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  The number of 'Brownies' inconsistencies and downright lies in Brown's speech will no doubt be exposed in the media over coming days. I dont think I have heard any politician to be so blatent in all the year that I have been interested in politics.
  
  There is one small passage in his speech that says it all really.
  
  Brown claimed that Labour had given 'women and working men' the vote in the face of Conservative opposition.
  
  I have checked my Blake to verify my recollection of history and can confirm the following:
  
  It was Disraeli's Conservative government in 1867 that gave the vote to working men. This was many years before the Labour Party was even formed.
  
  Then a Liberal/Conservative National Government gave women, over the age of 30 the vote in 1918. It was then a Conservative Government (Baldwin) that extended the women's vote to 21 year olds to bring them into line with men in 1928.
  
  It really is disgusting that this man should so blatently lie to get some cheap applause. This is so obvious, how can he expect to get away with it?... I am flabbergasted at his sheer front.
  
  He is not exactly known for being truthful and tends to mangle and misrepesent statistics to suit his purpose, more than any other politician would dare, but this is just so, well, blatent. Its not just misrepresenting statistics, it is such a blatent lie on a matter of record and there is just no other word for it.
  
  Well if that does not destroy any credability that is left to him I really dont know what else would. You cannot believe anything that comes out of his mouth. OK politicians as a breed are not exactly thought to be beacons of veracity but this really is on another level.

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