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after 10 million threads on the US elections, i think it's time to look at what's happening in the UK political areana.
for those who don't know; gordon brown was appointed prime minister just over a year ago with great fanfare and reverie and for the first few months he seemed to do well. he toyed with the idea of going to the public to seek a mandate to govern but then famously bottled calling the election. since then it's all been downhill for the labour party generally and him personally. he's lurched from one crisis to another and now some of his own MPs are coming out and saying publicly what many must surely think privately. a dozen have openly called for a leadership contest but have so far been blocked in there efforts by party chiefs. a junior minister looks likely to resign in protest at brown's poor performance. it appears likely that the calls for him to go will only get louder as the party conference draws near, but this event is widely seen as the best chance for brown to save himself.
i don't think anyone is now arguing that labour will win the next election, all the talk is about the scale of the defeat. will it be a massacre like 1997 was for the tories, or can the situation be salvaged to some extent. would david milliband, jack straw or alan johnson do a better job at the helm. could labour really change leader again without going to the public. would people forgive the party for turning on themselves during a time of economic hardship and uncertainty.
discuss.
for those who don't know; gordon brown was appointed prime minister just over a year ago with great fanfare and reverie and for the first few months he seemed to do well. he toyed with the idea of going to the public to seek a mandate to govern but then famously bottled calling the election. since then it's all been downhill for the labour party generally and him personally. he's lurched from one crisis to another and now some of his own MPs are coming out and saying publicly what many must surely think privately. a dozen have openly called for a leadership contest but have so far been blocked in there efforts by party chiefs. a junior minister looks likely to resign in protest at brown's poor performance. it appears likely that the calls for him to go will only get louder as the party conference draws near, but this event is widely seen as the best chance for brown to save himself.
i don't think anyone is now arguing that labour will win the next election, all the talk is about the scale of the defeat. will it be a massacre like 1997 was for the tories, or can the situation be salvaged to some extent. would david milliband, jack straw or alan johnson do a better job at the helm. could labour really change leader again without going to the public. would people forgive the party for turning on themselves during a time of economic hardship and uncertainty.
discuss.
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