Gordon Brown on the way down....

hey /newpol/ites

I must say that lately I've been rather disappointed in all the lackluster threads on our forum. It seems as though we've lost our focus. It's gotten to the point where /newpol/ is beginning to resemble /b/ in aimlessness. It's high time we got back to actually discussing politics instead of spewing racist bullshit and wasting everyone's time.

It is in this spirit that I propose a new topic for discussion and while I'm not British, I couldn't help finding this to be of interest:

"THE British prime minister, Gordon Brown, is expected to make the short trip from his office in Downing Street to Buckingham Palace, on Tuesday April 6th, to ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament, thus triggering a general election. Once the quaint rituals are over, a month of intensive campaigning will follow. The vote itself will probably be on May 6th. Polls suggest that Britain will see the Conservatives in power for the first time since 1997"
-The Economist
 
Serious discussion appreciated, all opinions welcome, and I suppose any racist bullshit can't be helped

People should not underestimate Brown. The only reason the Conservatives are doing well is because Labour are in their 3rd term and becoming increasingly unpopular. There isn't anything inherently appealing about the tories.

Brown may be able to snatch victory or at least cause a hung parliament. He's got his auld friend Tony Blair campaigning for him now.

It's just pro-tory papers (of which there is a lot) that are saying it will be a landslide.