Why Gordon Brown Did Not Call An Election: Official
IT was because, as the No 10 website reveals:
Gordon Brown has said there will be no general election this year following mounting media speculation.
In an interview with the BBC in Downing Street, the PM said he had a “vision for change” for the country that he wanted to implement. He added that he wanted the “chance to develop policies” following an initial period in office spent tackling a number of emergencies such as foot and mouth and July’s terror attacks.
That’s right. It was the media wot dunnit.
Not Douglas Alexander, International Development Secretary and general election co-ordiantor, who believed an autumn election would “close the deal” on David Cameron.
Not Ed Balls, Schools Secretary, who said during the Labour Party conference that it might be a gamble to delay.
It was the media that speculated.
Not Labour.
Not Gordon Brown, even though the Sun’s Trevor Kavanagh says Brown looks like a “constipated ditherer” and “has only himself to blame for the non-election shambles”.
It was them. It was the media…
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Posted: 8th, October 2007 | In: Gordon Brown, Politicians Comments (5) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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October 18th, 2007 at 7:58 am
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October 9th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Brown trousers
October 8th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
He’s waited a long time to be in this position. I doubt he would want to give it up easily. Not exactly socialists really though are they, however look at the choice in the opposition, even MORE scary than we’ve got already.
If anyone’s got any sense they would sell up here while the prices are high and move to where it’s sunny and cheaper. I’ve heard Portugal is nice!
Let the Tories win an election (if that ever happens) and the economy is guaranteed to collapse overnight. Then just move home and buy your old house back for a shilling. Mind out for all the rioters/unemployed starving people though. They can get agitated.
Bring back Thatcher. And the Soviet Union. And Scargill.
October 8th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
He’s got two years to pray that the Tories stuff up
October 8th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Guy’s a coward, who hates anyone not agreeing with him. Always has been always will be. Just read his Tom Bower biog for long history of the same behaviour
Just a shame we’ve got the shit in no 10 for another 2 years