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Written by Austin Mitchell
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03 October 2007 |
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High noon at the last chance saloon. Make or break time is Tuesday. Announce a 1 November election then, Gordon, or forever hold your peace. Don`t go early and there`s little point in going next May or October. Might as well sit on into 2009. If things don`t look good then May 2010 for the bitter end.
For Going – Bounce. New start to be notified. Tories still divided. Libs drifting into irrelevance. Things can only get worse. Not to seize the moment will mean growing regret. The grumbles and erosion, inevitable in a ten year government, will resume if we don`t grab the moment.
Against- Labour lead may be soft or evaporate as in 1970 (though that had been prefaced by 6 years of failure – today`s by 10 of success).. Bankruptcy. Fear that we can`t increase majority.
Gordon`s a cautious man. But got a streak of Wilsonian cunning. The Tories have given him the perfect excuse by challenging him to go.
Grab it, Gordon. Go. Go. Go.
The Party`s ready
The Media squared
And all the Unions well prepared
To wait means you`ll regret it
So Go Go Go. And get it.
(Anon) |
