Brown in a bad way

The Süddeutsche Zeitung analyses the leadership crisis in the Labour Party: "Once more the party will rally around Brown, even if it has them gritting their teeth. That has less to do with Brown's person than with circumstances: the only thing his opponents in the party can agree to is that he should go. Above and beyond that they are at odds. Some want to topple him now, while others prefer to put it off until later. ... And total confusion reigns over who should succeed him. There is no shortage of contenders, but they all lack a broad base of support and they would all fare worse than Brown in an election, with one exception: ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair. ... Brown's camarilla has long pursued stalling tactics: the prime minister should always be given another  chance. But that would leave them timidly trailing behind come June 2010, when elections can no longer be postponed. Then Labour - based on their current situation and the cruelty of the majority voting system - would be threatened with political oblivion. ... This scenario would be welcomed by one British politician: Tory leader David Cameron. He prefers a washed-out Brown to a fresh successor any day."

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