One year on....

A year ago, Labour had a 14 pt lead in the polls. Surely GB would go for an election and try to secure Labour their fourth term.


IN A GENERAL, LABOUR WOULD HAVE WON 401, CONSERVATIVES 188, LIBERAL DEMOCRATS 33 AND THE OTHERS 28. GIVING THE GOVERNMENT A MAJORITY OF 152.

But he knew a lot of things that we didnt know, and that we wouldnt have needed to know until after the election.

So why did Bottler Brown not go for an election?

Surely with a 150 majority in the Commons to return to, he'd have looked forward to a fifth term for Labour, and a guarantee that Labour would deliver the Olympic Games.

Now, one year later it seems like he'll need to go to the end, and he'll not get victory anyway.

How big mistakes can cause huge ructions, Just like the previous Prime Minister who shares his name. - James Brown and James Callaghan, both ignored calls within the party for an Autumn election. So if pattern of Callaghan is to be follwed. Bye bye Gordon against a Tory tally of 347 seats.