To hope that Gordon Brown doesn't resign?

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I still don't think he is doing a bad job. I think he is a very caring and intelligent politician, and I hope he stays.
Am I the only one who feels like this?

Well said Yama, and there are a lot of English people here who don't want a Conservative government.

Agree with DeepGoat's analysis there. Have been thinking this week that any other person in this position would have been signed off with stress - but the PM can't ever do that

Voted Labour yesterday because I'm so pissed off with the anti-Brown stance. Might even join the Labour party.

I'm genuinely frightened at teh thought of DC as PM. Heard him say to to Huw Edwards about not even the BBC could say the tories hadn't done well (when, they actually haven't done as well as they should have considering the news atm). just felt so sinister since you know they would cut the licence fee, try to dismantle the BBC, etc.

Winky - Agree that some of those members of that group are highly suspect, Cameron would agree with us and I'm sure he would rather not get into bed with them. But they had to leave their other group because the group supported federalism and that isn't what the Tory party want from Europe. If you understand the voting system in the European Parliament then you will understand that they would be voiceless if acting entirely independently.

I'm constantly surprised about the Poles. Is it really true that Tellytubbies are banned in Poland because the handbag-toting TinkyWinky is a homosexual?

Thanks Thunderduck!

How Come Mumsnet is out of sync with all the political polls,ie Brown better than Cameron?
...seems a significant majority disagree.

Mumsnet is always out of step with the rest of the country. Even the flipping stationery is left wing.

No dou't MrsR.

Funny thing is the actor who plays Jimmy McN is also Brit and was at Eton with.....
...

David Cameron!

S'true.

[clears throat]

Anyway, howsabout that Gordon Brown eh? Tch.

They obviously didn't ask us, PutDown

I agree with Aitch. But I am sure we are headed for toryism, but not quite as we (they) know(knew) it, next election.
Nick Clegg is a very decent bloke, imo.

Interesting Jimmy
I guess that means you have a good chance of being invited into the shadow cabinet?

OP YANBU.
I too think the anti-Brown stance is verging on playground bullying. Really fail to see who else would have done things vastly better... and I think he's a decent and intelligent man.

Londonone, your 'north of the border' post came across as very insular. To suggest that Labour has suceeded in elections purely because of British but non-English votes is frankly ludicrous IMO.

i have mixed feelings. he's fairly inoffensive as politicians go, certainly less loathesome than Blair and Cameron but if a leadership race triggered a general election sooner rather than later, we might see a hung parliament (with the Lib-dems finally getting a shot at government) rather than a nightmarish Tory all-out win, which is more likely the longer Labour go on getting pissed on by the media, imo.

Dom West went to Eton? Gutted! Not into overly posh blokes

I voted Labour yesterday too. I was probably wasting my vote, and should have voted tactically, but I couldn't. It would have felt like deserting them.

I feel desperately sad for the Labour party.

I think Gordon Brown is a totally committed Labour man, through and through - but sadly in our media/spin-dominated world he just doesn't cut it.

I wish someone would just help him to be more proactive and to at least appear as if he's a bit more dynamic.

I find it hard to believe that as he's married to someone who was so successful in R that he's not doing more on that front.

These are not good times.

Mrs Mattie - I'd go for Omar and McNulty, but then i'm a sucker for a bit of homoeroticism/ gun-toting

Since when has 'the country' been automatically in the right? 'The country' often does daft things like watch Broitain's got talent

maybe not MrsR - just checked I wasn't talking nonsense saying he went to Eton and found an interview with him in the Guardian which says:

I believe that GB should have done far more when he was chancellor to protect the ecconomy and as a result we would be in a much better position now.

With regard to the expenses fiasco he should have taken a much tougher line and acted quickly instead he always looked like he was being a caught on the back foot trying to catch up with DC.

But no-one with half a brain in the cabinet would take the leadership now as a) the public would demand an election (they're still getting their ministerial wages for another year)which would disappear and b)there's a good chance they would be shoved out when the party loses power anyway. (hence Millband and johnson standing by their man waiting for a decent shot (Milliband is young enough not to worry about losing this election)

As for the Lib dems if they (had the courage)to get rid of NC and put Vince in I think they would have a serious chance at being the main oposition party.

Pointy - Nobody is saying the majority are always right. But you would have thought an open forum like Mumsnet would be more representative than it is. Surely?

Doris - sensible analysis, especially re: Libs. If Cable was leader I might even think about switching allegiance

totalmisfit - Omar would be my buddy. He is likeable, despite being a homicidal maniac. I couldn't shag him, though. Not that he would want to shag me!

Loving the seemless blending of 'Who would you shag from The Wire?' / 'Who should be PM?' issues. Both equally pressing in my world.

Oh Jimmy McN!
Isn't that great?
I knew I had good taste

I wold expect most mnetters to be people who would not vote for BGT

Pointy - I hate Britain's Got Talent - it's shit. But I suspect lots of Mumsnetters really like it. There were lots of threads about it.

There are about 20 people who turn out on the political current affairs type threads. There are hundreds who will rush to your aid if you are looking for a fuschia school run dress in Style & Beauty.

And of course I was meaning to say 'PR' - but I have a sticky P