Monday, 4 August 2008

Toynbee falls out of favour with Brown

Been away for the weekend and just catching up on some reading.

Polly Toynbee in the Guardian writes a rather surprising article showing that from once being an ardent Brown supporter she has evidently had enough and wants Miliband to take over.

Suddenly everything changed. The burst of optimism was so startling it dazzled those too long trapped deep in a dungeon. In that one moment it was all over for the old leader who had plunged them into these depths. Suddenly here was the chance of escape everyone was waiting for.
and she continues

For the first time in ages the Tories hear threatening mortar fire from Labour approaching their barricades. Suddenly serious action in the Labour camp takes shape over the body of a prime minister who has not so much fallen as flung himself under the wheels of the Cameron chariot.


For her any new policy from the Brown camp will be not listened to


even a good economic package may have only a marginal effect on Labour's ratings if delivered by Brown. Admitting his errors in letting the housing market and the City rip is too large a slice of humble pie to swallow - especially for a man who never does sorry. It's all too late. No one listens to a leader once 85% of people decide he is "not up to the job", as in this week's YouGov poll

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