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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lee: [QB] It really is getting time for Gordon Brown to either shit or get off the pot. I'm starting to wonder if he has the nerve to actually run for the leadership at all. There's now a lot of doubt as to whether the "Agreement" decided on at the famous Granita meeting in 1994 ever guaranteed him an eventual ascension to the premiership, instead focusing on his autonomy in terms of economic policy. But surely he can't still believe that Blair is going to turn around one day and just thrown in the towel? The problem is, Brown's loyalty has always been to the Labour Party (whereas for Blair even being Labour was just a marriage of convenience). He doesn't want to lead an open revolt and damage the Party. Sir Anthony Meyer was the stalking-horse in the first leadership challenge against Thatcher: after it failed he saw out the rest of his life (he died a coupla years ago) a virtual pariah to the Conservative party, and Michael (now Lord) Heseltine, the true power behind the attempt to unseat Maggie, was never really forgiven by the Tories either. I'm just afraid he's going to just bide his time until there's no time left; if Blair goes for one potential goal, to equal or better Thatcher's time at No. 10, that means no change of leadership before 2008, leaving at best two years for Brown to establish himself as a viable Prime Minister with a respectable chance of winning the next election. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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