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Val Daniels says -"IMF have today been fulsome in their praise of the bold and aggressive way in which the UK has dealt with the global recession. Their Chief Economist has said the UK's actions have ensured that we will come out sooner as a result of the action taken by this government."

And the IMF ssays something completely different (no surprises there, then!)

Check out the report for yourselves. It ani't the one that Daniels has been reading!(Assuming that she didn't simply copy her Brownite sycophancy from the BBC):
http://www.imf.org/external/np/ms/2009/052009a.htm

- Keith Lonsdale, Doncaster

Keith Price, Luton, England

You wouldn't be a Luton South constituent would you per chance ?

- John Bloomfield, Twickenham

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/please-go/

Now only Signatures: 61,481 “Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Brown The Indecisive

- Peter Mills, 3rd world Brtain

The whole expenses 'scandal' has just been overblown hype driven by a 24-hour media that loves to sensationalise everything. The self-righteousness surrounding it is pretty sickening to watch. Who, if their company offered them generous expenses, would refuse? If my firm offered me a subsidised second home, along with furniture and fittings I'd say 'thanks'. If they allowed me to claim for additional items I'd maybe even claim the maximum entitlement. And I think most people would. How many wealthy people with children still claim child benefits? I wouldn't mind betting everyone does- because they are entitled in law to them. If you have any system whereby people can legitimately claim expenses people will avail themselves of it- and why not? Politicians are only acting like anyone else would in that situation- and do, on a day-to-day basis. It's been a whole media-fest, and people like sheep have followed this nonsense and want blood. It's the pack mentality, and all it does is make people feel important for a while.

- Richard, London

An Election should not scared anyone---unless you know you are going to lose. Gordie is a "Dead Man Walking"

- Ruckus (Ex-Pat), Myrtle Beach USA

Val, you're a characature, like Al Murray's Pub Landlord. Are you sure you're not a student at Uni winding everyone up? If so I hope you get a very good degree pass. I think you're brilliant for your invention. Lastly, I think you'll find Callaghan did the "becoming PM without callining an election thing" long before Major did. I know you're young but a bit more research might help there. Keep it up Val, you've got that performance arts degree in the bag.

- Sean, London

Mr Brown is so kind to help the nation avoid chaos, what planet is this guy on, what have we had for the last 12 months but chaos, and what’s his answer apart from borrow more, but to print the bloody stuff as well. If you add on the PFI leases/mortgage debt, which by the way do not appear on Mr. Brown's balance sheet, we already have chaos.

- Steve M, LONDON

One of the advantages of the internet is that UK politics cam be followed from overseas. I'm very interested to find out who would replace the current "complete fool" and more importantly what policies they have.

Richard Lane

- Richard Lane, Kariong, NSW, Australia

Crash Gordon has ruined this country, financially and socially! It is time he is removed and professionals take over the mess the Labor guys left. Another year would be a real disaster.

- Jacqueline, Hampstead, London

Of course he won't call an early election - he'll get smashed

- Hatchet, Newcastle Australia

The results of [Gordon Brown's] efforts will speak for themselves.

- Val Daniels, Mijas Costa, Spain

You are right about that, Val, they certainly do. The UK is in a worse state than it ever was under a Conservative Government. Surely no coincidence that a ditherer has been in charge while it happened...

The period of self-flagellation must now come to an end.

- St, London

So Gordon Brown claims that the people freely choosing their own government in a general election would 'bring chaos'. This tells me everything I need to know about the Labour position on democracy. These Labs genuinely believe that the great left wing experiment is too important to be left in the hands of such lowly people as the voters. We need to get rid of these control freaks while we can still evict them through the ballot box.

- Joe, London, UK

all mp are cons i think they all should go to court for what they did lets face it they all ripp us off

- Barry, grimsby lincolnshire

Pray tell, how will having an election help? Surely the British electorate will just exchange one bunch of crooks and charlatans for another bunch of crooks and charlatans. By the way, the politicians over here are no better, either!

- Steven Pyne, Calgary, Canada

val you live in spain you do not know nothing the polls here show that we all want this complete fool out of govt

- Stu, woking surrey

James: London. John Major was elected in 1992, our last unelected PM was Jim Callaghan, I'm sure Val in Spain and Keith in Luton can tell you which party he was leader of.

- Jim, London

#Peter London
We don't elect Prime Ministers in the UK, we elect a party and its MPs. John Major was elected by his MPs when he became Prime Minister after the Conservative government stabbed Margaret Thatcher in the back, and he didn't call a General Election until 1992. He remained Prime Minister until the GE in 1997, when his Conservative government lost to the Labour Party. Gordon Brown is not setting a precedent here, he is merely following convention. All the braying donkeys will achieve are sore throats. Gordon Brown will call an election in May 2010 as he is entitled to do. Incidentally, despite all the ill-informed rubbish posted on here, the IMF have today been fulsome in their praise of the bold and aggressive way in which the UK has dealt with the global recession. Their Chief Economist has said the UK's actions have ensured that we will come out sooner as a result of the action taken by this government. That's why David Cameron wants an election now, he knows that by the year end things will be looking so much better and his do-nothing policies will have been proved to be wrong. The majority of people polled in the UK think this government is better able to run the economy than the Tories, and they are right. The Prime Minister hasn't time to keep tripping from TV studio to radio station trying to make his case like the Conservative's show pony, David Cameron; Gordon is too busy running the country. The results of his efforts will speak for themselves.

