General Election in 2008 ?

**wendigo100** · 8 December 2006, 13:10

I wouldn't be surprised.

I'm not sure whether the "stable economy" will hold up until 2010, but then I thought it would be visibly creaking by now.

**ratewhore** · 8 December 2006, 13:11

Originally posted by ZZZZ Snoozer

Oh, and there plenty of people out there stupid enough to be taken in.

Like the 5 million people receiving benefits?

**wendigo100** · 8 December 2006, 13:12

Originally posted by ratewhore

Like the 5 million people receiving benefits?

Hence Cameron's stance on being a "new labour kind of tory". Distasteful, but he needs as many of those votes as he can get.

**The Lone Gunman** · 8 December 2006, 13:32

Why does everyone assume Gordo is going to be the next PM?

We know Tone is leaving but he can't just hand over the leadership.
NL will have to hold an election and I can see one or two members not voting for Gordie. Besides, he may decide his family needs him or some other out of the blue bombshell.

It could be the perfect opportunity for the opposition to hijack proceedings.
Whilst NL tears itself appart looking for a new leader the country will be (even more) rudderless.

**wendigo100** · 8 December 2006, 13:43

Originally posted by The Lone Gunman

Why does everyone assume Gordo is going to be the next PM?

There isn't enough opposition to him in the Labour party. Nobody else could get close to half the votes in any of their three "colleges".

Unless the economy suddenly goes big tits-up of course, and he fails to deflect the blame.

**swamp** · 8 December 2006, 13:46

Originally posted by The Lone Gunman

Why does everyone assume Gordo is going to be the next PM?

Good point, politics works in funny ways. Heseltine never made it and instead we got Major.

**ZZZZ Snoozer** · 8 December 2006, 13:52

Originally posted by swamp

Heseltine never made it and instead we got Major.

Some years before this happened, a colleague told me that Major was going to be the next leader of the Tory Party. Wish I'd had the guts to go to Ladbrokes and place a sizeable bet.

**wendigo100** · 8 December 2006, 14:05

Originally posted by ZZZZ Snoozer

Some years before this happened, a colleague told me that Major was going to be the next leader of the Tory Party. Wish I'd had the guts to go to Ladbrokes and place a sizeable bet.

How did he know?

**AlfredJPruffock** · 8 December 2006, 14:26

From the Pruffock 2008 Almanack (c)

1) SNP takes majority vote in Scotland
2) Conservative/Libdem gains Westminster majority
3) NL consigned to the dustbin of political history
4) Gordon Brown defects to SNP
5) Blair defects to Conservatives
6) Cameron defects to the Liberals
7) Saddam new leader of National Front
8) Blair becomes the new Tory PM

Meet the new Boss
Same as the Old Boss

General Election in 2008 ?