Gordon Brown has changed from the "sofa government" style of Tony Blair to a new style of his own - mobile phone government. This "direct" contact by mobile phone, sometimes as early as 6.30am, has got so bad that some Civil Servants and policy advisors say that they are deliberately avoiding answering their phone:
“We’ve got to the point where people deliberately avoid taking a call because he phones up so frequently. If you float an idea, he will ask you to write a policy paper on it and he’ll keep phoning you until you’ve written it. It’s absolutely nonstop.”Dizzy is wondering what special ringtone people might assigned to Gordon Brown, so they know not to answer the phone. I think it just has to be Jaws...
Source: The Times
