How much longer can Gordon Brown hang on? When he took the office of Prime Minister, an office for which he was never elected, I said to all the Blair-haters I knew that it wouldn't be long before we were all misty eyed, thinking about the good old days when Tony held the reigns. I really don't like to be smug but if you're right, you're right.
The country's in a mess, the Government's in a mess and Gordon himself has always been a real mess. Probably not a bad man, maybe even a well meaning public servant but not a man suited to the office of Prime Minister. He looks terrible, he can't communicate and his rare smile is enough to frighten all the children. Pit him against Barack Obama, Angela Merkel or even the mildly mad Nicolas Sarkozy and ask yourself, do we want Gordon representing us abroad?
New Labour promised that they would never raise the top rate of income tax. If the Finance Act receives Royal Assent and the top tax rate rises to 50%, the middle classes will be horribly squeezed. Add that to what we've all lost on our pensions and savings and it's people who've worked hard all their lives and saved diligently for their retirement who'll really suffer. I don't blame Gordon Brown entirely for the current economic bolowonga we find ourselves in but, he was Chancellor for a decade and, is it just me or wasn't he one of the best placed people in the entire Universe to have an inkling of what might be around the corner? Other people seemed to know something major was on the horizon.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not at all thrilled by the idea of David Cameron either but New Labour's time is up. No party should be in power for so long and unless our Gordon realises how dire their position is and then does the right thing, the risk of fragmenting the electorate and opening the door to fringe parties such as The British National Party is frighteningly real. The time for change is here so Gordon, do the decent thing and fall on your sword.
