On electoral disaster, a swing of 17% and a Tory majority of nearly 8,000, friend Brown says on the BBC News website:
'Labour leader Gordon Brown said the result showed his task was to tackle people's concerns about rising prices.
Asked if he thought he would lead Labour into the next election, Mr Brown said voters had shown they wanted him to steer the UK through "difficult economic times". '
My that man is ever the optimist. How can he interpret a hammering as a ringing endorsement?
If the man can't see what's blindingly obvious in Crewe, how can he see what's blindingly obvious in the country?
Taxi for Mr Brown
