retired_barbie34

We don't elect a leader either, so it falls down there as well.

retired_bball3378

he wouldn't have lost...enough doubt to call the whole things off...and he'd have had a vastly reduced majority, but I don't think there's much doubt he'd have formed the next government.

retired_katie14

There'll be so many things happen between now and the next election that his failure to call a snap election won't be a factor in people's voting.

retired_carribear68

I've missed a lot of the details, but why exactly should we be petitioning for an election now?

everyone knew the Blair-Brown handover was going to happen part way into the former's term surely, and there is no reason why Brown should rush such a big decision and call it early is there?

Ventil

The Labour press office prepped the Media for an Election announcement sometime last week or this.
It is the back tracking, Tory release of "their" policies and the pretty obvious pre-election Autumn Budget (written by GB) that has led to this whole situation.

It smacks of GB bottling it and wanting to have a longer time at a job he's hankered after for 10 years.

retired_may0gan

even if this wasn't interweb gayness the only reason you want an election is to get rid of him. can't see how he could possibly resist.

retired_sherrijacobson

It would have happened had Northern Rock not gone t1ts up

retired_derek

I don't want an election in 2007.

I'd rather Brown were given a chance to show us his vision for Britain rather than have the Tories in power. Does anybody seriously think Cameron would be a good leader?

All this stuff about how Brown doesn't have a madate to govern is utter balls as well. We don't elect a leader in this country, we elect a party.

The Labour party were given a madate to govern. It was well documented at the time that Tony Blair was highly doubtful of serving a full term and that Brown would almost certainly be the person to succeed him, so how people can turn around and argue against this suggests a complete lack of intelligence.

powerhouse283

somebody doesn't understand westminster

retired_carribear68

The Labour press office prepped the Media for an Election announcement sometime last week or this.
It is the back tracking, Tory release of "their" policies and the pretty obvious pre-election Autumn Budget (written by GB) that has led to this whole situation.

It smacks of GB bottling it and wanting to have a longer time at a job he's hankered after for 10 years. </BLOCKQUOTE>

hold on. of course he's going to try and pick the moment his party can be most successful. how the hell else do you expect him to be?

the 'fact' that he initially wanted an early election in itself was him "wanting the job" for longer... he thought if he could win an election early on then that would give him 'his' term in office.

so why the hell didn't you mind that decision, but suddenly hate it when he decides against it based on the way things panned out? it's just sense on his part.