Incredible... Brown has been at the heart of New Labour which has failed the British people in so many areas of policy and yet people want more of the same! They say that people get the government they deserve... what hope Britain?

Andrew Brown, derby, uk

Brown has not done anyhting to warrant a mandate at this stage.He has like Blair made promises but we have seen all this before.He says he will review cannabis and the gambling laws but so far has done nothing just talk about them.
Under his stewardship as Chancellor he has borrowed billions to shore up his public spending and has wasted billions on welfare cock ups and in the NHS where despiote all the tax incraeses and borrowings there has been little improvement.
With the economy now slowing and the effcet of the credit crunch yet to strike he should stay in place and then we can see what he si made of.

malcolm hill, Welwyn Garden City, England

Brown & Co; have an inherent weakness that they refuse to address. The fact that they ignore the urgency of the pensions debacle shows that they only govern by ignorance. Pensioners, - all of them - need urgent increases, they will not keep up with price increases without them.
Coal mining communities are consistently being robbed of pension money because of Government greed and lies, and by refusing to address the pensioners plight in general, this Governent? seriously undermines it s own credibility.

Mick Westwood.

Mick Westwood, Burntwood, Staffordshire., United Kingdom

Whilst I agree that there would be an element of opportunism if Mr Brown were to call an autumn election, I'm afraid that I have to disagree on the point about Mr Blair serving a full term (or not as is the case). Mr Blair was elected in 2005 to serve a full term of Government as the head of the Labour party. Mr Brown has not even been elected as leader of the Labour party so why he beleives he has a mandate to run the country is beyond me. So, in my opinion, he should have called an election the day he came into office!

Also, I would like the opportunity to vote on the EU Constitution (or Treaty, whichever the Government want to call it today). We were promised it by the Labour party in their 2005 manifesto and if Mr Brown is to be beleived he wants "to listen to the British People" when making key decisions. Well Mr Brown, why arent you asking us about this?!

John, Birmingham, UK

So the smell of power is very potent.
Listening to the zealouts and watching the tears from Kinnock and co, we know not much has changed .
Unless there is something which is not for our ears yet,but is a factor in urging on the PM to have an early election, do not put more stress on the general public, because politics has left alot of us cold and suffering financially and more fearful for the general dissarray of the running of the country.
Gordon does remind me of a very wily Harold Wilson though.
It is still old labour in new clothes .

maggie snook, wool wareham, Dorset UK

If Mr Brown really thinks that by going early he can destroy the Conservative party then he is not a true democrat.The country needs an effective opposition and does not want to become a one party state.
There is no need for an expensive Election less than half way through the 5 year term.

Paul Eadie, Northwich, Cheshire

Labour promises a focus health and the health service. What have they been up to the last 10 years ? This is simply Labours way of continuing to poor billions into a failed institution, the like of which exists nowhere else on the globe. Middle income earners who pay for this white elephant through personal and business taxes will not be hoodwinked again since they have nothing to gain and a lot (of money ) to lose. Roll on an insurance based, independant health system that really does cater to customer needs.

James , Horsham, UK

It really won't matter which of the Establishment parties wins the next General Election. Neither of the two main parties acknowledges that mass immigration poses other than a possible strain on services. The plain fact that England in particular is being transformed by an unprecedented movement of peoples into this country and a huge exodus of native Englishmen out of it, is not a matter of concern to our lookalike leaders. Concern and anger at these huge changes will not be assauged by building millions of houses and snuffing out the last echoes of England. Identity and the sense of belonging are visceral instincts; they arise from the ancient association of a national people and their national home. The indifference of the old parties to these feelings, and the belief that they can be bought off with improved services, will oblige British voters to look elsewhere for leaders who understand their fears and will do something about them.

david lovibond, devizes, wiltshire

Who are the idiots that get polled? There seems to be a glut of moronic Labour voters in the UK.
Education - every (state) school leaver now satisfactorily as stupid as the next and prime Labour voting material.
NHS - little improved for the billions spent.
Pensions - stolen
Gold reserves - sold cheaply
European Vote - promised then denied
Crime - much worse
Public Transport - more expensive and still rubbish
Motorists - persecuted by the police and the taxman.
War - 2 started. Non finished.
Defence- Services sent to war then defence spending cut.
Corruption and lies- standard practice
Public sector- millions of non-jobs and their pensions paid for by the taxpayer
Immigration- at dangerous levels
Asylum - we protect terrorists from justice.
Prisons - overflowing
Sentences- derisory for serious crimes
Compensation culture - a joke
etc etc etc.
A change is needed, good or bad. Get rid of this cancer.

David Thijm, Stourbridge, UK

What has Brown done so far - except some successful publicity stunts and verbal 'window-dressing'? The various crises which hit Britain during the summer months were dealt with by the respective emergency services and institutions and have little to do with government management. Why, for example, lure voters by promising a U-turn on 24-hour-drinking instead of getting it done right away?

A. Schelberg, Germany,

We don't need a general election until 2010. Labour has a large majority and can implement Brown's programme. We all knew before the 2005 election that Blair would stand down during the Parliament for Brown. It would be scandalous opportunism to try and cut and run and if he does Brown deserves to be punished. I have not voted Conservative in a general election since 1970 but would be so angry with Brown for calling an unnecessary early poll, I would happily vote Tory in my marginal Labour seat.

Graham, Harrow, UK