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Prudence says No

grayee Sun Oct 07, 2007 at 09:49:36 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

So it’s off. My home Virgin media broadband connection crashed yesterday afternoon, then while trying desperately to work out whether or not it was my PC or Virgin at fault (it was of course Virgin), I got a text from a normally “very reliable source” saying “there will be no general election”. I switched on BBC 24 and it was confirmed that Gordon had told Andrew Marr that there will be no immediate election.

I had simultaneously a profound sense of relief and disappointment.



Brown rules out autumn election!

MM Sat Oct 06, 2007 at 06:12:48 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

So the master strategist has said he will not call a general election this autumn. 

One of the key factors for the decision seems to be this poll in the News of the World by ICM:

'Marginals polls revels Hung Parliament'
http://notw.typepad.com/saturday_notw/2007/10/stop-press.html

As usual Brown does a soft interview with Andrew Marr to explain his decision.  One can only hope there is some short-term pain and in the long term things will be ok.  But one car'nt help feeling that the last three months were the high point of Brown's premiership and Brown could well be the heir to Callaghan in more ways than one.




SNAP GENERAL ELECTION CALLED OFF

NorthernMonkey Sat Oct 06, 2007 at 03:55:53 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook


From BBC News:
Gordon Brown is expected to say he will not call a general election this autumn, the BBC has learned. BBC political editor Nick Robinson understands that the prime minister is due to make a statement soon.



Newspaper polls - a health warning

CAMPAIGNTV Sat Oct 06, 2007 at 09:33:27 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Any Labour PM trying to decide when to call an election should treat the published polls with extreme caution.



Gordon Brown and Labour for Britain - not excluding Surrey

Tribune Thu Oct 04, 2007 at 02:28:58 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Murray Rowlands argues that Labour cannot afford to write off the south-east of England and that rebuilding the progressive consensus is vital to its prospects in the region



US Presidential Politics: Inevitability

WillParbury Tue Oct 02, 2007 at 10:58:48 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Will Parbury thinks the race for President of the United States is the most open in decades.



October 18th or November 8th?

Mike Ion Wed Sep 19, 2007 at 07:15:23 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Queues vanish, shares bounce and the big panic melts away. On top of this inflation is down and the Guardian ICM poll has Labour 8% ahead!

The high class gossip is that Brown may be considering October 18th or November 8th.

Should he?




Early election?

Radford Mann Wed Aug 01, 2007 at 11:22:01 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

With Labour having a reasonable lead in the opinion polls recently it is hardly surprising that speculation has increased on the prospect of an early election.



Ed Miliband writing Manifesto

Glass House Sun Jul 15, 2007 at 09:16:10 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

The BBC are reporting that Ed Miliband has been asked to get on with writing the next Labour Party Manifesto - fuelling talking of an early election.





Don't bottle it Brown! Labour must clear the way!

CDUH Mon Jun 18, 2007 at 05:49:29 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Brown should stake out the progressive ground on Lords reform



Brown backs Cruddas revolution of Labour party

Barking Mad Fri Jun 15, 2007 at 11:53:25 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

<h1 class="heading">Brown backs Cruddas revolution of Labour party From the 'Times' today.
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To Gordon Brown and the next Labour deputy leader

Lorin Sun May 27, 2007 at 05:13:46 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

This is the way we will win the next general elections.




Online Campaigns for the Deputy Leadership

BePringle Mon May 21, 2007 at 03:27:38 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

I'm doing my dissertation about the online campaigns of the Labour Party Deputy Leadership candidates and was hoping some of you wouldn't mind spending a minute filling in an online survey about it (only 11 questions and takes hardly any time)

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=879073906621.

The survey is completely anonymous and no results will be revealed until after the election is finished. And even then it will only be in my university dissertation...

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=879073906621




Is Tony Blair dragging the Labour party down?

lg Mon Dec 18, 2006 at 08:19:52 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

...and was it really Peter Mandelson behind that 'leaked' memo?

Thoughts?




Should Labour support proportional representation?

Chris Wed Oct 18, 2006 at 07:19:33 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

At the next elections its quite possible that Labour could lose its majority at the next election and possibly lose government.

Polls show Labour clinging on to its majority in small numbers, losing its majority but having the most seats and losing completely.




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