- Val Daniels, Mijas Costa, Spain

Gordon is almost doing as badly as John Major, our last unelected Prime Minister!

- James, London, UK

Keith Price, Luton - you also voted for a party led by Tony Blai who promised that he'd serve a "full third term". Once he reneged on that commitment, and we "inherited" and unelected PM then WE (the electorate) became entitled to another General Election. Like Gordon, you and Val from spain know full well that Labours period of power is over and you simply want to hang on for as long as you can. Like Gordon neither of you seem to care one iota about the damage Nu Labour, tony Blair and gordon Brown have done to the UK.

- Malcolm, London, England

Cameron should wait until after June 4th before calling for an election in case both Tories and Labour become the UK's minority parties.

- Doug Watt, london

Gordon Brown sat brooding and sulking all through the Blair Years and he's still doing it. Wake up and smell the coffee Gordon: you're Prime Minister now and you're supposed to behave as such but you haven't got a clue as to how to do it. All you tell us is that Britain will lead the world in this, that and the other. Well, that's true in respect of having a Parliament full of thieves and fraudsters. Bring on the 4th June elections and we'll tell you what we think of you. Then bring on a General Electionwhen we can rid ourselves of your utter incompetence. Then, you can go and brood and sulk as much as you like in some dark corner where we don't have to see or hear you.

- Janet, London, UK

Val: - My father is a life long Labour supporter and union member. He has always fought for the worker a fair workforce and equal pay. All the things that labour stood for. He hangs his head in shame at what Labour has done to the country, again it will be left to another party to clear up its mess.

Whatever your party politics you have to be left aghast at the state of our parliment and those in it. Every party is at fault here with their expenses moats and blue movies are not exceptable.

An election has to be called, sweeping reform must come in. Never can we have Scots in such powerful positions again. Devolution is a must. Sweep clean and see what we have got left. But who do you vote for, words can not rebuild trust only actions and we are not getting much in the way of action from our dear blinkered leader!

- Mike, London

i read that Dave C is deeply ashamed on how the expense system has been abused and the spurious claim. Is he deeply ashamed of claiming the maximum permitted mortgae interest per year - despite his well know considerable personal wealth...?

- Martin_Clerkenwell, london

I,m with Reuben - let's all march down to Buck House and get Her Maj to dissolve Parliament. Power to the People and all that! We didn't vote for Gordon Brown so why should we put up with him !!!

- Mike, london UK

Since there is no need for a "snap General Election" there is only one reason for Cameron to be asking for one. Also I voted in a divernment for 5 years not 4. I want the full amount please

- Keith Price, Luton, England

For Val Daniels, Mijas

Val, I believe you have missed a crucial point, this man was not elected by the people as PM. We do live in a democracy, therefore, let the people have an election.

- Peter, London, London

Of course Gordon scared. He knows that in 12 months time he will lead Labour to an election train crash. Labour will be anihilated as they suffer death by a thousand cuts as every day The Telegraph further revelations about how MP's have not been serving the public but have merely been lining their own pockets at the taxpayers expense. The only way to rebuild trust is for MP's expenses to be paid back in full and then a good mucking out of the stables. That means Hazel Blears has got roughly another £70,000 to pay back in addition to the £13,000 which she has grudgingly coughed up.

- Rupert, London

Brown and his cohorts have only one aim - to retain power for as long as they possibly can. The national interest means nothing to them: poPular mandate means nothing to them. They are the true do-nothing party so far as the country is concerned, because it is all about them not about us. They are a shameless bunch of self-servers.

- James Elliott, Eastbourne UK

The Tories didn't behave "little better" than labour, but as bad if not worse as most of them are millionaires to begin with. Of course Brown is not going to call a snap election, what for? to hand power to a bunch of snivelling trough feeders? Brown and New labour are washed up, but the Tories are as bad. What we need is a root and branch reform of our parliamentary system. WE must put it in place before an election, then bar any and all MP's who have abused the spirit or the actualite of the old system from standing again. Fund political parties from the national purse with set limits. limit the access to the media etc. If we have an election before this is done, nothing will change except the pigs at the head of the queue for the trough.
And can we stop using the tired old cliche "in the name of god go" most of thoise using it do not know its context or who first said it, it's just noise.

- Kerry, Purley

Where is Val in Spain and keith in London ? C'mon Val, Keith you should be defending The Great Leader who is obviously in many people's opinion the worst PM that there has ever been. Unelected and unelectable at least Cameron and Clegg can walk and talk at the same time. Why is Blears still in her job when he described her expenses scam as "totally unacceptable" He has'nt even got the guts to sack her.

- E.Nuff, London

Give Dave Boy Cameron a year as prime minster,who actually believes he will be better?,the future has to be more independent parties,

- Jonnie Of Brixton, brixton,london,england

Spineless, Liar, Coward, uncaring, unelected, useless,hopeless, just a few of the words to describe Brown I would have been edited had I used a few other words to describe this out of touch with reality creature.

- Mike, London England

At PMQ, Incapability Brown as good as admitted defeat to the Tories at the next election. All this blather about DC cutting government spending. Doesn't that all add up to an acceptance of defeat? Why prolong the agony? Go, and take your ship of fools with you!

