There's this petition on the 10 Downing Street site that a number of other bloggers are suggesting that everyone should sign.
I'm not so sure.
Don't get me wrong I think that Gordon is a total loon and his government is showing daily how corrupt it is with one scandalous revelation after another. If they aren't getting caught putting porn on expenses its second home troughing or libeling opposition MPs and then still finding the time to get us so far in debt it will take more than 20 years to repay. From smiling like a simpleton on YouTube while talking about the expenses row to making nonsensical statements to the press about responsibility Gordon is a total liability to his party. If he goes now then the Labour Party have just over a year before they are forced to face the electorate. And therein lies my concern.
What if Gordon stands down and, as when Blair went, the party elects a new leader to become PM? What if that person has more social skills and graces (let's face it, to have less would be a struggle) and manages to persuade enough of the electorate that they should continue in office? What then for the country?
Which is the bigger risk? Leaving him in place or forcing him out?
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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he won't go no matter how many people sign. i think the biggest risk is voluntarily signing a list of right- wing crazy Bloggers on a government website.
There is that too although the number of signatories has hit 21,000 now and not all of them are crazy bloggers. To be fair I don't actually think that he'd go voluntarily even if there were 20 million signatures on the petition .. .. .. but one of the cabinet might force him out. I'm not sure I want him to go if it increases the chance of another 5 years of New Labour.
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