Brown Hanging On
Jul 29th, 2008 | one response
So far it looks like British PM Gordon Brown will hold on to power despite a recent series of election losses. The most recent loss was in a district that was considered one of the safest in the country for Labour but it went to the Scottish National Party.
With those losses there had been speculation that Brown would be tossed out as party leader but some MP’s are starting to hedge on that prospect, pointing out that they could lose even more seats if they tossed Brown.
Listening to the Labour leaders sounds much like listening to people in the US talking about the Republicans. The speculation is not whether or not they will lose power in the next election, that seems to be a given.
One official suggested that if Brown left on his own it could help them limit their losses to 50 seats instead of 150 with him in power, but if they force him out it could cost them as much as 250 seats.
One thing is for sure, the world of politics is a wild ride. Just as the center left party is set to take power here in the USA, it seems center right ones will take over much of Europe.
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One Response to “Brown Hanging On”
I think you're points are generally accurate but in your final sentence you ignore the fact that that British Politics is further to the left than America's. The Conservative Party in the UK is in favour of a Universal Healthcare System, their leader is actively and openly trying to recruit women and minorities as MPs (affirmative action policies within the party!) and in-favour of abortion, etc.
You can barely split the policies of Cameron and Blair, the real issue in UK politics right now is that the Conservatives want to seek the shared goals on a local level of government whereas Labour want to do it from a large, centralised government.
To be honest, I think there are many issues that a Prime Minister Cameron and President Obama could (and probably will) agree on.
Alex