- A. Cameron, Liege, Belgium

W e know this is difficult for you Gordon but just for once put the country first, your incapable, and surrounded by a gaggle of greedy, incompetent ministers,who you cant control, do the right thing and iether call an election or resign and go and share a haggis or two with Gorballs Mick

- Alan Davey, London UK

Just finished reading all these comments. WOW!!

If 40,000,000 peeps in the UK march to Buckingham Palace and request the Queen to immediately dissolve this rotten Parliament I think someone would finally get the message.

Although I am severely disabled (and will be 70 years old next year!!) I would be happy to walk from Morecambe to London to join up with the other 39,999,999 peeps!!

Joe Public still ONLY KNOWS 5% of the facts regarding MP's expenses.

I have today written to the Freedom of Information Office at the House of Lords - requesting a copy of ALL Lords expenses claims from 01-01-05.

That should be great fun!

- Reuben Camara, Morecambe/Lancaster

Can the Queen please just dissolve Parliament before Brown changes the voting system to his favour?

Please rid us of this vile Scot!

- Jason, Sussex

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/please-go/

Thanks for the link everyone, Brown please go away

- Peter Mills, 3rd world Brtain

Why should he go to the country. All the polls show that the majority of the people think Gordon Brown and Alastair Darling are best suited to run the economy than David Cameron and George Osborne. There will be an election in May 2010, when the electorate can have their say. If the Conservatives are elected then so be it, the recovery will too far advanced for the Conservatives to wreck it with their do-nothing policies which is what would happen if they were in government now.

- Val Daniels, Mijas Costa, Spain

Idiot Brown is just stalling for time and its painfull to watch. Let the people decide whether he is right for the job of leading this country and which policies should be enforced. Its not his decision!
The people elect the goverment and chose the policies that appeal, not the other way around. Brown is starting to sound like one of those deluded religious nuts, (remember Wako) who believes he is the only one capable of making the right decision and everybody else doesn't understand. Well we all understand Brown, you got us into a lot of the debt we're currently in by blowing the budget before the crisis started, now we are bearing the pain and we want someone with answers who will stand up, take responsibility, admit when he is wrong, but most importantly lead. You have none of those attributes! Its time to do the decent thing and follow the Speaker of the House, resign and call a general election.

- Carl, London

IF I DID WHT THIS LOT DID WHEN I WAS IN BUSINESS IN THE EIGHTIES I WWOULD HAVE HAD THE INLAND REVENE GOING THROUG MY ACCOUNTS FOR TEN YEARS PREVIOUSLY.
YOU CANT JUST USE A DODGE TO AVOID CAPITAL GAINS TAX, THEN WHEN FOUND OUT, SAY WOOPS I'LL PAY IT. THEN THE HEAD OF THE TREASURY, AS BROWN IS AS FIRST MINISTER, SAYS YOU ARE DOING A FINE JOB.

ON THE CRITERION, AT PRESENT APPLIED TO EQUITABLE LIFE PENSIONERS, BY THIS FIRST MINISTER, THAT ONLY THOSE DISADVANTAGED WILL GET ANY HELP. ANY MP WHO IS NOT DESTITUTE, THAT HAS CLAIMED EXPENSES, SHOULD INSTANTLY RESIGN.

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS SHOULD PRINT EXACLY HOW MUCH THE SITTING MP HAS DRAWN, AT THE NEXT ELECTION.

- Alan Green, Woodford Green

IF I DID WHT THIS LOT DID WHEN I WAS IN BUSINESS IN THE EIGHTIES I WWOULD HAVE HAD THE INLAND REVENE GOING THROUG MY ACCOUNTS FOR TEN YEARS PREVIOUSLY.
YOU CANT JUST USE A DODGE TO AVOID CAPITAL GAINS TAX, THEN WHEN FOUND OUT, SAY WOOPS I'LL PAY IT. THEN THE HEAD OF THE TREASURY, AS BROWN IS AS FIRST MINISTER, SAYS YOU ARE DOING A FINE JOB.

ON THE CRITERION, AT PRESENT APPLIED TO EQUITABLE LIFE PENSIONERS, BY THIS FIRST MINISTER, THAT ONLY THOSE DISADVANTAGED WILL GET ANY HELP. ANY MP WHO IS NOT DESTITUTE, THAT HAS CLAIMED EXPENSES, SHOULD INSTANTLY RESIGN.

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS SHOULD PRINT EXACLY HOW MUCH THE SITTING MP HAS DRAWN, AT THE NEXT ELECTION.

- Alan Green, Woodford Green

Clean up Parliament??? Tackle the Recession ??? How much time has he got ?
Show some humility? Duty? NEVER ! Not this lot.

- A.Taxpayer, London

After the gravy train has left I dont think people will vote anyway. As it was Blue and Red taking the **** people might vote Ind. This has made All M.Ps look bad. We have had a sorry from Mr Brown are you telling me no Blues wher on the make Mr Cameron.

- Tom, LONDON

How can the unelected Brown possibly claim to champion a clean up when he has for so many years worked with the likes of Damian McBride,Charlie Whelan and Dolly Draper-he must think we are all totally stupid.Unfortunately for him the British Electorate are a lot smarter than he gives us credit for and he will suffer hugely for his dodgy dealings and arrogance.

