09-05-2008, 09:48 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: The Highlands
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Originally Posted by John in Scotland
Poor Gordon.
The fact of the matter is, he is merely a scapegoat. Had Tony Blair stayed on, Labour might have done a little better in last week's elections, but not much.
One rather suspects that Tony just gone out in time, and passed the poisoned chalice to Gordon, knowing that the chickens were just about to come home to roost.
(How's that for mixed metaphors?  |
And for a further indication that the electoral problem is the party, not the leader, from the Telegraph:
" The YouGov poll, however, indicates that Labour's position would not improve with another leader in charge.
Potential successors such as Ed Balls, David Miliband, Jack Straw, Harriet Harman, Andy Burnham, Alan Johnson and James Purnell would all make things worse, the poll suggests. "
Labour hits lowest ever rating - Telegraph |
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