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Strange Famous · 05-17-2008, 01:37 PM

Im thinking... Ive never seen anyone go from popular to so unpopular so quickly... we expected dour, we expected seriousness, but did anyone expect that the "Iron Chancellor" would be so indecisive and weak?

If Brown was grumpy, unhappy, but solid and strong - I think people would have followed him, but he seems lost. Paul Merton said on "have I got news for you" a few weeks ago, its a great tragedy that this guy wanted a certain job for 10 years and worked constantly to get it, and now he is realising he cant do it.

If Labour lose Crewe to the Tories -an unthinkable defeat even when B Liar was at his most unpopular with the war in Iraq and the murder of Dr Kelly - is this the tipping point?

We are starting to hear, in private, Labour party members and even MP's saying that they've had a good innings, that Cameron wouldnt be that bad a PM... but if Labour are going to change tack they need to do it now and switch to Milliband pretty quickly.

The 10% fiasco, even with the one off fix for this fiscal year, has pushed so many people away from Labour. I half think that they NEED to be thrown out as a punishment for that, to refocus the party genuinely on who they are. I know there is a one off fix for this year (which is borrowed money), but it just makes me SICK that it was a Labour govt who last month took £10 extra of the wages of the receptionist at my company, and gave it to the CEO.

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Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	Will Brown contest the next General Election? Im thinking... Ive never seen anyone go from popular to so unpopular so quickly... we expected dour, we expected seriousness, but did anyone expect that the "Iron Chancellor" would be so indecisive and weak? If Brown was grumpy, unhappy, but solid and strong - I think people would have followed him, but he seems lost. Paul Merton said on "have I got news for you" a few weeks ago, its a great tragedy that this guy wanted a certain job for 10 years and worked constantly to get it, and now he is realising he cant do it. If Labour lose Crewe to the Tories -an unthinkable defeat even when B Liar was at his most unpopular with the war in Iraq and the murder of Dr Kelly - is this the tipping point? We are starting to hear, in private, Labour party members and even MP's saying that they've had a good innings, that Cameron wouldnt be that bad a PM... but if Labour are going to change tack they need to do it now and switch to Milliband pretty quickly. The 10% fiasco, even with the one off fix for this fiscal year, has pushed so many people away from Labour. I half think that they NEED to be thrown out as a punishment for that, to refocus the party genuinely on who they are. I know there is a one off fix for this year (which is borrowed money), but it just makes me SICK that it was a Labour govt who last month took £10 extra of the wages of the receptionist at my company, and gave it to the CEO. __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas