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Media cover Power2010’s response to Brown

30.09.2009 // by Guy Aitchison

Guy Aitchison: Power2010's response to Brown's speech got some excellent media coverage. The BBC News website quoted Power2010 Director Pam Giddy, "These are post-election promises. We are in the midst of a political and financial crisis - will these reforms deliver an accountable Britain?"

The point about timing was also picked up by Ian Dunt at Politics.co.uk who writes that "Ms Giddy was evidently concerned by the fact most of the constitutional reforms were promised for after the general election".

Tom Pamler in the Yorkshire Post points out that "campaign group Power2010 said Mr Brown had failed to go far enough or quickly enough and political reform was the weakest part of his speech."

And in an article on Brown's proposal fo a referendum on AV, the Daily Mail went with a longer quote from Pam, "The real tragedy is that the chance to make his mark as the reforming Prime Minister has already passed him by.

'These are powerful promises for change. But these are post-election promises.

When the PM took office he promised a new settlement - not piecemeal reform. When the expenses scandal hit - he returned to this theme of re-establishing trust between those in power and the people.Today he had the opportunity to accept that he had failed to deliver on these and re-commit himself to further more deep rooted democratic reform. He failed to do so."