Prelude.
Despite several operations and many houra of hope, Brown was restricted to a wheelchair. Due to all this, he resigned as an MP, to be replaced by Douglas Alexander, who easily won the by-election. Browns replacement as Shadow Chancellor was Jack Straw, with Margaret Beckett becoming Shadow Home Secretary.
Brown, of course went on to become Rector of the University of Edinburgh, and have a distinguished career in academia, but this is the story of the Blair Government, of the trials and tribulations which befell the government, from devolution to Afghanistan.
The car crash laid bair even more the social problems which were rife in the country at this period and increased dis-satisfaction with the Conservatives to an even greater level than was being experienced at that point.
John Major never managed to regain his aurthority and the Conservatives nose-dived in the opinion polls until their inevitable defeat in 1997, with Labour winning the biggest landslide victory in modern times, with a majority of 170 seats, the Conservatives being wiped out in Scotland and Wales.
The popular mandate was huge. What the people demanded was clear, they stated they deserved better than what was being offered. What they were offered was simple, it went with the campaign song.
Things could only get better.
On 2nd September 1995, Gordon Brown, Shadow Chancellor and member of parliament for Kirkaldy and Cowdenbeath was involved in a serious road traffic accident, when a driver, under the influence of cocaine and alcohol driving a stolen car smashed into Brown who was leaving his constituency surgery.The Alastair Campbell Diaries said:Fiona and myself were having dinner with Neil(Kinnock) and TB when the call came. Fiona answered, and was visibly shaken. It was unfair that she should have to pass the news on. Gordon in his constituency doing his surgery, it seems that he has been involved in some traffic accident. By all accounts, he has been rushed to Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline. Agreed that we should be there. Car has been arranged for tommorow morning.
I hope to hell he pulls through.
Despite several operations and many houra of hope, Brown was restricted to a wheelchair. Due to all this, he resigned as an MP, to be replaced by Douglas Alexander, who easily won the by-election. Browns replacement as Shadow Chancellor was Jack Straw, with Margaret Beckett becoming Shadow Home Secretary.
Brown, of course went on to become Rector of the University of Edinburgh, and have a distinguished career in academia, but this is the story of the Blair Government, of the trials and tribulations which befell the government, from devolution to Afghanistan.
The car crash laid bair even more the social problems which were rife in the country at this period and increased dis-satisfaction with the Conservatives to an even greater level than was being experienced at that point.
John Major never managed to regain his aurthority and the Conservatives nose-dived in the opinion polls until their inevitable defeat in 1997, with Labour winning the biggest landslide victory in modern times, with a majority of 170 seats, the Conservatives being wiped out in Scotland and Wales.
The popular mandate was huge. What the people demanded was clear, they stated they deserved better than what was being offered. What they were offered was simple, it went with the campaign song.
Things could only get better.
