Drowning Brown: How much longer is he going to wriggle?
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* 1909
* credit crunch
* elect the lords
* G20
* General Election rumour
* gordon brown
* government incompetence
"I've long been of the opinion that Gordon Brown, for all sorts of
reasons, would wait until the last possible moment in 2010 to go to
the country.
"I've now changed my mind. I don't think he can last another couple of
months. I do not see how Darling can get a budget through that is not
either going to have to be full of more lies to cover up the
seriousness of the position or be honest and open and expose the farce
that the various rescue attempts have been and the true cost of them.
"We already have the police worried about a "summer of rage", and one
way, perhaps, to prevent that rage boiling over may be to give the
middle class a say in how this economic drama plays out and who they
want the main actors to be from here on in.
"My only real quandary is over whether Gordon Brown's government can
now last as long as the European Parliament elections on 4th June.
Though since there's no way of having another G20 summit hamstrung by
a reasonably major player in the middle of a power transfer I don't
suppose he can go to the country before April 2nd, unless of course
his hand is forced this weekend.
"So, a snap election with a three week campaign starting more or less
now, polling day of March 26th, or dissolution after April 2nd but
before the budget on 22nd April with polling day on Euro-day.
"Just a note for those of an historical bent - 22nd April 2009 will be
exactly one week before the centenary of Lloyd-George'
Budget in 1909. Whoever delivers this year's budget could still do a
lot worse than look to that 1909 budget for ideas!"
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