Critics imagine Brown ousted before next election..

Will Gordon Brown still be the leader of the Labour party when the next General Election comes round? That's the question on the wrinkled lips of most well-informed MPs today, especially some outspoken young whippersnapper named Frank Fields.

We have to admit that our political musings have taken us down the same path of recent: It certainly seems like Mr. Brown is keen on holding on to the title of Prime Minister, but, as most people seem to have noticed, he either a) doesn't look like he's enjoying it, or b) doesn't know what he's doing. Will the tides of time sweep over Mr Brown to leave him drowning? Or will he be cleansed and resurrected before the game's over?

Both The Guardian and The BBC have commented on the statements made by Frank Fields, which can be briefly paraphrased as follows:

"Gordon Brown is prone to rages and flying off the handle due to the pressures of his job and is upset because of the way that the public currently perceive him. It's tragic because Brown should be enjoying his time as Prime Minister but isn't. It has a lot to do with the 10p tax problems. He probably won't be Prime Minister before the next election. He should seek counsel from his loved ones and then do what they advise."

Does this suggest that even Brown's family would advise that he gives up whilst he still has a shard or two of dignity left? Or are we on the way to our first Prime Ministerial suicide?

Downing Street doesn't seem too concerned with the news, brushing it off in the usual nonchalant manner and getting on with it. It must be noted, though, that 'brushing off' seems to quite quickly becoming part of Downing Street's new morning routine.

As reported earlier today on Westmonster, the news comes at a time when Brown has announced that he has decided to meet the Dalai Lama at Lambeth Palace instead of Downing Street for 'spiritual reasons'. Perhaps this constanting brushing off is part of his quest for enlightenment. As some bloke called Robert J. Sawyer once said:

"Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace."

It's all part of those enigmatic 'future plans' that Brown keeps talking about..

Written by Oli Anderson on 12 May 2008 12:25 PM. Permalink