Interestingly, all I have heard so far is how the Nu Labour wasters can win the next election. No where have I heard any of this shower talk about getting the economy back on some form of tracks.
Looks like you can fool most of the people for @ 11 years, these guys were always destined to fail!

john, belfast, UK

Labour still have 2 years for Harriet Harperson to bring in dozens of inequality laws and for Brown to throw millions away in foreign lands. They were unelectable shortly after 1997 but for some strange reason are still here.

Roger, Surrey.,

As a layman I have no idea how cabinet appointments are made. But I believe that a new "elite team" of high-profile, highly respected and ultra-competent personalities round the cabinet table might do the Prime Minister a great deal of good.
The present cabinet seems too motley, stale and fatigued

Tom Riemann, Eastleigh, UK

What a total waste of time UK politics is. We have labour for a few terms, we get fed up and vote Tory, we get fed up with them we vote Labour . WHY NOT give someone else your vote, anyone except these two. I personally am seriously thinking about giving my vote to the BNP. I'm Not Racist.

Alan, London, UK

There is no possibility of the brown stuff taking the modern equivalent of a cup of poison, although he did inherit a poison chalice from the bliar. It will take more than political decapitation to excise the malignancy of institutional corruption from nulabor.

martin brighton, sheffield, uk

Brown won't call a General Election as he's waited ten years to get rid of Blair so he can be the top man. He'll try to cling onto power for as long as possible.

Iain, Chipping Norton, UK

If the Populus poll is right and it matters not whether Brown goes or stays, Labour's best bet is to stick with him until after the next election.

Reggie von Zugbach, Glasgow/expat,

Mr Gordon Brown
Life is rough and unfair
You have been dealt a bad hand
Your mentor and best friend Tony Blair has destroyed the UK
He has not only been very selffish, arrogant and rude
overextending his stay as prime minister and destroyed the economy with bad economic policies with your help

Michael Wilson, Conley, USA

I haven't heard Cameron say he would repeal any legislation, I am certain he will do nothing to annoy Europe.
Let us face it Europe runs this country now, not our politicians lor Big Business.
Will Cameron stand up to Europe? Not on present showing.
Goodbye England, welcome 7 European regions.

Howard , Basildon, England

The use of the word "Plotting" has a sinister tone to it. But we have become used to the MPs appearing to operate in such a manner. Parliament should never apperato be sinister. That term should only refer to criminals.

Jim Wills, Brisbane, Australia

Will Westminster send English taxpayers money to fund a Scottish Labour Leader campaign?

David Davidson, Aberdeen, UK

Brown = a man in denial !!!!

ian payne, walsall,

Theres a time when political parties are so rotten to the core, that the electorate can even smell the stench of decay from a great distance. This is Labours time and as stated, whether Brown or no Brown the majority in the country want to cleanse Westminster of everything Labour and start afresh.

Mike, Alicante, Spain

It isn't just the economy - the country is sick to death of the big brother approach. A govt that won't let us give an opinion on the EU constitution; surveillance cameras on roads in to cities; cctv all over the place; imposing an unwanted smoking ban; attempting to force people out of cars........

Richard, Manchester, England

In my opinion a person not to live in Britain Labour government are always unable to improve economy at tough times. Your country history can confirm that also. Labour should change itself but in that case there would be born another Tory.

Alexey, Moscow,

There are three certainties in life. Death, taxes and a socialist Labour government screwing the economy up.

SRB, Abergele, UK

In my opinion Labour have been negligent with the assets of the Nation, negligent with their insane policies on immigration and asylum. Get us expereinced people not academics who could not mop the floor without a 'white paper'! They are worse than communists they have plundered the Nation!

Andy , Solihull, UK

NuLab inherited a well run economy with money in the Treasury. Since then they have embraced PC, welcomed countless immigrants, created countless stealth taxes, mismanaged the economy with the Treasury in debt, taxed us to the hilt and they wonder why they are unelectable.

What arrogance.

Tony Campbell, Northampton, UK

Labour is indeed finished much as they like to delude themselves that its the economy that is the problem its not. There has been a sea change in opinion by the UK electorate and what they want is an end to the nanny state, PC Judges pathetic 'elf and safety' 'yuman rites' acts Town Hall Nazis etc.

Peter Barry, Bangkok, Thailand

After a historic three terms in power, they're in for a very long time in the wilderness. The economic situation is a factor, but no-one should discount the huge electoral dis-satisfaction over Gordon Brown's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty without reference to the country.

Robert Jenkins, Telford, England

Anyone remember the huge national debt that Labour left for the Tories to sort out when Thatcher took the reins? Well this time the Debt is colossal. What's not realised by the average Joe Bloggs is that it is currently hidden. Wait and see what is uncovered when the Tories get back. Stealth again?

Fred Bloggs, Bournemouth, UK

If I was him I would hang in there for as long as I can as it will be the last time he is ever a Prime Minister and last time for a Labour Government for many years to come

Luke simms, london,

Damned if they do & damned if they don't. GOOD. They are all culpable for ruining our country. Uncontrolled immigration; huge tax, spend & waste; Iraq; Lisbon ConTreaty & now a recession about to hit with no money in reserve - yet Labour MPs voted to keep their 'expenses'. Roll on election night!

Donna Walker, Effingham, England

"We're listening" will become an epitaph to the party.

Meanwhile, we all pay much more to eat, in council taxes, to fill up our cars and to get from A to B. Had Labour addressed those issues, they might still have had a chance.

Don't let them try and pretend otherwise.

