The Brown demise is on a downward rollercoaster trajectory: it stabilises before it plunges again. I suspect that a period of stabilisation, and maybe even an upswing, is now on the cards.
Yesterday went very well for him, and from the quotes I have seen he managed to get through even Jeff Randall on the Sky interview to be broadcast at 8pm tonight. Also, he may soon have another merger deal to point to. EDF, which walked away from British Energy in July, will meet during the Labour Party conference to discuss a higher offer.
Creating an entente nuclear is one of Brown’s main ambitions – something which justifies his tough talk about “long-term decisions”, and which, best of all, is a wedge issue with the Tories. He could genuinely claim some credit this time, as he has personal contacts with EDF and his government owns 35 per cent stake.
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