tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post6409137967993757659..comments2023-11-25T01:16:22.368+00:00Comments on DAILY REFERENDUM: Union money could buy the British Government.Daily Referendumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899003349232334603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-79224689978202506162008-06-27T04:55:00.000+01:002008-06-27T04:55:00.000+01:00This is probably the most worrying aspect of still...This is probably the most worrying aspect of still having a Labour Government right now. I am old enough to have experienced the 1978 Winter of Discontent and all that went before.<BR/><BR/>The only upside (from the Conservatives' viewpoint) is that they can't really dump Brown as they'd feel compelled to hold a General Election on that occasion.<BR/><BR/>If that happened, they'd lose, and the Unions would have no reason to prop up the Labour Party.<BR/><BR/>They all know this, so (as Jack Straw has said) they'll keep Brown on until the GE, presumably in just under two years from now.John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149296713213520917.post-58997351962428243362008-06-25T15:48:00.000+01:002008-06-25T15:48:00.000+01:00I wasn't sure why Cameron focused on this issue at...I wasn't sure why Cameron focused on this issue at PMQs, but the more I think about it the more politically astute it seems. He doesn't want to kick Brown in the nuts every week, otherwise Labour will probably boot him out. But if he can tie Brown's circumstances to what was perhaps the most miserable period of self-inflicted misery Britain experienced in the 20th century, he might be onto something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com