Brown Borrows Blair Bounce



Blair encourages Brown's charge- but is this a blessing or a bombshell for the Prime Minister?

As we all know, election day is almost upon us. Listening to the grapevine, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Gordon Brown is almost certainly going to be receiving the political beating-of-all-beatings. Backed by “Chancellor Boring”, and his very own “Merry Band of Backstabbers”, our current Prime Minister needs all the help he can get in order to claw back every ounce of public support that has mysteriously vanished during his tenure as top-dog. But who thought that Labour would have resorted to the predecessor, the enemy, the partner-in-crime?

I’m sure that, while jetting off round the world; combining duties of middle-east envoy with after-dinner speeches and lectures, even Blair had no idea that he would be called on to steady the slow, sinking ship that’s become the Labour party. Although some could say that he’s responsible for this slow downturn, it could also be said that he should not have to play the back-up role; appearing to be the ‘Bill Clinton’ behind Gordon Brown’s ‘Hilary’ on his charge for approval.

For Brown, this must be a kick in the teeth. Although he worked with Blair (albeit sanctimoneously) throughout his three terms, we know that the two most powerful men in government (at the time) were at the heads of roaring factions within the party, with several MPs backing their favourites in this political horserace. For Brown to see the man who held this top job from him, swoop in and save the day once again, must hurt more than all the stabbing in the back that he’s received over the past few months. What’s even worse, though, is the fact that the return of “SuperBlair” will be used as war-fodder in the commons by David Cameron, whose Conservatives are suddenly beginning to finish the pinch.

We all know that this election may be hard-fought, vicious, and mucky- but we may just see that Tony Blair emerges as a top dog…

~ by ramruth on March 30, 2010.