- Chris, London,England

Brown suffers from the problem of a narrow, straight line ahead vision. Good leaders know how to have an all encompassing view like a hare so that they can swerve quickly to avoid trouble.. Brown should have seen all the problems he now has on his plate and taken steps to avoid them. As it is he has a bulldozer approach. Bulldozers are good for bringing things down but not for building things up. Eventually a bulldozer will pile up so much rubble in front of it that it no longer has the power to shift the rubble and move forward.

- Albert Hall, hove england

Brown suffers from the problem of a narrow, straight line ahead vision. Good leaders know how to have an all encompassing view like a hare so that they can swerve quickly to avoid trouble.. Brown should have seen all the problems he now has on his plate and taken steps to avoid them. As it is he has a bulldozer approach. Bulldozers are good for bringing things down but not for building things up. Eventually a bulldozer will pile up so much rubble in front of it that it no longer has the power to shift the rubble and move forward.

- Albert Hall, hove england

John Sawdon, Chesterfield

The downsides to proportional representation are greater than the up sides. Under a proportional system a constituency cannot vote for someone to represent them, they can only vote for a party that will in turn appoint someone as their representative. Just watch how the coming EU elections work.

Proportional representation plays into everything else you say is wrong, whipped voting is a result of having to keep your position in the party that appoints you.

It sows the seeds of an eve rising political class – meaning career politicians.

If you have a poor MP that really has to go, under proportional representation you have to get rid of the whole party to eliminate just the one MP.

What you appear to be asking for is something more akin to democracy, where you have government for the people by the people. All the time you have something that encourages party systems is inherently a system for a system of political elites as a ruling class. Therefore no real democracy!

What you want is that the people are able to decide who can stand for elections in their constituency, the funding for all elections only to come from donations in that constituency, probably even the wages and expenses being a local matter. You need someone that goes to parliament first and foremost to represent your community’s and the country views. A party politician can only support the leader that appointed them – the rest of you can take a walk.

- Ian, Reading, England

'Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my lords, that where laws end, tyranny begins' William Pitt 1770

- Diana, London

No surprises here, then. The whole world knows that Brown is a serial bottler, and today he went close to the point of actually admitting it.

And the House of Commons a "Gentleman's Club" - WHAT, with all those loony lefties sitting behind Brown and his cabinet of chancers, halfwits and charlatans?

- Ted, London

We all know why Mr. Bean Brown is always scared. He knows of the over-promotion he got without an election... so better... no election at all...

- Moy, London

#Jimbo in Suffolk

I find your comments absolutely incredible. Jeffrey Archer, Lord Black, Jonathan Aitken, Reginald Maudling, Lord Lucan, Boris Johnson et al, all belong(ed) to gentlemens clubs - some gentlemen!

- Val Daniels, Mijas Costa, Spain

The incument Prime Minister, in all his narcissist glory, simply wants to complete a full term in Number 10 without ever having to face the people to secure his own mandate. Like all leeches, he thrives on the lifeblood of others, in this case the shrunken Bliar majority from the last election despite his open contempt for the Dear Leader when Chancellor.

If Brown and Cameron are good to their word, the number of MPs facing deselection is substantial enough to affect the current majority in the House. Brown never had a mandate before and certainly doesn't have one now, especially as he is now prepared to deselect so many of his own MPs caught with their snouts in the trough

- John Bloomfield, Twickenham

All labour governments ruin the economy. Fact. Now it is proven that demonstrations in the streets are legal (bring along a Tamil friend just to make sure) what about a demonstration outside Buckingham Palace to show HOW annoyed the public is and to demand an election?

- Jb, London

No, Mr Brown, we do not want you to get on with the job. We want you out.

- Phil, Bexley

It is clear that Crash Gordon is only occupying himself with trying to solve the Nu Labor in-party problems and expense scandals. He has only brought it upon himself and resignation would be the honourable thing to do. Finally he could be a leader. Now he is just sitting it out and the country needs a proper party. Nu Labor's experiment has failed.

- Steveo, London, NW1

And what's more he picks his nose....

- Clem Attle'S Ghost, Fleet - UK

Primeminister Brown just does not grasp the basic fact that most of our problems were created by his corrupt Government,-nobody trusts him to fix or repair anything because he is incapable,-its a bit like asking a demolition expert to rebuild the house that he has just destroyed,-Labour-"in Gods name just go"

- Jacob, Canterbury Kent

A week is a long time in politics - this is what Brown must tell himself constantly, and it's why he's hanging on until next year for the election. At least this means the Tories have another year to prepare for government. They might use this time to find suitable, bright replacements (and hopefully ones from the real world ratther than ones that live in country estates with 'moats') for their own corrupt and greedy MPs, who have behaved little better than Labour during the expenses scandal.

- Mike, Leeds UK

I cannot think of a goverment more arrogant and so out of touch with the people. Think of how much Britain has changed under labour, for the better? Our prime minister is unelected, he rode the back of ill-gotten popularity for blair. This has been so wrong for so long.
Election now, June 4th. Please.

- Paul, Leicester

He "wants to get on with the job of the economy" but we have lost 10 years of growth and savings and tax in his one year "on the job". He has created chaos and financial despair and economic ruin. Sooner he goes the better - he will always remain un-elected and he knows it!!

- Georgie, Islington, London

He just won't let go of his "so-called" power will he? What an obnoxious, arrogant (unelected) man.

