Possible explanations for Gordon Brown following bullying claims being made against him

Source: British Prime Minister denies bullying staff

• He was trying to hide the fact he fancied them by being particularly mean
• It is not his fault, it's society from when he was at school (but before 1964). As a one-eyed politics geek he was bullied and, as is always the case, the bullied becomes the bully.
• He noticed that  the most popular judge on every find a star reality television show is the one who bullies the contestants
• He only bullied the gingers
• They started it