Time Ticks On

It’s 4.30am and still nobody has a damn clue what is going on. There are re-counts, there are rows over voting queues and arguments over the entire system. The TV presenters are scratching their heads because even with their sparkly graphics they can’t put across in a consice way what is actually happening because everything is [...]

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Same Old?

Sentiment on the likes of Twitter and Facebook leading up to polling day tended to concentrate on the hate of Gordon Brown and Labour. But the closer election day came, the more anti-Tories reared their heads and reminded us just how the failed to enjoy life the last time the Consevatives were in power. It’s [...]

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Clinging On

Gordon Brown, it seems, just won’t bugger off will he? Downing St. sources are saying, even this early in the results process, that the Prime Minister will try to form a coalition government in the event of a hung parliament. Yes, even if Labour finish third in the popular vote, it is still Brown’s prerogative to head [...]

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Legacy

They say that a week is a long time in politics; it’s probably more accurate to say that a day is a long time in politics now. But take a look back to June 2007, when the Queen decided it a good idea to call in Gordon Brown and ask him to become Prime Minister, [...]

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The Thick Of It

“For those that have known Gordon Brown for many years, what we’ve just seen is no huge surprise I have to say.” Nick Robinson, BBC Political Editor   Television, radio and t’internet is awash today with coverage and reaction of BIGOTGATE, in which Gordon Brown was caught red-handed describing an encounter with a real person [...]

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