Andy Burnham has apparently added his name to the list of New Labour heavyweights who're claiming that a 'coalition of losers' is unacceptable and that the Tories ought to be given the chance to try to govern in the interests of national stability. I've heard John Reid, David Plunkett and others saying similar and sounding remarkably magnanimous but is their stance based on a sense of altruism and fair play or something else I wonder??.... Possibly the realisation that the next government is going to inherit a poisoned chalice and carry the can for what was allowed to happen to UK PLC on New Labour's watch. Many people have very short memories and tough decisions are needed but if they're made, the flak will start to fly so being in opposition and getting shot of Brown at the same time might seem a relatively nice, safe, place to be. Just a thought.....
