnStill considering Osbourne supported all of Gordons policies when they seemed to work attacking him for legit reasons would have been rather difficult