Brown Ballot

Former Ministers, Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon have called on all Labour MP’s to march into the voting lobby of the Labour Party HQ and by means of a secret ballot hopefully give Brown the boot.

Ignore the fact that removing a Labour leader is technically difficult (hence why a Labour leader has never been ousted by their own party). Ignore the fact that this is the latest attempt amidst Labour ranks to say bye bye to Brown.

What would the benefits of having a Brown ballot now be (other than to settle old scores)?

Would it mean Labour would be able to postpone the local elections in May? Would the general election be able to be put on ice until any new Labour leader had got their feet properly under the desk? Would the deficit suddenly disappear under a new Chancellor, or a Prime Minister who had the grit and determination to take the decisive action required? Would the chronic challenges being faced by Britain be waved away?

Of course not.

Labour had their chance to change the leadership and they blew it. Labour had their chance to change the country and they blew it. Now their fate and the fate of the opposition parties is in the hands of the electorate. Hewitt and Hoon should therefore go home and focus on being their people's representatives rather than their own.