Comments on Dizzy Thinks: The Lords will decide when the next election is

I thought the Parliament act could only be used to...

2008-03-06T11:21:00.000Z

I thought the Parliament act could only be used to force through a manifesto commitment.

I could see a combined Westminster/Euro election b...

2008-03-06T09:41:00.000Z

I could see a combined Westminster/Euro election being bad for Brown even without this. It means a campaign focused on Europe, and Europe is an issue where the Tories are much closer to public opinion than Labour is.

True, some people will waste a vote on UKIP in the Westminster election, but what about Eurosceptics who normally vote Labour for Westminster? They might vote UKIP or Tory for Europe and that would give them a push towards voting the same way for Westminster.

Because Brown tends to "bottle" things, I've a feeling he might hang on until the end in 2010. He would only call an election if he was certain of winning, and of course you can never be certain.

The other risk of June 2009 is that a Tory/UKIP sp...

2008-03-06T07:12:00.000Z

The other risk of June 2009 is that a Tory/UKIP split might be just what those on the Tory/Ukip divide might like. Vote Tory in the general election, vote UKIP in the Euro election could become a very happy compromise/tactical vote for them.

As ever, I learn something from reading your blog....

2008-03-05T23:37:00.000Z

As ever, I learn something from reading your blog.