Reply to: Will today be the day that Gordon Brown calls the General Election?

[Gonzo]

Interesting comment in there. To paraphrase: Labour's response to the credit crisis has been a catastrophe economically, but a success politically...

They have managed to defer the pain but all they have done is defer it. The pain is on its way.

[TimberWolf]

That Daniel Hannan, MEP and Telegraph blogger, is asking it now. I doubt if he reads CUK

Interesting comment in there. To paraphrase: Labour's response to the credit crisis has been a catastrophe economically, but a success politically...

[HairyArsedBloke]

That Daniel Hannan, MEP and Telegraph blogger, is asking it now. I doubt if he reads CUK

[TimberWolf]

Sminki
N.B. Contains words in Anglo-Saxon

Does the blue text seem to stand out of the page for anyone else?

I read a news story today that said one of the chaps who was due to speak with Brown would blame the current (global economic) crisis on Cameron and the Tories! I may check again later to see whether he did.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Sminki
N.B. Contains words in Anglo-Saxon

[TimberWolf]

I clicked on the former. Looking again just now I see they have an asterisk placed against one of the words FREE, and following a link from there to a licence agreement displaying similar text to that shown when clicking on theikr binary to install the "Free" version. It speaks about flights. I bottled it at that point yesterday hoping that I hadn't picked up some nasty virus or trojan, as it seemed most peculiar to be talking about return flights after you have clicked an executable downloaded. Off that page is an additional licence discussion, which scanning through looks even more nuts, talking about global warming etc

Ah, it's probably okay. Someone seems to have gone a bit fruit loop on global warming. I've installed it now and it seems to work well.

[TimberWolf]

How odd. The one I installed recently has never done that.

Did you click on "Get the FREE download now" or "WordWeb Pro". The latter costs £14.

I clicked on the former. Looking again just now I see they have an asterisk placed against one of the words FREE, and following a link from there to a licence agreement displaying similar text to that shown when clicking on theikr binary to install the "Free" version. It speaks about flights. I bottled it at that point yesterday hoping that I hadn't picked up some nasty virus or trojan, as it seemed most peculiar to be talking about return flights after you have clicked an executable downloaded. Off that page is an additional licence discussion, which scanning through looks even more nuts, talking about global warming etc

[OwlHoot]

I tried installing that yesterday and despite the blurb saying it was free, when it came to install, the agreement said it was a 30 days trial only, plus some strange comments about return flights.

How odd. The one I installed recently has never done that.

Did you click on "Get the FREE download now" or "WordWeb Pro". The latter costs £14.

[TimberWolf]

According to BBC reporter Jo Coburn, the atmosphere at the BBC is currently "febrile".

According to WordWeb, which no self-respecting Windows PC user should be without:

febrile (adj) Of or relating to or characterized by fever
e.g. "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"

I tried installing that yesterday and despite the blurb saying it was free, when it came to install, the agreement said it was a 30 days trial only, plus some strange comments about return flights.

[HairyArsedBloke]

According to BBC reporter Jo Coburn, the atmosphere at the BBC is currently "febrile".

According to WordWeb, which no self-respecting Windows PC user should be without:

febrile (adj) Of or relating to or characterized by fever
e.g. "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"

I guess McBunker must be the allergen.

Maybe the BBC bods are beginning to realise that their world is coming to an end. (Que for another YouTube vid of BBC programs to the sound track of 'How far we've come')

[MrMark]

I know.

I don't understand it. Everything at the moment is pointing to March 25th being the most optimum date for him.

Even if he can't see that it is inconceivable that people like Mandelson don't.

We're talking about Gordon Brown here. With the possible exception of that Milliband geezer, is there anyone less able to make a decisive decision? I suspect he's not even sleeping at the moment, torn with indecision.

[OwlHoot]

According to BBC reporter Jo Coburn, the atmosphere at the BBC is currently "febrile".

According to WordWeb, which no self-respecting Windows PC user should be without:

febrile (adj) Of or relating to or characterized by fever
e.g. "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"

I guess McBunker must be the allergen.

[DS23]

it won't make a blind bit of difference when he asks her to call it. there will be a massive swing to the tories. massive.

[pzz76077]

According to this article http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aM0TTo2juQxE on Bloomberg, Darling let the cat out of the bag somewhat a bit earlier.

Looks like the 6th of May is favorite at the mo.

PZZ

[Gonzo]

There's a well-argued blog article here :

I know.

I don't understand it. Everything at the moment is pointing to March 25th being the most optimum date for him.

Even if he can't see that it is inconceivable that people like Mandelson don't.