That PMQs

I didn't watch it at the time ( although Mrs. Lear did).
From what I have seen and read, Brown is exhausted already. He stuttered. He twitched. He needs to train up.
But more importantly, the man's a complete bore. From Bliar, who was engaging, light on his feet, and, in my view, one of the great politicians and a genius at the soundbite, we have a man who is incapable of producing anything less than a tome.
The day of the NuLabour soundbite is gone. Flash can't do it. And if occassionally he manages a short bon mot, it sounds false, because someone else wrote it. Bliar always sounded as if he had made it up on the spot ( he mostly did) and meant it. Flash sounds as if he is reading the telephone directory.
Most commentators suggest he will get better. I'm not so sure. As PoliticalBetting points out today, PMQs mean just that - noone else can brief him, he has to answer. Bliar, of course, never answered anything, but Flash's instinct is to give an answer with facts and figures, and if he does, he will get shot down in flames every time.
The most telling moment, of course, was the " I've only been Prime Minister for 5 days..."( actually he was wrong - it's 7 days - not a good start). It sounded whiney and weak, and not the sort of thing one wants to hear from Our Leader.
There must already be many who wish Bliar was back. I'll take a small bet Flash won't lead NuLabour into the next election. I feel a resignation on "health grounds" coming up.