- Lin, LONDON ENGLAND

Now that we know what a united public can do why don't we use this power to get the ID cards withdrawn -save the country billions of pounds and stop these weasels taking away even more of our liberty? To those who still believe our wonderful MPs that ID cards will prevent terrorism come back to the real world.

- Andy, London

God help us if the same thing happened here!

- Stuart Graham, Dublin, Ireland

Seeing as he is UNELECTED and keeps imposing policies that NOBODY WANTS Gormless Clown's sickening arrogance and shamless cowardice are simply pouring petrol onto the fire of anger of the voters.
THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS SCREAMING AT YOU MR.BROWN : "WE WANT AN ELECTION - NOW!!!"
Join the Petition for Gormless Clown to resign on the number 10 website (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/please-go/)

- A.Non Pc, London,UK

The ejection of Gorballs Mick is a start but only a start, Hazel Blears has no chance of survive after offending his mightiness Gordon Brown, so the next rotten apple should be Jacboots Jackie, our apology for a Home Secretary, her of blue movie fame !! followed in quick succession by equally useless and greedy Darling and Straw. Come on Gordon you know its right and just needs a little of what it took to inform Gorballs he was finished, or was it the prospect of a no confidence debate that created the unusual rush of blood to your head.

- Alan Davey, London UK

The "chaos of an election". Right, so next year when the chaos is even worse than it is now, will Gordo declare a
'State of Emergency' and postpone the election indefinitely?

- David Moon, Seaford, East Sussex, UK

Sir Fred Goowin must be very pleased that all the attention has gone on to the MPs expenses, as this will deflect it away from his Bonanza.

- Tony, UK

Bearing in mind that GB cannot have ever been a member of a Gentleman's Club,on the basis of character and so-called political beliefs, I find it distasteful that he can compare the stink emanating from parliament to that in a gentleman's club.

I cannot imagine him getting further than the suggestion of membership before being blackballed and having to withdraw his application. Withdrawing from politics and No 10 is the only gentlemanly option left to him.

- Jimbo In Suffolk, Suffolk

It is blatantly obvious that this situation should never be allowed to repeat itself again. I’m not talking about the expenses but the term of office. The party that is voted in does not have the backing of the whole country. Therefore, they should not have control for too long to in most cases force through polices that benefit them solely.
An example of that is the promised referendum on the EU. Used as a carrot but not implemented. The term should be halved. If they wont count ALL the votes for or against across the country and want to continue moving boundaries and using ‘Safe Seat’ areas to get who they want in. Then they should be able to be removed earlier.

Re; The war, lives could have been saved if this government had been removed years Ago.

- P. C., rainham. essex.

Brown's response to the election question at PMQs was monumentally arrogant, but something we have come to expect. As has already been pointed out, any resulting chaos would only be amongst the political classes, especially NuLiebour, as they feel the wrath of the voters that they have robbed and betrayed.
Despite its large majority, it is a matter of oft forgotten fact that NuLiebour garnered support from just 23% of the electorate.
This is as good a reason as any for those who say that they will not vote, or will spoil their ballot papers, should think again.
We need a general election now, but we're not going to get one. Gormless Clown knows that he will be out on his miserable ear next time around. Like most socialist governments, Soviet Labour believe that they are ordained to rule and that only they can save us from ourselves. One only has to look at how much of their party dogma flies in the face of public opinion. McClown will cling to power until he is dragged kicking and screaming out of the Commons.
The real danger is that he and his party are spiteful and ardent left wingers, who have done nothing but destabilise this country and legislate our liberty and traditions out of existence.
More of the same is on the way, folks, as they implement a destructive scorched earth policy in the wake of their own demise.
Do your bit; write to your own MP, protest and sign any petition calling for NuLiebour's removal. Nothing will be fixed until they are gone, forever.

- Keith Lonsdale, Doncaster

heres a question, if having an election now is chaos then whats that thing on June 4th then, note swapping as to popularity?

- Laurance Allen, London

Brown, Blears,Darling,Smith,Woollas,Miliband are the most incompetent Ministers that there have ever been in this country. There has never been a worse Home Secretary and she should hang her head in shame at the shambles that she has presided over. Why is Darling escaping the flack in the allowances scandal ? This is a Chancellor who is claiming stamp duty back on property purchases when he is responsible for setting the tax. AMAZING !! The whole mess this government has made of the economy,taxes,immigration,and education just beggers belief. Role on the revolution !

- E.Nuff, London

We can't have a general election until a credible alternative party to the three fraudsters can be organised. That will take at least until July.

- Bj, London

Brown is a walking lobotomy.
I keep being told by the media, who obviously are not a credible source, that the man is intelligent.
Yet he cannot speak English, does not seem to understand questions, repeats himself and has yet to make one decision on his own which has proven beneficial to the country.
In addition he lies, is a coward, cheats on his expenses, is hypocritical and always blames others for his own mistakes.
What a truly repulsive, sociopathic creep.
In future Brown will replace The Bogy Man in children's nightmares.

- Minnie Ovens, London, UK

Join the Petition for Gordon to regin on the number 10 website (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/please-go/)

- Paul, London

Whilst the general consensus here and on a lot political blogs (and I feel the public in general) is that Brown should go, but, you have to understand this man has never really stepped outside Downing Street in the last 12 years and therefore is totally immune to public opinion. He has made a complete hash of OUR economy, one that was in pretty good shape when he came to power.

