I doubt he will talk to her about education. More likely he will be asking advice on what to do next to shore up our economy.

Paul, Andover,

This is a very discriminating and judgemental way of presenting news! There's very little research about Shakira here. The president of her foundation is the ex education minister of Colombia, Shakira's opened 6 schools around the poorest areas of the country and is under construction the biggest and most ambicios project costing Ks of million US dollars. She has been awarded by the United Nations for her work and has been working closely with Bill Clinton, as well as creating ALAS, a Latin American foundation that to begin with, has achieved to raise 45 million dollars for disasters relief.

Kevin, London, UK

Really though, who can blame him.

With the economy supposedly in turmoil, the poor ever poorer and everybody just feeling generally down, why not talk to Miss Shakira?

Hassan Azam, Banbury , Oxfordshire, England

Let's face it..

She probably knows much more about education then he ever will.

Possibly she knows more about economic, how to lead a country and what not do.

Shakira for PM - she'd do a much greater job then Gordon Brown ever will.

Danny, London,

Her foundation is building up a school in Colombia for 2,000 children, and she visited countries like Bangladesh and Peru where many children got homeless because of earthquakes and other tragedies. So I think she knows what she talks about; if she's a sultry singer/dancer, this doesn't mean that she can't do anything else. Prejudice is not good.

Max, Enna, Italy

No wonder the UK is in such a bloody awful mess: C Smith, Burlington, Ontario Canada
Out of touch? You bet he is: Paul Williams, Didcot,
Never a truer word. If this lady is the source of his advice, well we all better look out for much worse times ahead!

I am trying to find out how to get a comment published. Or may be it's just me.

M. Cawdery, Portadown, Co. UK, EU.

I'm ashamed ....

DickW, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

As a Shakira fan, whenever, where-ever or what-ever she does, I applaud her efforts to give back some of the proceeds gained from her musical fame - BUT Gordon Brown is grasping at straws if he thinks that his pathetic attempts to strut on the global stage are going to cut any ice either here at home, or indeed abroad. To adapt those immortal words: we all knew Tony Blair and Gordo is no Tony Blair. Despite what millions felt in Britain latterly, Tony Blair was a respected leader internationally. "Windy" Brown is a bit of a joke.

Wayne Thomas, Southwold,

It simply absurd. Im young(ish), why doesnt he call me for school advice. I live here as well which might be helpful

Henry Wilkinson, London, UK

I just hope the issues at hand are brought to fore rather than the much publicized rendezvous itself.

Anu Pillai, Delhi, India

Perhaps she knows her stuff about 3rd world education, but it does sound a bit like asking Posh Spice to give a foreign government an expert opinion about the state of education in the UK.

Chris K, Cheltenham, UK

If she is as wise advising the PM as she is choosing boyfriend we are doomed: she lives with the son of former Argentinian president, and the president and his son-advisor made a mess of the country (remember the crisis of 2001? that was the president's son and friends making...) we are doomed...

Fernando, London, UK

No wonder the UK is in such a bloody awful mess

C Smith, Burlington, Ontario Canada

and just because she is a 'music artist' doesn't mean she can do anything else. doesn't mean she can play football, write a book, play in a movie, be prime minister, president of the usa or even the pope.

possibly she can sing. that should be enough.

jose, st helier, jersey

where there's a will there's a way!

mark, Reading, UK

Just because she is a music artist, that does not make her clueless about global issues.

Although I doubt she is an expert in this issue, but who is to say that she cannot bring any good advice?

Before judging her, we should look at what her educational foundation and stop behaving like US media who think they know better.

Jini ''Twahi'' Sebakunzi, St Louis, US / Missouri

Let me get this right: my local pubs, Post Office, school, bus services and probably GP's surgeries are closing, my mortgage has soared, as has my utility bills, fuel and gas. On top of that the government has betrayed me on an EU referendum, nationalised Northern Rock and propped up the rest of the banking system with our taxpayers money, and the best Gordon can do is speak to a pop star about 3rd world issues.

Out of touch? You bet he is.

Paul Williams, Didcot,

its good altho i wouldnt be a bit suprised about oul gordo brown tryin the hand with miss shakira... if he gets in there fair play

Brendan Church, Ballymena, Co. Antrim

"......a pledge by world leaders that every child will have access to quality primary education by 2015. "

Charity..and action...begins at home. Can we take this as a pledge that he will sort out our own schools by this date..or at least give way to someone who will ?

John, Warwick, UK