Everyone who has seen question time since Tony Blair stepped down knows Gordon Brown is a cold fish, but he may also be a lame-duck. Brown foolishly confessed to friends he wouldn’t remain Prime Minister even if Labor, by some miracle, managed to hold onto a majority in upcoming national elections.
Telling people you don’t intend to stay in charge is not exactly a winning message. I mean, why would anyone vote for Labor if Brown isn’t even confident of his leadership, if he thinks his party is better off without him? Brown did have a victory recently, winning Parliamentary approval for detaining suspected terrorists for up to 42-days without charge. Just a week later, however, he is under fire again from members of his own party for plans to build additional nuclear power plants and other infrastructure.
