Posted by Gordon Brown is to be coronated as the new Labour Leader, and thus an unelected Prime Minister, after it was revealed he has 308 nominations and will not face a challenge from the left-wing candidate John McDonnell. John Reid, John Prescott and Tony Blair were leading the nominations and Andrew MacKinlay sealed the deal on an unchallenged ascension to the top job.
He may have the backing of his Parliamentary Party, and a large majority of Labour Party and Trade Union members, who would have had a say in the final ballot, but they only account for a minority of the electorate, who are forced to sit here and watch helplessly as Brown takes his throne without a challenge – and without a mandate from the British public.
When people voted for Labour in 2005 (all 36% of them), they voted for the whole package, including the promise of Tony Blair staying around for a full third term. Two years in, and Tony Blair has resigned, leaving Labour with a Prime Minister who has not gained the backing of the British public. What does that make Mr. Brown? Nothing short of a dictator.
That may sound a little strong, but Mr. Brown has already started talking about what he is going to do different to the policies the electorate voted for in 2005, with just 308 people having officially supported him. That is 308 people out of a total population of around 60 million – or just 0.0005%. Even the Monster Raving Loony Party polled more at the last election.
The only way Gordon Brown can avoid the increasingly vocal calls for a General Election is to call one – now! But that’s never going to happen, so we have to put up with his dictating for a long time to come. So I call you to use every opportunity you have to vote against this power hungry Scot, at every local election until and at the next General Election. Lobby Gordon Brown and his cronies. Lobby your MP.
But most importantly, carry on blogging! Vent your anger and release it upon the British public. Let them, and our representatives, see that you are not going to sit idly by and be ruled by a dictator, chosen by a select few. Tell them you want a say whether we should let Gordon be our Prime Minister, and force his policies upon us without giving us a choice.
My message is clear: march forth and BLOG ON for the sake of democracy!
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