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James Purnell admits he's a lousy plotter

Former pensions secretary says he had no idea what would happen after he resigned It was not really a decision about what was going to happen. That's a fair criticism of me. Maybe if I had been a better plotter, things would have worked out differently. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

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  1. BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 27: James Purnell, the former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, collapses to the ground after conceding a goal in the Journalists vs Labour Party football match on September 27, 2009 in Brighton, England.
  2. Britain's Labour party Deputy leader Harriet Harman is followed by the media near the Houses of Parliament in London, on June 5, 2009.
  3. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) walks with Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Jock Stirrup (C), and Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth inside 10 Downing Street, in central London November 30, 2009.
  4. PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 28: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) chats with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (L) during the third retreat session on the second day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the Hyatt Hotel on November 28, 2009 in...
  5. PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 27: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) during the leaders dinner on the first day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the Hyatt Hotel on November 27, 2009 in Port-of-Spa...
  6. PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 27: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) meets the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Mannning (L) at the Opening Ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the National Academy of Performing Arts on November 2...
  7. WORKINGTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: A woman surveys the damage to her possessions outside her home in the wake of last weeks devastating floods in Cumbria on November 25, 2009 in Workington, England.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves Number 10 Downing Street to make his way to his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on November 25, 2009 in London, England.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Prime Minister Gordon Brown waits to greet Lady Thatcher at Downing Street on November 23, 2009 in London. Guests arrived at the official home of the Prime Minister for the unveiling of a new portrait of former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher.

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