Apparently Michael Howard is announcing that Labour are going to "lurch to the left" once Blair stands down. It is honestly amazing that he has to say this because it is so obvious that this will be the case. Once Labour start running out of ideas, and as they become more unpopular, it is what all parties do. Even the fringe parties like the Lib Dems will revert to hammering the wealthy and spending like mad. Actually of course, the Lib Dems are already doing that so perhaps it will be Labour lurching to the left that will bump into the Lib Dems and force them off the political planet - fun and frolics on the left.
I am not actually certain that it is impossible we might get a leadership fight in Labour this side of the election. I see the mistress of subtlety, Clare Short, has popped her head above the parapet to argue that Brown should make his move for the leadership now.
Oh well, back to the streets of Grove for more delivery and a long weekend of street pounding. Nothing worse than a by election in bleak, dark November to test your dedication.
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Actually a Browen putsch is probably what all opposition parties should be wishing for. The Conservatives will gain because you would then be fighting against a real socialist party and any even mild turquoise Conservative would be repulsed by that. The Conservatives would also gain because it would be clear that a Lib Dem vote would really be a vote for Labour and the left. Still thibk the whiff of power would persuade Kennedy to hold up a Labout Government. The Liberals have always taken that role (e.g. Scotland) so why would they stop now. Apprently safe seats such as Kingston & Surbiton would go back to being safe Tory again.
The Lib Dems would gain because what we saw at the last elections in June was them losing the seats they held agaist the Tories and winning against Labour. They may come out with a few more seats than they have now but there would be a lot of new faces.
Still I am sure that the Lib Dem MP here (sorry have forgotten his name) could get a nice comfy seat in the Lords!!
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