Everywhere I go, people ask me if I think there is going to be a General Election. Funnily enough, I think the Prime Minister has still not finally decided. It is clear that everything is being prepared - Iraq statement on Monday, 'pre-Budget' statement on Tuesday - maybe with tax goodies to spike the opposition's guns - and then to the Palace on Tuesday evening. But one poor opinion poll at the weekend after the Tory conference could change all that.
(Incidentally, talking of the Tory conference, I'm amazed at the gullibility of the BBC describing David Cameron's speech as 'unscripted' - if it was unscripted, how come verbatim quotes appeared in this morning's papers as 'David Cameron is expected to say...'!
Anyway, whether or not there is an Election, should there be one?
Some argue that with a new PM we should have an election, and I guess as Tony Blair said he would serve a full term - and didn't - then there's a case for it. And I am certainly perfectly happy to face the electorate whenever an election is called. But on the other hand he has a comfortable working majority, we don't need an election for more than 2 years, and an election will cost approaching £100m just to stage - money that could do a lot of good elsewhere.
So I suspect we will have an election now if the PM is confident he can win it clearly, but I very mcuh doubt that the 'national interest' will have much to do with the calculation.
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I just hope that in my town Andrew Simpson gets elected as the first MP for Northampton North.
Its all up hill from now on, and we will do everything we can to support his Campaign!
YES YES WE NEED AN ELECTION NOW LET US GET THIS COUNTRY UP AND OUT OF THE MESS IT IS IN> WE NEED TO LOOK AFTER PEOPLE THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR SCHEMES FOR A LONG PERIOD AND STOP GIVING HANDOUTS TO STRANGERS
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