I fear that we are stuck with him (and his party) until next year and that things will only get worse so that by the time of that election, who ever is returned will be left holding a very sick child (country) indeed.

PS: Whilst I'm at it, why are Scottish MP's allowed to vote on English matters yet English MP's have no say on Scottish matters?

- David Of Agar Grove, London

How is the Dear Leader the only who cannot see that the country cannot move forward with him in charge.

It’s no coincidence that things have gone so badly since a ditherer became PM.

- St, London

These scumbag ministers and MPs must not be allowed to simply write cheques to recompense the taxpaying public. Benefit cheats should always have to face the justice system - let them have their day in court, let them have their assets confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime legislation. These are the Rules. Abide by them. No, repeat no, exceptions.

- Ex-Pat David, Cape Town, South Africa

Gordon, for once do the something the people want.
an ELECTION, so we can get you OUT!

We've had enough of Labour

- Malc, London,England

Unelected, uninspiring, unloved, umbelievable....isnt it? Please, please, please - just go!

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/please-go/

- Fed Up, London

What a laughing stock this Country has become!!! Gordon Brown was not elected by the British Public. He in my view should not have been allowed to take over the post of Prime Minister without a General Election. He is now frightened to call an Election because he knows that he would never be voted in. If joe public was caught fiddling expenses, he would be dealt with speedily and harshly. Whatever wy one looks at this shambles it is stealing. Everyone keeps harping on about it being within the rules. THEY made the rules and rules or not they knew it was dishonest!!! Trouble is all parties are culpable. Heaven knows where we go from here!

- Maria Johnson, Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK

Gordon Brown says "he want's to get on with the job of tackling the economy". Let's face it he obviously did not understand how our economy functions in the fist place.I could see the problem with our overcooked economy and the crazy desire to keep house prices rising at crazy rates years back. To leave him in will only bring further disaster. We need an election now

- Paul S, Shoreham Sussex

Gordon is well advised to avoid an election at all costs.

he has never been mandated by the public, and can give up the idea that he ever will be.

after all, why would you call an election you are sure to lose?

- Scotty, london

Jeremiah

Brown's PhD was in 'The history of the labour party in Scotland between 1920 and 1928'. What a useful achievement!

John Sawdon, Chesterfield

That's a very good start

- Antonia H, Newcastle

To add more to MickeyinLondon: Kids leaving school who struggle to read; victims treated worse than the perpetrators; punishments not fitting the crimes. Will this awful man never give up (plus all the other freeloaders called MPs!

- Sue, Orpington, Kent

What is to stop him firing Hazel Blears today, this minute, now? Dither dither dither. Nothing will happen until he is displaced from the leadership. Now now now.

- Jilly, London

Not seen the posted today; "Guy fawkes the last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."

- Gary, Brentwood

"Do you really want to see tomorrow in the midst of the recession, while the Government is dealing with this, the chaos of an election?"

Yes. Because the government is NOT dealing with "this" at all. All it does is talk and release spurious statistics that do nothing to improve the situation.

- Nobby Clark, Perth, Scotland

Gordon Brown was not elected he just pushed his way in. It is time we had a proper election and put someone in power who was Wanted !

- Enuff, london

Brown just does not get it does he!!!! Only an immediate general election will suffice, forget the tinkering with expense rules, it is the whole rotten decadence of greedy MPs that is the issue. The British public want their say on the matter and they want to comment on their own MPs behaviour good or bad. A transition to a new and better order can only happen if the rotten ones are purged from the system. For that to happen there needs to be an election so that those that are elected have the mandate of the British people and can start afresh untainted and trusted. We do not trust the government today, they have too many tainted Ministers so we want an election now.

- Richard K, Nottingham

A vote for Labour or the Conservatives is a vote for organised crime.

- Dave, london

What - more chaos than the present incumbents have caused?

- Patricia, LONDON

I have often said Brown is a sociopath - google the definition, it fits him perfectly. He is utterly oblivious to his own faults and will never give up power willingly

Every time he is asked to step down or call an election, he claims to be 'getting on with the job'..... yes Mr. Brown, the 'job' of clinging madly to power!

I have never seen such a disgraceful determination to refuse calling an election and cling to power in British Politics. Any normal person would realise the terrible damage done and for the good of the country give the public a chance to decide who they want to lead them out of the chaos.

There needs to be a PROTEST organized by the Great British Public outside of Parliament to DEMAND Brown call an election. He will never go until his final day of disaster otherwise. Sadly, the Queen will not sort this one out, the public MUST.

- Belinda - Tg I Escaped, Dublin, Ireland

I think it's time we camped outside Number 10 and not move till Gordo calls for a General Election in the next month! The man is a joke and although I don't trust politicians, I'm sure no one can make a bigger mess!

- Aria, South London

Requirements for restoring confidence in the political system

1)Proportional Representation
2)A written constitution
3)Scrap House of Lords – install elected second chamber
4)Secret voting in Commons – no party whips
5)Total transparency on MP’s expenses
6)All MP’s remuneration to be controlled by a body totally independent of Parliament
7)No career politicians – at least 10 years work experience in the ‘real world’ as a qualification to electoral candidature
8)MP’s family members must not be paid by the state
9)Immediate General Election

- John Sawdon, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Does doom & bust Brown really need to be dragged screaming from Downing Street before he realises we have all had enough of the sheer incompetence of Labour, that we have had enough of the lies and deceit of Labour and that all we want is to them to now go as quickly as possible?

