http://wouldbeking.co.uk Keeping an eye on Gordon Brown's quest for the premiership. Mon, 21 May 2007 19:19:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brown has started his victory campaign this week by indicating he's going to follow Blair's unpopular policies on Iraq, Europe and nuclear power (makes you wonder what he is going to do differently). If this slightly hysterical piece of fakery video by Greenpeace is anything to go by, nuclear power is ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/brown-follows-blair-on-unpopular-policies/ Well, it looks like Gordon's done it. Brown has secured 309 nominations against John McDonnell's 29 thus making it impossible for Mr McDonnell to reach the required 45 nominations. Officially the nomination period closes at 12:30 today but it's as good as over. The deputy leadership race remains interesting ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/the-man-who-will-be-king/ It's as if touring the country campaigning, preparing for Government and running the Treasury is not enough for Gordon. Yesterday he announced that he's to write another book called Unsung Heroes. It's going to be about "the kind of heroes we might each aspire to be". Who might ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/another-book-deal-for-brown/ The updated figures are up on the Labour website and it seems that John McDonnell has increased his support by 2, now on 29 (a long, long, long way to go). See who is supporting John here. It seems that no cabinet minsters are willing to risk their political careers, ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/leadership-maths-day-2/ Labour have put up the number of nominations each candidate for the Leader and Deputy Leader contests have. John McDonnell still needs 18 more bribes, friends, ideas supporters if he's going to get on the ballot. This morning on the Today programme, Brown indicated that he has no intention on ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/leadership-maths/ Writing in yesterday's Telegraph, John Redwood attacks Brown's policy decision to make the Bank of England independent, arguing that it is not in fact completely independent and has not resulted in low inflation nor unprecedented economic growth. There are some truths to what Redwood says, but I think it's also worth ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/bank-independence/ Not only was Gordon in Watford, Knebworth and the Imagination Gallery in Central London, he also popped into the Marquis of Granby in Westminster for a quick half. Ok it was only a cardboard stand up...look out for attack ads staring this particular image. http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/tracking-gordon-buying-the-beers/ Gordon has officially launched his campaign. His campaign website is now up (courtesy on Silverfish) www.gordonbrown.org It has a Gordon Moblog where you can look at pictures of Gordon excitingly preparing his speech. Doesn't he look happy. Update  What can we gather from his speech? Well, Gordon tried to suggest he ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/campaign-officially-launched/ Sorry about the lack of posts, faithful readers, but i've been away. And what a week I chose to go and sun myself on the Maltese coast (unfortunately Sarkozy wouldn't let me aboard the Paloma). I return to find that several ministers have decided to leave ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/how-to-work-with-brown-quietly-sidle-out-of-the-room/ Reid has given the clearest indication yet he's not going to stand, barring a late entry from Clarke, it looks as if the Blarities are going to pave the way for a short Brown Government. The Blairite's best move in my opinion. Given that the leadership battle is potentially going ... http://wouldbeking.co.uk/2007/brightening-up-the-leadership-blues/