retired_carribear68

But when you tell the press one thing and then do the opposite, especially in regards to something as important as calling an election, bells are going to start ringing. </BLOCKQUOTE>

It happens. He's not going to go ahead with a decision just because it's been leaked to the BBC or whatever, if the latest information he receives suggests it wouldn't be wise to do so.

Still makes no sense to DEMAND an election early now, just because that was a potential plan initially. For what purpose?

Ventil

Welcome to politics. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Hardly.

It is pretty much writing your own suicide note if you start to muck around with the press on matters of this importance.

GB has got this very very wrong and it will take a long time for the press to come round for him again.

retired_v_meenucancer

who remembers when the tories were calling for a election as soon as brown took power? because it was wrong to have a leader who hadn't been directly elected, or some such ****.

then the tories took a dive in the polls, and suddenly they went a bit quiet about having an election, and labour started to think it might be a good idea.

then the tories had a rise in popularity after the conference season, and suddenly labour are weak for not calling an election that they had hinted they might.

then an internet poll came along and the country was ok!!!!!1

retired_bec8643

Which is why the election won't be until 2009

retired_katie14

Not a chance. The press are as fickle as you can get and the minute they need Brown they’ll forget all about this.

retired_pinked_butterfly

why not make it worthwhile and petition for annual elections?

retired_v_meenucancer

the monday after the whole fuss the sun referred to brown as a "goliath", a "political giant" who'd soon be "back on track".

and sorry dude, maggie isn't coming back

retired_barbie34

Blair/Campbell ****ed the press up on more than one occasion and in general the Labour party hasn't done badly out of it though.

Ventil

You're missing the whole point of this, GB was going to call a snap election as they thought the time was right.
The PM's office notified the press to this situation and so the story started to run.
The polls then swung away and it seemed that he may not get the majority he expected and so he walked away.
He chickened out, plain and simple, and the press have picked this up and are going to hammer him for it.

retired_barbie34

Nothing would ever get done then because as soon as you have won the election you are basically a few months later starting your campaign for the next one. Certainly no controversial bill will ever get passed I would have thought?