tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post5589312261164612907..comments2023-10-27T07:50:27.411+01:00Comments on Next Left: "A muppet could have put 4% on Michael Howard's share of the vote" - Tory MPTom Hampsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917325958130851128noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985429043801017839.post-30510462860115806002010-05-11T17:36:09.710+01:002010-05-11T17:36:09.710+01:00You tried hard Sunder - can't fault you for th...You tried hard Sunder - can't fault you for that. But it's all over - time to move on! Onwards and upwards. You can move on to the more important question (for Labour) of who should succeed Gordon Brown.<br /><br />Re: my point below that the Lab/Lib negotiations were just for public/party consumption, see Nick Robinson's tweet of a few moments ago:<br /><br />"#<br />1733<br /><br />I've received a text message from someone inside Downing Street effectively conceding defeat, says the BBC's Nick Robinson. It said that Labour and the Lib Dems were just going through the motions when they engaged in talks earlier, and Nick Clegg had already decided to work with the Conservatives. The text added that Labour would now "have to regroup as the only progressive party".DespairingLiberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903904463236135611noreply@blogger.com