The words "early election" are being mentioned in Labour circles. The theory is that this is being planned by the Dark Lord (Peter Mandelson, for it is he, the Real Deputy Prime Minister, First Mate on the SS Russian Oligarch, chief adviser to the First Lord of the Treasury and all round strategic whizz.) It is said by his admirers that he has worked out that Brown has no hope if he waits for an election in 2010 (when the economy will be deep in a long recession) and that going next April or May allows Brown to win a mandate to fight the recession against a Tory party which may not even by that point have worked out what its economic policy is. Some senior Tories are worried that their leadership is far too complacent.
Some truth perhaps?
Well there is no doubt that the architect of New Labour is not going to stand by and watch his baby vanish from under his eyes.It is also probably correct to assume that after 18 months of recession,the electorate are highly unlikely to vote for Brown
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