The Prime Minister compared himself to Mark Twain yesterday to show us how hip and groovy he is. Yes, I know, extraordinary. I know that I shouldn’t presume to know what Mr Twain would have thought of Mr Brown’s very first press conference. He may have been dead for almost 100 years but, in his case, this may not mean much. Mr Twain did, remember, write his autobiography from the grave (now that’s a ghostwriter). He could have been there.
I think Mr Twain would at least have been flattered at the mention. But also baffled.
I am sure that, in his wildest dreams, he would never think of writing The Adventures of Gordon “Huck” Brown. Indeed Mr Twain may have thought Mr Brown’s comparison