An exit strategy
Could this be a door opening for Gordon?
Gordon Brown last night raised the stakes in the battle to reform MPs’ expenses and allowances by turning a Commons vote into a test of his authority in the face of a sustained revolt within the Labour party.
Here’s what I’d do if I were him. Push hard in the next 24 hours that this is a lone crusade to clean up the pigsty of MPs’ expenses. Designate the patch of land I’m standing as the moral high ground. Dig my heels in and lose the vote. Throw up my hands, declare forcefully that I tried my best but the dirty bastards wouldn’t let me sort this out. You sort it out. My conscience is clear, my soul pure. Skedaddle to the chairmanship of the IMF or the World Bank with the laughter ringing in my ears.
Posted on April 29th, 2009 at 8:48am under Brown
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Oh dear, wishful thinking?
As always…
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