Gordon Brown during a press conference at Stormont, Northern Ireland. Gordon Brown has suffered a devastating collapse in his public standing, according to a new survey published in The Observer today which will put his leadership under intensified pressure. This article appeared in the Observer
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I told Tony Blair to sack Gordon Brown, says John Prescott
timesonline.co.ukFound 4 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes, and 51 seconds agoJohn Prescott says he urged Tony Blair to sack Gordon Brown at the height of their frequent rows - but the former prime minister was
Gordon Brown's reputation has collapsed on every front
guardian.co.ukFound 4 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes, and 16 seconds agoBrown's reputation has collapsed
Blair scared of Brown
news.bbc.co.ukFound 4 days, 17 hours, 5 minutes, and 31 seconds agoJohn Prescott's memoirs tell of the furious resentment between the former PM Tony Blair and his chancellor.
Cherie twists the knife, before it's too late
independent.co.ukFound 4 days, 19 hours, 52 minutes, and 20 seconds agoSome of the words are certainly wounding enough, although their impact is mainly that of putting on the record views that were well known. The first impression is that her words are mild, carefully phrased and lawyerly in their self-justification. The most wounding judgement that Cherie Blair makes of ...
memex.naughtons.org
Andrew Rawnsley reflects on the findings of a 5000-sample poll published in today's Observer .
What will especially frighten his advisers is the utter failure of the attempt to mount a fightback since the May Day massacre. In the wake of Labour's slaughter in the local elections, the Prime Minister has toured TV's soft sofas in an bid to claw back some public affection. Attempting to do human, he has told voters that he 'feels your pain'. The public are not responding with empathy for his plight, but with an even bigger urge to inflict pain on their Prime Minister.
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oliverkamm.typepad.com
The single greatest weakness of Labour administration has been Gordon Brown, and the single greatest mistake of Tony Blair was to allow Brown to be in the position of inflicting such damage. The agreement between them in 1994 was unprincipled, and Blair should not have adhered to it. Brown would not have beaten Blair in a leadership election in 1994; Blair should have challenged him to run.
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politicalbetting.com
We've now got more information about the Mail on Sunday's ICM poll on the Crewe and Nantwich by election and it's clear that the situation is even worse for Labour than was being reported last night. The panel above is reproduced from the paper.
For the Tory by election poll margin of 4% would have been 12% but for ICM's "sprial of silence" adjustment. This is a standard procedure and involves allocating to Labour half the votes of those party supporters from the last general election who now say they they will turnout but "don't know" yet what they will do.
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voidstar.com
The single greatest weakness of Labour administration has been Gordon Brown, and the single greatest mistake of Tony Blair was to allow Brown to be in the position of inflicting such damage. The agreement between them in 1994 was unprincipled, and Blair should not have adhered to it. Brown would not have beaten Blair in a leadership election in 1994; Blair should have challenged him to run.
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conservativehome.blogs.com
The Sunday Times profiles 'Team Boris'
Member of Boris' financial audit committee predicts savings of tens of millions of pounds - Sunday Telegraph
Brian Paddick's farcical London campaign diary - Mail on Sunday
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anenglishmanscastle.com
I told Tony Blair to sack Gordon Brown, says John Prescott but the former prime minister was âscaredâ of his chancellor.
Stephen Byers damns Gordon Brown as 'distant and uncaring' - Times Online and manipulating the tax system for âtactical advantageâ.
Cherie Blair says things about Gordon Brown that Tony Blair can't - Telegraph
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dayorama.com
More: BBC News - 'Blair scared of Brown' - Prescott
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siliconglen.com
Labour's fortunes
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whoar.co.nz
"…John Prescott says he urged Tony Blair to sack Gordon Brown at the height of their frequent rows - but the former prime minister was "scared" of his chancellor.
He says he also urged Brown to resign and fight Blair from the back benches, but Brown, then chancellor, shrank from such a bold gamble.
Prescott, who as deputy prime minister for 10 years knew more than anyone about the furious resentment between the two men..
..reveals the true depth of their tempestuous relationship in his (just-published) memoirs.
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paulburgin.blogspot.com
I do hope that those who have been busy digging the knife into the PM this weekend bear in mind (when they are not feeling self-indulgent) that we not only have a general election in about two years time, we have a by-election later this month, and that right now we need to pull together and offer constructive criticism and work out how to bring forward a non-left, post-project, Labour government.
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the-daily-pundit.blogspot.com
'Sod loyalty', says Prezza , 'I've got a book to sell.' 'Sod Gordon', says Chezza , 'I've got a score to settle.'
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adamboulton.typepad.com
In an interview
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theappallingstrangeness.blogspot.com
about him screams that here, in this dour, grey form, we have a man utterly deserving of hate and angry contempt. John Prescott - a lard mountain in human form - describes Brown as irritating, and you believe him. John Prescott claims Blair was frightened of Brown, and you believe him . Frank Field talks of Brown's rages , his unreasonable behaviour, and you believe him. There is something about Brown that demands you believe the worst of him. He looks haggard, he looks bitter, he looks unhealthy.
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whoar.co.nz
"..Gordon Brown has suffered a devastating collapse in his public standing, according to a new survey published in The Observer today which will put his leadership under intensified pressure.
As the Prime Minister begins his fightback with new proposals entitling mothers to more flexible working hours, the research shows that only one in five voters thinks he is doing a good job.
He is rated worse than David Cameron on every key leadership quality, including competence, decisiveness, fairness, likeability, trustworthiness and strength.
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skipper59.blogspot.com
1. Prezza's Memoirs: John Prescott was the ultimate insider to the rivalry between Blair and Brown and we got some of the dirt in the first serialisation of his book:
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septicisle.info
to then postulate with apparent glee that your old adversary might shortly be heading for the knacker's yard
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curly15.wordpress.com
Premiership and Prezza
I don't seem to be able to get away from news about "two jags" and his book , but I suppose that's what good marketing is all about, making sure it's being talked about in every newspaper. I'm probably not the only one wary of looking at the Sunday papers this morning Gordon Brown is probably livid and throwing another mobile phone at the wall, another one who is seeing his name mentioned possibly too often is South Shields MP David Miliband, Heffer is chalking up his odds again , although how much of it is spin remains to be seen.
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curly15.wordpress.com
Worse than Cameron in all key areas
As the Prime Minister begins his fightback with new proposals entitling mothers to more flexible working hours, the research shows that only one in five voters thinks he is doing a good job. He is rated worse than David Cameron on every key leadership quality , including competence, decisiveness, fairness, likeability, trustworthiness and strength.
A unique opinion tracker using a panel of 5,000 voters, much larger than conventional opinion polls, reveals that he is floundering in his attempt to campaign for public respect after Labour's large losses in the council elections.
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