Below the surface the little legs are going like mad.
Of course it is now agreed the Blair is going, when seems to be less of an issue. The questions now being asked are is Brown the right man? Of course he isn't. In fact none of the useless tossers in the frame are any good as they are all cut from the same cloth.Seems that despite the call for peace and the disappearance, again, of our beloved leader on his latest *cough* peace keeping mission there is still a lot of discussion on the leadership front. Under the quiet calm of little comment the rats are scurrying around making plans and building up their positions and consolidating their supporters. Like the terrorists they are they are undermining our current government. Won't someone send them to Gitmo?
While no actual firm dates are defined it is perceived that Blair will announce his departure in May 2007. It is assumed that Brown will take over as PM while they vote internally for a new leader. However, I don't see it being that slow as the other candidates won't want Brown consolidating his position and having an internal fight that late in the game. If Blair tries to make it a voting case before he leaves or tries to retain the PM title then it will be war between him and Brown. The other candidates need to make their move now Blair has said he is going and start putting forward why they are good for the job.
I see Blair being caught in the crossfire of this Brown or anyone but Brown politicking and forced out earlier. I will, of course, be sad to see our beloved leader go so soon but if it only saves one child in Iraq, Afghanistan or Iran then it will be worth it.
posted by Bag @ 2:50 pm
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Being an American, I must admit to a certain degree (as in total) of ignorance concerning UK internal politics.
Is Blair in trouble pretty much because of Iraq and his support for Bush, or are there major domestic issues where he is losing ground too?
Personally I think that the biggest single issue is to do with the middle east where he is seen as a 'poodle' of Bush with Bush just telling him what to do. This is seen as making the UK line up with a foreign policy the majority of the UK don't believe in and make our country a major target for these fanatics. This war is unpopular over here.
In addition each of the policies here at home have eroded his position by showing him to be a liar and a manipulator. His stand of Fox Hunting, guns, smoking, ASBOs etc. all show how he is introducing the nanny state and his track record on crime with burglars not being put in jail but people imprisoned for reciting the names of those killed in Iraq show that he is all about control and building up a compliant society.
I'm in pretty much the same situation with US politics as you are with UK politics. I think that I understand the basic differences and do get concerned about certain things I hear but in general it is only the major news that I pick up plus of course the information on the dozen US blogs I read.
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