Are the pieces coming together?
Firstly there was the announcement on Saturday from Downing Street that Gordon's good eye is seriously damaged. Today he point blank refused to say, in contrary to what he said to Adam Boulton during Labour conference, that he was in his job until the election. His choice of words to Sir Michael Spicer's question were intriguing. Why did he not just say "yes"? Why did he mention "we" have a strategy?
Deeply suspicious.
Gorden has gone from insisting he was in the job to the last minute to refusing to say whether he would "soldier on until the end", but the plot thickens. Today four Downing Street staffers were spotted together at Congress House. What was so important and secret that it couldn't be discussed inside Downing Street? Why did they return there after?
Nothing has changed, it's as if the summer and conference season never happened. Are we beginning to see the fruits of that awfully long holiday that Gordon took? What was planned when he went off the radar for almost six weeks?
Could we be another step closer to the end of Gordon?
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Indeed TB, something is incredibly fishy about this whole affair. You are correct, 6 weeks was a very long holiday to go unreported which insiders tell me relates to a compassionate news blackout.
The random stories about Brown's health may well be a way of getting the problem out in the open, so voters feel sorry for him when he steps down at Xmas - right in time for the new leader to take the reigns.
Brown is FAR too stubborn to give up now I'd have thought - though I admit that the timing of these things is quite fishy and I too noticed his "answer" at PMQs today.
My money is still on Brown either leading Labour into the election. I don't think Labour have it in them to "stab him in the back" (or the front for that matter) and I don't think he will resign of his own accord...the last two are very much outside bets...
BUT I would never say never as far as this government goes...anything could happen!
I got a perdition. Brown has made a deal to stay in power intill the election. He will say just before he calls the election he will stand down so some one else (Alan Johnson) will stand. Not to win but to stop a Tory landslide and to keep the party intact post election.
How about Gordon4EUPresident ? He could do for the EU as he's done for us.
Downing Street staffers in meeting with trade union people at Congress House.
IT'S A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU!
;-)
The Unions are merely pursuing whatever policy guarantees Labour the most seats after the GE.
GB is being 'positioned' by them such that 'resigning on health grounds' becomes his least worst option.
Who was it that unleashed this current shit-storm on Gordon's head? Quite...