Comments on: What a rebellion!

By: APL

APL — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:06:39 +0000

oldrightie: " and Cameron is showing worrying signs of PR first, honesty last. "

He is an advertising executive, like Blair he thinks everything is just a matter of presentation.

By: no one

no one — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:16:57 +0000

you can remove my allegations but you should know im right

happy new year

By: no one

no one — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:17:27 +0000

hewitt who screwed up the nhs, the nhs IT, the junior docs postings and so much more

hewitt the BT director (allegation removed-ed)
hewitt the BT director (in a company-ed) replac(ing UK employees-ed) with Indian nationals from Tech Mahindra

sometimes I think people like this should still be stuck in the tower

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:02:09 +0000

As Arthur Conan Doyle reminds us, we need to look for the dog that doesn't bark. In the attempts to round up the usual suspects to announce their support, I notice Harriet Harman seems to have been particularly silent. Even the Lord of Hartlepool and Foy has said more than she. Primus inter pares?

By: Norman

Norman — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:41:29 +0000

It certainly is difficult why they would have done this – no chance of replacing Mr Brown and there's even less chance of him standing down than of him admitting that any decision he has ever made has been anything other than the best possible option – one dreads to think of the position he imagines we'd be in without his singular economic talents over the last 12 years!

Even if the reason is that they suspect Labour is heading for electoral meltdown and they can say afterwards 'We told you so' it hardly needs the abilities of Nostradamus to see Mr Brown is the most unpopular Prime Minister in living memory and action would have been far more effective on European election night.

By: alan jutson

alan jutson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:24:32 +0000

The situation Dear Gordon finds himself in, is what you get when you are not elected, but assume and take power, and put pressure on others not to offer a challenge.

Unlike a third world Dictatorship, Gordon does not have the Army on his side.

Its a wonder he has lasted so long really given the circumstances. So credit to his single mindedness, but nothing else.

By: Graham De Roy

Graham De Roy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:28:02 +0000

There's one other analogy with Leeds – Labour is skint.

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:49:15 +0000

The (people-ed) in the Labour Party are already jostling in the queue to replace Brown. I dislike both Hewitt and Hoon but at least they have conjured some guts to say what I suspect most people in Labour are muttering when Brown is out of earshot.

But then Brown isn't exactly blame free is he? He ensured that he was crowned without any meaningful vote when Blair left and refused to be put to a vote of confidence in October.

If Brown had any confidence in himself he'd call the plotters' bluff and demand a snap vote of confidence next week. But he won't do that as he knows he's set for an electoral rout and is clinging on to every day of power he can before he's forcibly evicted.

Meanwhile while Politicians bicker and the MSM congratulates itself on it's analysis of the political nuances in Westminster, the rest of the country is considering the apparently unimportant issues of the recession, unemployment, the huge public deficit and the prospect of even further increases in tax.

By: Brian Tomkinson

Brian Tomkinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:29:56 +0000

JR: "Messrs Hoon and Hewitt…”

Has Patricia Hewitt had a sex change?
Whatever happens next you must be rubbing your hands with glee. If only Cameron would have the confidence to start and display coherent and strong leadership about how he would sort out the appalling economic mess that Brown has created.

By: Donna W

Donna W — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:24:58 +0000

Lord (Mandelson-ed) was sent back by EU President hopeful Blair and the EUSSR to ensure Gordon stayed in post at least until the Lisbon Treaty was ratified. He did that, but now Gordon is expendable. What a silly time for Gordon to ignore the 'noble Lord's' advice in favour of listening to his mini-me Balls.

Lord (Mandelson-ed s) been off the scene for well over a month – since the Pre Budget Report to be exact. And he discretely let it be known that his absence was because he was 'disappointed' with the PBR and the class war/core vote strategy.

A six-day trip to India doesn't explain his absence from the airwaves for so long. But what it DOES do is give him 'cover' so his sticky fingers are not connected with Hoon and Hewett's little plot.

I would put money on that Mandelson is behind this. He didn't intend it to succeed, which is why no alternative PM is identified. I suggest it is just intended to remind Gordon that only he, Mandy, can keep Gordon in power until the election and paying undue attention to Balls and his pathetic core vote strategy is 'a mistake.'