Good lord. Purnell's resigned.
This afternoon I was sure Labour would stick with Brown until the next election (and inevitable defeat), and then rebuild.
Now it looks as though the calculation is that another year of Brown will lead to a Tory landslide and years in the wilderness. A new Labour leader won't win the next election, but he or she could prevent a total rout.
This is all very interesting. It may well turn out to be the right move if it stops the Tories winning a massive majority. In Citizen K's humble opinion, big majorities are a more significant problem than who actually gets into government.
Let's see what happens...
I concur. In my, even humbler opinion, who is actually in power makes little difference; the real danger lies in a government that is guaranteed at least a couple of terms in power, giving them the freedom to ignore the electorate, break promises, and basically lie, cheat and cozen with relative impunity.