Mandelson returns and the elections becoming tighter

Peter Mandelson's one of the chief creators of Labour's Spin vision is to return to government in Gordon Brown's new cabinet.

Smells of desperation from the Prime Minister?

Inviting all of Tony's pals to be in the new cabinet after the reshuffle. Funny thing is that only a year ago I heard Gordon say he hated Mandelson and the vision that the media could be used as a tool rather than feel the pain of persecution by the media.

Does the Cabinet need changing?

Over the last couple of weeks Labour have started to close the political gap and the latest Guardian poll on the Conservatives and the latest Electoral Calculus predicition based on the Guardian's poll would mean

CONSERVATIVES 329
LABOUR 252
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS 38
OTHERS 31

The Conservatives would have a majority of 8. Far from secure for Prime Minister Cameron. Being honest if that was to happen then the election after may be a snap poll to help the government. This can be a positive. Mr Wilson as PM was able to increase a majority of 4 to 96 in an 18 month Parliament. But it can also work the other way, Heath had a majority of 30 and lost the February 1974 election.


The September poll from Electoral Calculus gave the Tories a 15 point lead, just at the end of the month, its down to 9 points, can they get it up again as Parliament begins or is the Labour Party's faith in Gordon Brown well founded?