Brown vows to stay as leader if Labour loose the GE
Discussion
On Womans Hours yesterday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8567880.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8567880.stm
Edited by summit7 on Tuesday 16th March 07:20
It's an odd one. Bottler Brown has historically never fought an election which he wasn't pretty confident he would win. I was (and indeed still am) expecting him to stand down before the GE as Labour are likely to do badly (how badly being a matter for great debate.)
Stay on as leader of a semi- (or fully-) defeated party? I don't see it, myself.
Oli.
Stay on as leader of a semi- (or fully-) defeated party? I don't see it, myself.
Oli.
zcacogp said:
It's an odd one. Bottler Brown has historically never fought an election which he wasn't pretty confident he would win. I was (and indeed still am) expecting him to stand down before the GE as Labour are likely to do badly (how badly being a matter for great debate.)
Stay on as leader of a semi- (or fully-) defeated party? I don't see it, myself.
Oli.
When did he last fight for an election, at least for the PM role? Surely he's only ever "fought" for his local seat?Stay on as leader of a semi- (or fully-) defeated party? I don't see it, myself.
Oli.
I agree though - I don't see how he could stay on as a "failed" leader. Maybe for a few months while they try to decide which idiot to pull out from the benches to fill the post for a few years. Who knows, they may even find someone who's actually capable?
I listened to his opening on the BA strike. Archetypal gov't mouthpiece, geting all the important words in.
When they loose, I reckon he'll sink faster that the ginger whinger, & his 'loyal' arse-wipers will punt him into the weeds.
That'll open the door for monkey boy & the troop of harpies who have no aspirations for leadership.
OT but I also caught an programme on R4 about Baroness Ashton. This really is a case of pigs in the trough.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1257989/Go...
Oh dear
When they loose, I reckon he'll sink faster that the ginger whinger, & his 'loyal' arse-wipers will punt him into the weeds.
That'll open the door for monkey boy & the troop of harpies who have no aspirations for leadership.
OT but I also caught an programme on R4 about Baroness Ashton. This really is a case of pigs in the trough.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1257989/Go...
Oh dear
Smiler. said:
I don't know what's more shocking, her immense salary, or the fact that Claire from Steps is a size 18 and posing in a swimsuit john_p said:
Smiler. said:
I don't know what's more shocking, her immense salary, or the fact that Claire from Steps is a size 18 and posing in a swimsuit clonmult said:
When did he last fight for an election, at least for the PM role? Surely he's only ever "fought" for his local seat?
Indeed. And he has only ever 'fought' for seats which were 'safe'. His bottling out of calling a GE shortly after he became leader was more evidence of this. The history of interal Labour party appointments are (I am told) such that he only stands for posts he is pretty sure of getting too.
Oli.
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