How Much Longer?

Morning,

So that’s that.  The PLP decided to blow their big chance and have decided that several decades of opposition, (and by that probably not even the official opposition)  to both the Tories and the Lib Dems is what they prefer to have, rather than use this window of opportunity to blow Chairman Brown out of that window.  What is there to lose, things couldn't get worse, at 15% and below UKIP.  How can Wales have gone Tory?  Good grief, only 8% voted Labour in the entire south-east.  YouGov says Labour has to get 20% more to win.  It looks virtually impossible.  That's what realists in the parliamentary ­Labour party said tonight – but everyone else decided that banging their desks was a better idea… They bottled it.

Obviously, Chairman Brown is not Labour’s only problem, however as much as his supporters hate to admit to it, he is their biggest obstacle to recovery and salvation.  Perhaps it is too late as it is, and throwing someone in now, would say more in regards of how panicky the party is rather than keeping the status quo.  However, something fundamental with Brown’s way of working must change, and change quickly – but he has already had 18 months to change his style, and nothing has changed.  Labour’s own share of opinion polls – were already down some four points even before Brown took over the ship.  He should have taken up the idea of the snap election, when he had the chance in the Autumn of 2007 – but he defended not going to the country by saying that he needed time to set out his vision.  Not much has come out…why should people expect that to change now…