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The beginning of the end of the end for Gordon Brown

If you thought losing 3 special elections was bad ...

Friday, July 25, 2008 at 08:23AM CDT

Last night the Scottish National Party won a by-election (like our special elections) in Glasgow East. A friend who is a Tory operative sent me a facebook message in shock last night:

the SNP are about to win a 'special election' in labour's 4th safest seat in parliament! like the GOP gaining pelosi's seat in San Francisco!

The hating all-things-leftist Telegraph put it this way:

If Gordon Brown, as now seems likely, loses the next election to David Cameron, this will be seen as the moment he knew the game was up.

Noting that the candidate wasn't the problem, they continued:

This loss was not about her, it was about the Prime Minister. It was about a Labour party that has lost its way and now seems to inspire only disdain, even among its heartland supporters.

We are seeing the end of the post-Cold War center-left swing in Europe perhaps best symbolized by Tony Blair. Center-right governments are in charge in Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, and, soon, the UK.

Comments

Were you being ironic?

Risky July 25th, 2008 at 9:23 a.m. CDT (link)

The all-things-leftist Telegraph put it this way:

The telegraph is pretty much the in-house paper of the Conservative party. If you wanted a lefty rag you can hold your nose and head over to the Guardian
1. Typing too quickly
  
  Soren Dayton July 25th, 2008 at 4:32 p.m. CDT (link)
  
  hating all things lefty. Thanks. Fix applied
That's Ironic

Swamp_Yankee July 25th, 2008 at 9:29 a.m. CDT (link)

... because Obama's performance in Germany yesterday marked the beginning of the end for him too.
Tories and the SNP

rcc July 25th, 2008 at 3:23 p.m. CDT (link)

I don't think having the SNP unseat Labour is quite the same as the GOP unseating Pelosi, because the SNP are actually quite left wing. In fact, I think they are more left wing even than Labour - more like the Lib Dems. It is kind of hard to tell, since they mostly push Scottish Independence and their other opinions are less well publicized.

The SNP won't be running in England, where I predict the Tories will win the day. You might even see some Tory gains in Wales and Scotland. Labour is very unpopular right now. But I'm a little concerned about the SNP taking Labour's place... I wonder if tensions between Scotland and England will consequently be on the rise.
1. Agreed
  
  Neil Stevens July 25th, 2008 at 4:01 p.m. CDT (link)
  
  There really is no US parallel to the SNP.
  
  Maybe it'd be like Cindy Sheehan beating Pelosi. Maybe.
  
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