Gordon Brown vs. Bovril

It's time for another round of Westmonster Deathmatches. Today we pit salty, once-popular Prime Minister Gordon Brown against Bovril, a salty beef extract rumoured to be popular.

El Gordo

Bovril

Born	1951	1870
Home town	Govan, Glasgow	Burton upon Trent
Organisation	Labour	Unilever
Offspring	John, James Fraser	Chicken Bovril, Hula Hoops
Hairstyle	Tousled salt 'n pepper	Signature red lid
Mortal Enemy	~~Tony Blair~~ David Cameron	~~Vegemite~~ Marmite
Greatest triumph	Sustained economic growth during term as Chancellor	Feeding the troops during the Prussian war
Tagline	"Not flash, just Gordon"	"The Two Infallible Powers - The Pope & Bovril"
Mixes with	Ed Balls	White pepper, cayenne
Glass container	Bottle	Jar
Old CW	Competent	War food
New CW	Incompetent	Tasty when spread on toast

VERDICT: Broon's got youth on his side, but in the end, a contest like this really has to come down to flavour. Gordon's bland, Bovril isn't. Westmonster hates to pile on in these troubled times for the Prime Minister, but it looks as if Bovril wins this Deathmatch — and it wasn't even close.

Written by Andrew Levy on 8 Jan 2008 3:44 PM. Permalink

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