I propose a protest in Downing Street starting 9 am Monday 1st June just in time for the EU elections! Join me there! Labour OUT!!!!!!!

- Joe, Thornton Heath, UK

lets all march to BUCKINGHAM PALACE AND SEE THE QUEEN

- Steven Woodfordgreen, london

Antonia H well said, you summed up Gormless Gordon perfectly.
"the public want us to get on with the job'. No they don't Gormless, the vast majority of the public, and your own MP's, want you out asap.
Gormless has spent 12 years wrecking this country beyond repair. Immigration and asylum seekers out of control, education dumbed down, sold out to the corrupt EU, British culture down the drain, created a benefits society, bankrupted the country. It just could not get worse. Sorry it could if Harriet Hateman took over

- Trevn, Abu Dhabi

So after serving themselves with Taxpayers money it is no wonder that Brown and co didn't think twice to bail out the bankers with Taxpayers money. As far as they in the Club were concerned that's what it was there for, THEMSELVES ! WE NEED A CLEAN SWEEP NOW ! ELECTION , BRING IT ON !

- A.Taxpayer, london

Brown was obliged to suspend the two MPs because they had claimed huge sums of taxpayers' money for mortgages that no longer existed. He has taken no action regarding Home Secretary Jacqui Smith who has decreed that her main residence is her sister's spare bedroom.

As a matter of interest, I understand that her husband is employed as her assistant. In view of the fact that he is staying in the detached house in Redditch, funded by the taxpayer, should he not be paying tax on the benefit of having a home provided with the job? If HMRC say this is nonsense because this is the family home, surely Jacqui Smith's claim that the bedroom at her sister's home in London is her main residence, should be deemed a nonsense, under any rules?

If Brown can ignore this and also the fact that other serving members of his cabinet are staying in grace and favour homes courtesy of the taxpayer but still continue to milk the system with regard to second home allowances. There is only one sure way of guaranteeing reform. That is for the deluded incompetent to resign and call for a General Election.

- Harry H, London UK

OPEN BOTH EARS VERY WIDE GORMLESS BROWN.

JOE PUBLIC NEEDS A GENERAL ELECTION NOW. I REPEAT NOW.

WE ARE SICK TO DEATH OF YOUR MEALY-MOUTHED CLAP-TRAP.

OLIVER CROMWELL WILL BE TURNING IN HIS GRAVE.

THE QUEEN NEEDS TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT NOW.

YOU ARE OUT-NUMBERED GORMLESS BROWN.

JOE PUBLIC WILL NOT STOP SEEKING AN IMMEDIATE GENERAL ELECTION.

- Reuben Camara, Morecambe/Lancaster

Blears may have paid it back but has she paid the INTEREST on that money.
We are talking about when interest rate were a lot higher than they are now?

- P. C., rainham. essex.

Its easy Stinky from London. The MPs have changed the tax rules. There are now numerous taxes which don't know apply to them. Technically Hazel didn't need to repay anything.

- Chis, Rochester

I'm still not convinced by all this hyperbole that Gordon has got a big brain. Three of my brothers' children have PhDs, and none of them took 9 years to complete. Brown's thesis was probably "Trotskyism, its positive effect on society", and he took nine years to find an example.

- Jeremiah, London

Gordon give the people a say in this shame of a democracy. Your job as PM is listen to the public and the public want to clear the rats from the sinking ship.

First ever post

- Fembot, Up A tree

"Gordon Brown today ruled out a snap general election to lance the boil of the MPs' expenses scandal, claiming a poll would only cause more “chaos”"

Yes. Moving home is often a chatoic time in one's life, Gordon.

- Escobar-Alop-Lop, Camden County

i agree totally, Brown is in denial and out of touch.
His office put the businessrates up by more than 5%, how is this helping businesses?!?!??

- Mario Kempe, london

Where's the election, Gordon? Your totally discredited Government should not be allowed to carry on for another year. If you want to cling to power in spite of the overwhelming view of the public for a sweeping of the closet and fresh start, then I agree with Neil from Blackpool that the Queen should step in and do Her duty. The Speaker's announcement was unprecedented. These are unprecedented times. Please, your Majesty, step in.

- Phil Jones, London UK

Brown's answer to everything is more regulation. But who will appoint Brown's regulators? Gordon Brown, the ultimate control freak, of course. It's just another way for him to extend his power.

The only regulators MPs need are the people of this country. And we want MPs who we can trust - MPs with honesty, integrity and openness.

The only way to start rebuilding trust is with a general election right now.

- Ian, London

THE MAN IS VERY ILL !

- Wayne, London

Hazel Blears did not "avoid" £13,000 CGT on the sale of her flat. No. She EVADED £13,000 CGT on the sale of her flat that she told the Inland Revenue was her main home, but having previously told the Fees Office that it was her second home and duly claimed expenses against it. How can she have "paid back" £13,000? The Inland Revenue will have to issue a tax bill for it. But they can't do this without looking at the whole of her tax liability again. This cannot have happened in the last 2 weeks - it will take months to sort it all out. So I'm sorry, i don't believe she has paid anything back - not yet anyway. I also hope that the Inland Revenue will prosecute her for tax EVASION once they've sorted her tax mess out. What she did was illegal and I can't believe she is still in office.

