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Toby, there is no sensible alternative to Gordon Brown for the next couple of years. He is the best person for the job, proving that by getting the economy right, G20, and facing the abuse and libels as no-one else could.

Those who do not agree must consider:

The choice of when there is an election is only at the PM’s discretion if civil order is maintained in my view. A new PM might well be at risk of the Queen dissolving parliament if there were riots and other civil disobedience. The opposition’s extremists have sold secrets in defiance of the law, how much further they might go, fearing that D Miliband say
might win . . .

Brown can and is likely to win. The recession may be a w shaped one, who knows for sure, BUT it seems likely we shall be coming out of it in tikme for either a Nov / Mar election, and Brown and Straw will have a Bill of Rights on the statute book, likely other matters also, and Constitutional Reform will be in train. The recovery will be Brown / Darlings, another PM will not be able to claim the credit.

While the BNP are likely to get 1 or 2 MEPs we much keep our cool and recall that the electoral system for Europe is designed to permit a chance for extreme monorities to obtain minor successes. London has not collapsed because Barnbrook is making a pillock of himself.

We must keep our nerve and cool.

I pray Brown will continue to do so.