Norwich North

[lilelvis2000]

Care to have a small wager on that?

So you do care then?

[PM-Junkie]

Labour will retain it. The whole expenses fiasco has blown over. If Labour don't then this really is a bad omen for them. Brown furious and in full panic mode if that happens.

That's an interesting viewpoint. Particularly since even labour have admitted they don't stand much chance of winning, and are conducting a damage limitation exercise saying that their vote will plummet because labour voters "will stay home because of the way the previous MP was treated".

At best, labour will come 4th.

[Menelaus]

So you do care then?

Only insofar as PWC (Party of War Criminals) gets a good, hard kicking from the electorate.

[Menelaus]

That's an interesting viewpoint. Particularly since even labour have admitted they don't stand much chance of winning, and are conducting a damage limitation exercise saying that their vote will plummet because labour voters "will stay home because of the way the previous MP was treated".

At best, labour will come 4th.

Now that IS interesting: damage limitation before polls close.

[PM-Junkie]

Now that IS interesting: damage limitation before polls close.

...indeed. Says a lot about labour's expectations doesn't it?

I personally am coming to the opinion that they don't actually want to be re-elected next year. I reckon their strategy is to let the tories take the flack for having to implement policies that will hack people off and try to blame them for the grief that people suffer because the country is broke - and then get elected next time. Problem is that there are enough dumb people in this country to actually fall for that if it is true.

[expat]

...indeed. Says a lot about labour's expectations doesn't it?

I personally am coming to the opinion that they don't actually want to be re-elected next year. I reckon their strategy is to let the tories take the flack for having to implement policies that will hack people off and try to blame them for the grief that people suffer because the country is broke - and then get elected next time. Problem is that there are enough dumb people in this country to actually fall for that if it is true.

Gordon Brown won't go for that. When Labour are out, he's finished.

[expat]

I take the place is full of thick-as-pigtulip chavs on benefits and public sector workers then?

A government with the policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul

-- GBS

[PM-Junkie]

Gordon Brown won't go for that. When Labour are out, he's finished.

I'm not so sure he is calling the shots anymore. Watch out, there's a mandy about

[Pondlife]

Gordon Brown won't go for that. When Labour are out, he's finished.

Agreed. There's no conspiracy here - It's just one man and his eagerness to hang on to power regardless.

[sweetandsour]

...indeed. Says a lot about labour's expectations doesn't it?

I personally am coming to the opinion that they don't actually want to be re-elected next year. I reckon their strategy is to let the tories take the flack for having to implement policies that will hack people off and try to blame them for the grief that people suffer because the country is broke - and then get elected next time. Problem is that there are enough dumb people in this country to actually fall for that if it is true.

On the one hand that would make a lot of sense but timeframes for politicians are different from everybody else's.

Labour MPs now might be resigned to the fact that they will be out of government next year and the best that the party can hope for will be to be back four or five years later, but it will be the end of their political career for the MPs that lose their seats.