No future,no vision and no support

Whilst all the papers are full of government meltdown it is perhaps the Guardian's editorial that Gordon Brown should be most worried about.

The nation needs someone who answers this description to lead it now, just as Labour needs to find someone who is able to set out a case for progressive government.

It's worth looking at what the paper argues.

Firstly that the Prime Minister has missed his chance

Although he still purports to be a radical, he has adopted the caution of an establishment man. He cannot lead a revolution against his own way of doing government, and yet a revolution is necessary.

Secondly that he has no plan

The truth is that there is no vision from him, no plan, no argument for the future and no support. The public see it. His party sees it. The cabinet must see it too, although they are not yet bold enough to say so.

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Great causes win the day when people fight for them. A year of lingering emptiness beckons instead. Parliament is treading water; little is happening beyond the discredited attempt to sell off part of Royal Mail.
This is a damning editorial for the Prime Minister and it may be the catalyst for change after Friday