Tim Montgomerie is right; Peter Oborne is at his best in the Mail today – a mix of relevant history and sharp analysis of current affairs. Like Callaghan and Major before him, Gordon Brown faces electoral defeat. Brown’s predicament is deep – consistently loathed by the electorate and the target of unhatched coups and constant intrigue. How does a prime minister defend a hopeless position? Does he govern in the best interests of the country, his party, or himself? Oborne remarks about the magnanimity of Callaghan and Major and notes that Brown has not followed their example.
‘The truth is that Gordon Brown is now governing Britain purely for partisan or even personal advantage rather than in the national interest. In doing so, he hopes that David Cameron, and not the Labour party, will attract the public vitriol and hatred that always results from, spending cuts.
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