tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905040611865595428.post2463344733311913449..comments2023-12-23T01:50:58.650+00:00Comments on Events Dear Boy, Events: The simple question for Labour nowEvents dear boy, eventshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13027032420000802501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905040611865595428.post-13072862596616118142009-04-07T00:58:00.000+01:002009-04-07T00:58:00.000+01:00I think the real crunch is going to come after the...I think the real crunch is going to come after the June elections. If it's as bad as people think for Labour then Brown will be forced into yet another re-launch. With the economic situation likely to get even worse - with unemployment rising, bankruptcies reaching record levels and a lot more folks losing their homes - this is going to be difficult for Brown to make any headway.<BR/><BR/>But I also suspect we are past the point where Labour MPs think they have a real chance of winning the next general election outright and will settle for letting Brown and his attack dogs try to develop lines of attack on the Conservatives which paint them as baby-eating monsters who are really set on slashing the welfare state to the point that anyone who doesn't vote for them will have to live in a cardboard box and drink water from puddles. This might, just might, save enough seats to allow them to cling to power.<BR/><BR/>You might think I'm exaggerating for effect but it ain't going to be pretty. Cornered dogs always act like cornered dogs.Ted Foanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497077127882545545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905040611865595428.post-56760900756700242462009-04-07T00:15:00.000+01:002009-04-07T00:15:00.000+01:00I don't know why anyone thinks Alan Johnson would ...I don't know why anyone thinks Alan Johnson would be a good choice. Certainly compared to the rest he seems quite human but he bottled out of dealing with the public sector pensions and retirement age so doesn't seem likely to make the really hard choices we are facing and he has not been a notable success so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905040611865595428.post-70246070422559485642009-04-06T22:21:00.000+01:002009-04-06T22:21:00.000+01:00I'm not so sure.Will Brown want to go?Will everyon...I'm not so sure.<BR/><BR/>Will Brown want to go?<BR/><BR/>Will everyone want to see Alan Johnson installed?<BR/><BR/>What about Harperson and Milibland? <BR/><BR/>I think there would be pressure from the grassroots (whatever is left) for a Conservative-style leadership contest, which would take a very long time.Jess The Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694805454982688213noreply@blogger.com