Would Be King roundup
The week’s Gordon Brown news from The Man Who Would Be King.
- No Super Thursday for us
The Sunday People’s on a roll. - “Fully elected House of Lords” are the headlines, but will Gordon shelve the plan?
Was tonight a great night for democracy? - Chancellor Straw?
According to the Telegraph, Jack Straw is to become Gordon’s first Chancellor, with Reid staying at the Home Office. - Buying office in Euros
The BBC have been running an excellent documentary on 10 years of Blair called Tony Blair: The Inside Story. - Mafia Boss Brown
Tonight Channel 4 finally began showing the latest series of the Sopranos. - Brown’s first policy pledge
If the rumours are to be believed, one of Brown’s first decisions as PM will be to get rid of the DTI, and give the Treasurymonopolisticpowers responsibility for business. - No snap election under Brown, Blair says
In anothermeanderingwide-ranging interview, this time with the Observer, Blair informs us that Brown will not hold a snap election. - Ming Deal or No Deal?
Ming’s speech to the Lib Dem Spring Party Conference is being spun as a shopping list for a lib-lab deal if, as frequently predicted, we are faced with a hung parliament at the next election.