Now’s the time, dear CoffeeHouser. After nearly three years in Number Ten, Gordon Brown
is finally subjecting himself to the wishes of the British public. And, signs are, he won’t like what they’ve got to say. Putting the strong possibility of a hung parliament aside, last night’s
opinion polls had Labour on or around Michael Foot levels of support.
A few folk, like Marbury, have observed that it’s almost like the campaign didn’t happen. And they’re right: there is a peculiar symmetry to the electoral calculus. After all the mood shifts of the past four weeks, we’re back broadly where we started: with the Tories looking to gain either a small majority, or be the largest party in a hung parliament.
But it’s worth remarking on some of the changes which have stuck. After what has been, on the whole, a dreadful Labour campaign, Gordon Brown has killed almost any hope he may have had of remaining Labour leader after tomorrow.
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