Comments on: Mood grows for “last-ditch” challenge to Brown

By: con

con — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:07:24 +0000

Ah well it will soon come to pass that new labour will come to pass, then we can rebuild, hope with luck it will be a real strong labour party the party of the people.

By: Ralph Baldwin

Ralph Baldwin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:13:53 +0000

The irony is of course that GB has had every opportunity given to him and refused to take it. He was warned before the expenses situation along with many other MP’s what the impact would be. He has been warned along with the others about the banks for years on end. They have thousands of members who could have helped contribute on some policy issues, especially on policy implimentation as it manifests on the ground.

He could have helped the party and unions to increase their memberships by finding new ways for the Party and Unions to relate to the majority of the public.

He has enjoyed great support for years and not used a single ounce.

Quite remarkable really. The important thing now is that we await the General Election and sadly rely on the elctorate to save us from our so-called leaders who have used the Labour ticket to enrich themselves and not give a damn.

Sadly those MP’s occupying the “safe seats” will lead the party after the Election and they have nothing better to offer, just more of the same trash.

So it won’t be possible for Labour to challenge again for a General Election victory for at least ten years. We need more members from more diverse backgrounds to take part in selections and weedle out the sycophantic corrupt morons.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:21:05 +0000

Is “New” Labourism dead and will there be 1979-83-type wrangling again when Labour goes into opposition?

Any hope for a revival of something like socialism?

By: Christopher Smith

Christopher Smith — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:27:44 +0000

In the next few decades some very interesting biographies will be written about Gordon Brown, perhaps concentrating on the psychological aspect as much as the political. Here is a man who authored books about courage whilst prime minister, but never had the courage of his own convictions. A man who tried to do good by stealth, and adopted underhand methods in order to do so. A man who started as a socialist but who became the loudest praise singer for the lowest form of finance capitalism.
At last, after all these years, by raising the issue of the Tobin tax, he is beginning to show that he might have realised the error of his ways – but it is too late, Gordon Brown has all the credibility of a small town accountant who recommended his clients to put their life savings with Bernie Madoff. Events have found him out.
New Labour is bad enough – we all know that the Tories will be infinately worse. The Labour Party owes it to the British people to get rid of Brown before the election – anyone else will be more believed!

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:47:27 +0000

Nobody would want to take over now, if they lose the next election they be crucified by saying they were not good enough or Brown was the better person, Labour is going into opposition next year, so it’s best to leave Brown take it, he will then step down hopefully he will leave the Party, and he can then write a new book or work at a bank or go into the EU vault as a minister or something, But nobody whats the job now because labours in such a dam mess.

By: Cllr Ken Hulme

Cllr Ken Hulme — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:36:36 +0000

No chance of any challenge. Its the Silence of The Lambs. The towel has been thrown in before the opening bell rings.

I can see Derek Draper and that ghastly crew of spin merchants already writing Labour’s epitaph – The Strange Death of Labour England.

No steam in the boiler

By: swatantra

swatantra — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:36:20 +0000

Brown should think of the Party and step down. Hes done his bit as Chancellor and PM. He can’t really top what hes lready done and surely he knows that even if he won the next election by a slim majority there would still be speculation about his ability to soldier on from day 1. Face up to reality Gordon. Go on a high note. Let somebody else have a go and save the Party. But if that fails, I doubt if Sherman has the guts to be the stalking horse.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:23:27 +0000

I don’t understand why Brown, a man who has trouble even writing a simple note, is PM of the UK? I suppose he did his part to sell out to the Lisbon treaty first by promising a vote and then not having one. His puppet masters must surely be happy with him.