A thought came into my head about ten seconds after I posted the previous post. Probably because of what I wrote about Chairman Brown in regards of the lack of control that he has on events.
There is an argument in my mind for him to make a move in regards of a cabinet reshuffle BEFORE the elections on June 4th. One thing that Gordon needs to show to the electorate before that day is that he is in control of events, or for that matter have a grasp on them, because right now he does not.
In my opinion, the wolves are circleling around the Prime Minister, in a way probably not too dissimilar to the last days of the Thatcher regime - ministers are briefing the lobby against each other for their own benefit, and that is Btown's fault for not having the cojones to stand up to them.
There has always been a grain of thought in the Parliamentary Labour Party, that the best thing that Brown could have done last summer was to sack David Milliband when he pretty much laid his cards on the table and declared war on Chairman Brown.
If Brown had quashed the rebellion there and then, ministers would be more reticent to criticize the Prime Minister - as there is a precendent to follow, that is no longer the case.
Brown needs to get control of the media narrative. A cabinet purge, is probably the only way he can. For now.
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