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| curious... |
 Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:31 pm |
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Everybody assumes that Brown will step-down after the election.
But what if Labour isn't humiliated at the polls to the point that the
party falls apart? What if its a “respectable defeat” for Labour?
What then?
Clearly, Labour wont be facing another election until 2015 (probably).
So why should Brown leave a loser after this one? Why not stay-on for
a year or so and see how things go?
The Tories are going to have a nightmare with the economy – especially
when QE has to end. So there will be scope to attack them on their
inevitable difficulties.
And lets face it, if Brown was sensitive to the situation he's in,
he'd have quit already – or at least been amenable to discussion on
matters with close colleagues which would have led to the same thing.
But he's not.
His Stalinist instincts could keep him leader of the Labour party for
quite a long time yet – even if Labour's loss at the next election is
quite a bad one. |
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| Dirk Bruere at NeoPax... |
| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:51 am |
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curious wrote:
Quote: Everybody assumes that Brown will step-down after the election.
But what if Labour isn't humiliated at the polls to the point that the
party falls apart? What if its a “respectable defeat” for Labour?
What then?
Clearly, Labour wont be facing another election until 2015 (probably).
So why should Brown leave a loser after this one? Why not stay-on for
a year or so and see how things go?
The Tories are going to have a nightmare with the economy – especially
when QE has to end. So there will be scope to attack them on their
inevitable difficulties.
And lets face it, if Brown was sensitive to the situation he's in,
he'd have quit already – or at least been amenable to discussion on
matters with close colleagues which would have led to the same thing.
But he's not.
His Stalinist instincts could keep him leader of the Labour party for
quite a long time yet – even if Labour's loss at the next election is
quite a bad one.
I doubt he has the physical stamina to last 5 years as Labour leader in
opposition.
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Dirk
http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.theconsensus.org/ - A UK political party
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onetribe - Occult Talk Show |
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| aracari... |
| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:03 am |
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'curious' wrote thus:
Quote: Everybody assumes that Brown will step-down after the election.
But what if Labour isn't humiliated at the polls to the point that the
party falls apart? What if its a “respectable defeat” for Labour?
What then?
Clearly, Labour wont be facing another election until 2015 (probably).
So why should Brown leave a loser after this one? Why not stay-on for
a year or so and see how things go?
The Tories are going to have a nightmare with the economy – especially
when QE has to end. So there will be scope to attack them on their
inevitable difficulties.
And lets face it, if Brown was sensitive to the situation he's in,
he'd have quit already – or at least been amenable to discussion on
matters with close colleagues which would have led to the same thing.
But he's not.
His Stalinist instincts could keep him leader of the Labour party for
quite a long time yet – even if Labour's loss at the next election is
quite a bad one.
IMO it would be a good thing if Brown stayed on after a GE defeat
- at least for 1-2 years. The Tories could continue to wipe the
floor with him and expose him for the liar and evil person he is.
There is a lot of dirt to come out about Brown's gross negligent
mismanagement of our economy et al and he should stay in place
to have it aired before he runs off to hide behind his taxpayer
funded pension! |
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| William Black... |
| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:54 am |
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curious wrote:
Quote: Everybody assumes that Brown will step-down after the election.
But what if Labour isn't humiliated at the polls to the point that the
party falls apart? What if its a “respectable defeat” for Labour?
What then?
If Brown loses he'll go, no question.
But...
Looking at the statistics and Cameron's lack-lustre performance in the
past couple of weeks, plus his 'stab in the front' over the EU
referendum, it's quite possible that we may see another Labour
administration.
The Tories need a 7% swing to get a working majority of one, and they
may not get it.
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William Black
"Any number under six"
The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of
Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat
single handed with a quarterstaff. |
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