- Stinky, London, England

Gordon Brown is in complete denial.

The high unemployment, repossessions and businesses closing by the thousands every day, was a direct result of his actions and he expects the public to believe that he can sort them out?

The only institutions he has sorted out are the Banks, which were rewarded for their abject failure to the tune of 700 Billion pounds of Taxpayers money.

I think the Queen should now get involved and order a dissolution of this discredited Parliament if we are to restore any semblance of Democracy in this country.

- Neil Wilson, Blackpool, UK

Brown wanted to “get on with the job” of tackling the economy ????????

Maths and economics are a total mystery to him. A diversion. An irrelevance. That's why UK PLC is bankrupt.

We, the people, need an immediate general election to rid us of this unelected sociopath and his self-serving gang of crooks, liars, political pygmies and smear-merchants.

- Antonia H, Newcastle

No Gordon it would not add to the chaos your party has caused it would give us all a chance to GET RID OF YOU NOW

- Mike, London England

No, an election would not cause chaos for the country, it would just cause chaos for the Labour party. There is a difference. Why does Gordon find this so hard to understand? More than 75% of the electorate do not support Labour, so do not confuse 'the country' with the minority of voters who still support the discredited Labour party.

- Joe North, London, UK

Gordy it would give the PM a mandate which you do not really have.

- Gary, Brentwood

Hmm, USA had a big election in the middle of this mess so what makes Gordie thinks UK can't cope ...

So, nothing to do with the fact that Gordie would be wiped out at the election then ...

- Sarit, Hong Kong

what he means is he wants to cling to power as long as he can

- Scatman, WITLEY

How can it cause any more chaos?

We are broke.

Unemployment is high.

MPs are bent.

Banks are skint.

Cars are being stock piled.

Savings are not worth a light.

Security is at an all time high.

State security is at an all time low.

The National borders are wide open.

We have two wars going on in other countries.

Come on Gordon; it can only get better with an election.

- Mickyinlondon, london

It seems to me that David Cameron's blue print for reform, that the Tories put into action a few days ago, has influenced Brown greatly .... he's slow and ponderous and never gives a direct answer. It's all spin and smoke screens. The ONLY way forward is a general election.

- Ben Farrell, London

I hope it works. The country needs Gordon Brown in power at the next election to remind the population not to vote for him or his party.

- Dave Davies, Basingstoke

;FEEL FRUSTRATED; BY UNKUTTDIAMOND (C)




I'M TIRED OF LIES PORTRAYALS ANGLES



COMPLICATION ALL THE SCANDALS




KNOW TO TRUST YOUR AS GOOD AS DEAD





HIDE AND BOTTLE IT UP INSTEAD





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( I UNKUTTDIAMOND PREPOSE TO DO A U-TURN!
AND COME OUT OF MY RETIREMENT OF YESTERDAY. OF WRITING
MORE WORDS AND POEMS ( MANY OVER THE PASSED WEEK OR TWO
PUBLISHED ON LINE IN HERE THE STANDARD.

IF I GET ENOUGH
SUPPORT AND VENUE IN LONDON
PERFORM EACH AND EVERYONE .....
WITH INVITING ALL THOSE BRAVE MP WHO DARE
FROM BROWN CAMERON BLEARS AND SO ON...........


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PEOPLES POET 2009

- Unkuttdiamond, london

GB, obviously you still think you can charm us with your 'snake oil' routine. As you insisted that you were unaware of the expenses scandal, then you are more inept than we thought as Leader and Prime Minister. Time to go, Mr Clueless.

- K Lee, Cheshunt, UK

unaware of what happened eh? And this from the biggest control freak in Western politics. How do you know when Gordon Brown is lying? when his lips move.......

- Johnfaganwilliams, London

Far from being tough he has shown himself to be like a rabbit in the headlights! He has shown no leadership qualities at all and the demand for an election now needs to be pressed home. He claims to have had no idea that al this was going n yet has been a party to it himself. He has lived in grace ad favour homes for the entire time they have been in power. Why then does he feel he needs to claim for a second home ? GREED! he people have proved they have the power, they just need to keep pushing till we are granted an election to rid Parliament of those who have robbed the public.

- Duncan Walker, Ex Peckham now Thailand

"The gentlemen's club has come to an end".

You see what he did there? It's the fault of the establishment - the toffs, the men in suits - that MP's evaded tax and stuffed their boots with fradulent expense claims. Apparently.

Tosh: it's precisely because MPs did NOT behave like gentlemen that they are in this mess. MPs should be people of honour, of unimpeachable probity. Some are: the majority - including our flipping Prime Minister - are not. They should not need telling that tax evasion is illegal; obtaining funds by deception ditto.

How much more damage can one morally bankrupt administration do the country?

Please, Mr Brown: have one shred of decency. This nonsense has got to stop.

Election NOW.

- Slaps His Forehead In Despair, Sarf-west 15

Gentelmens Club hmn! now that is harking back to the 18th Century. Perhaps if the PM was to service his duty of employment as the Prime - Minister here in the UK.
Instead of galivanting across the world as the super
duper heroe righting the woes of the mentally challenged Trillionaires. He might realise that this country comes 1st, and work accordingly.

- William, Haywards Heath UK

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