Monday, May 10, 2010
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FT: Resignation seen as potential masterstroke
Peter Mandelson marvelled at the sheer audacity of it all. Gordon Brown’s resignation announcement at 5pm was a moment of political theatre of the highest order, potentially a masterstroke.
Lord Mandelson believes Mr Brown’s brief statement in Downing Street has unlocked a possible Labour deal with the Liberal Democrats completing the “progressive” coalition of the two parties once envisaged by Tony Blair.
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1. quiet guy said...
Cameron didn't really broach the prospect of harsh fiscal policy with the electorate. Ostensibly, Brown and Clegg are not seriously contemplating harsh spending cuts. Perhaps letting a Lab/Lib coalition take their Keynesian spending to its limits will be necessary before this country finally thinks about paying its way. Not nice, but that's the way I see it. I doubt that Cameron or Clegg will survive as leaders for different reasons: Clegg might get the chance to implement his policies and Cameron will be replaced for failing to take power. Brace for impact.
2. Kein said...
stop with the spin. this is heading for real trouble. everybody knows that what ever blair "envisaged" brown blocked it. labour wil never give the liberals what they want because they would have to give up seats to do it especially scottish seats hence jonh reids intervention. this will rip apart the union.
3. icarus said...
The electorate is simply millions of bit-players. Machiavelli wrote:
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when it would be against his interests toi do so.
There is little difference between obstacle and opportunity. Turn both to your advantage.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
The promise given was a necessity of the past, the word broken is a necessity of the present.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.
4. Crunchy said...
From post 2.
'No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.'
That single sentence should speak volumes to anyone that has truely been following and researching these past events.
If you don't get it by now you will curse yourselves for the rest of your lives for missing the bloody obvious even when it was pointed out to
you by the bold and played out stage by stage with only one objective possible.
Le Crunch.
5. mdmick said...
Icarus@2
I don't know about that, Icarus.
It all sounds a bit Machiavellian to me.
6. Timmytaboo said...
I assume a 'Rainbow Coalition' would include George, Zippy and Bungle?'
7. alan said...
I expect spending will continue "as normal" in the event of a Lib-Lab pact. They as good as said it in the run up to the election.
The UK finances will have a flavour of those old "carry on" films that are repeated on TV from time to time.
I can forsee it ending in tears, as the economy isn't sound. Hasn't RBS just announced 2,600 job cuts?
ps: what's the point of typing the extra 2 words if we have an admin password?
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9. Simon said...
I reckon Clegg's natural and correct political instinct is to go with the Conservatives .
His problem is convincing members of his own party to put the good of the country infront of of their hatred of the Conservatives .
Ditching Gordon Brown doesn't suddenly make the likes of Mandelson , Ed Balls , Milliband , Campbell , Harman , Hain , Alan Johnson principled people fit to be trusted with our once great country .
Can you honestly imagine duplicitious Alan Johnson or brazenly ambitious David Milliband as Prime Minister .
10. cat and canary said...
"Resignation seen as potential masterstroke. Peter Mandelson marvelled at the sheer audacity of it all."
...only the British electorate voted overwhelmingly against Labour, not just Gordon... lets hope the next "masterstroke" will be the entire party resigning