Paul, London,

Labour know full well they can't win the next election so will cling to office for the next 2 years driving through pet policies they know will be unpopular.So expect higher taxes,an intensified war on motorists,more state surveillance,more PC nanny stateism and more immigration.They no longer care.

Andrew, Bristol, UK

It was only a week or so ago the government said it had no money for schools or the NHS but now they have £50 billion to help with mortgages. The government is trying to buy votes and they are not going to call an election either until they have to or the polls say they will win

Dean, Micklefield, UK

Just two pints, if Labour think that the economy is their only problem they are very, very deluded. Secondly the reason for the housing downturn is reckless banks, reckless valuations and a dumb public. Take responsibility for your own finances people, don't keep trying to blame everyone else.

Joseph, Eastbourne,

There will be no new leader without an election, and Mr Brown will cling to the wreckage of New Labour until the last possible minute.

Having "listened" to the public he knows his term in office is coming to and end.

J R J, Glen Vine,

UK is certainly in an economic, social & political mess. We need a Govt of National Unity to get the economy back to a sustainable path of wealth creation. All I hear from the main parties is that they wnt to maintain public spending. Who is going to deliver the urgent cuts in pensions, quangos etc?

Steve Marchant, Newton Abbot, UK

The electorate have sent out a crystal clear message to Brown and New Labour; they have lost the confidence of the people, never to return. I only hope Her Majesty the Queen has taken note.

Paul, West Midlands,

You have stolen all our money, frittered it away. And want more?

ronnie, bucks, UK

Fine. The Tories can run England and the SNP Scotland. Independence becomes one step closer. Thanks!

Bruce, Northumberland, England

I'm afraid we wont get a General Election until the EU Treaty has been fully ratified. Unless we revolt, whcih is unlikely due to everyone being fluoridated via the water supply.

Glen, Workington, UK

The pro GB line peddled by colleagues, is he was a great chancellor (wrong) and consequently deserves PM. This demonstrates how they put party considerations before country, everytime. Someone that has sat moodily in finance for years, refusing personal development, is not a leader we need.

Mike, Fareham, UK

Phil, Lancaster. The problem has been that the interest rate has been too low for too long. Borrowing has been too cheap and the saver who, theoretically, provides the money for the borrower has lost purchasing power on his savings because of the false figures of inflation invented by Nu-Labour.

Richard, Alicante, Spain

I personally will never forgive Labour for the unwarranted,and unwanted immigration.
They have turned this country into a tower of babel,along with re-intriducing diseases long eradicated ,or at least suppressed.

antony Graham, southport, England

I can't see anypoint to a newspaper campaign to demand a General Election. The Government was freely elected with a workable majority and will have to go to the country anyway in 2010. Besides, it would be like voting off the Captain AFTER hitting the iceberg. We're simply out of lifeboats - period.

Phil, Lancaster, England

Unfortunately it shows why Churchill thought Democracy the worst form of Government - until you consider the alternatives. People have been on a 10 year binge spending money they couldn't afford and now the bailiffs are here and they don't like it. It's not all the politician's fault really - is it?

Phil, Lancaster, England

it seems that the more people i ask the more i find people want to have a general election called.
Maybe the voice of the people could be concentrated through the media, like starting a campaign for a general election through a newspaper that would show the gov. we want change and now!

Rory, London,

I was watching an interview on Newsnight last night when the Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party was discussing the pain people were feeling as a result of high food and fuel prices. His "answer" to the problem was to share the pain amongst the better off. They just don't get it do they?

Nigel Reed, Bishops Stortford, UK

labour have never been a good choice for national leadership. Their policies are all about mediocrity; they wish to drag everyone down to the same level of being dependent on the state for everything. On the other hand, the tories today have no-one to shout about , so they're no better either.

Chris, Derby,

New Labour and Gordon Brown - Boom and BUST! those words sum everything up.

Rob Young, Stroud,

I'd rather have 12 years of Tory sleaze than watch this counttry once again become the sick man of Europe. Labour is going to spend the next 2 years capitulating to the unions, repeating the idiocy of the 70's. PFI & bloated public sector already means empty public coffers by the next election.

Neil, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Labour is the less of the three evils. This country as well as most countries are all going through an economic slump, it's not just because labour is in power. Never forget the days when the conservative where in power, it was the worst time ever for Britian. Solidarity is in order for the Labour!

Christine, London,

Any other country would have riots outside parliament ... I'm in btw .

Benzo, Nr Chelmsford,

After 1997, this ex-Labour voter of 30 years solid support has never voted for them again. I saw exactly what the new Labour project was all about. Their remit was to destroy England as a nation - and get their support in Scotland & Wales guaranteed through Barnett cash bribes. Utterly shameful.

Alfie, Ormskirk, England.

Please refer all critics of the Labour Government to the wide range of achievements - full employment, low inflation, minimum wage etc to redress the balance of negativity and bias in the 'media'. Labour are for the many Tories the few. Prosperity, Health, Education etc. = Labour Government

David H, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

There is speculation that Milliband and Johnson are hoping to take over the leadership of New Labour?
I sincerely hope that a General Election is called so that we the public can decide who will govern this Country.
New Labour seem hell bent on destroying democracy.

Stephen Holmes, Withington, UK

Labour and conservative supporters will have to accept that it's all over for capitalism and socialism now. All governments are now using china's "third way" political and economic system as the model for everywhere else. In conjunction with the privately owned central banks manipulating everything

simon lomax, warrington, uk

The idiots who voted Labour, and the appalling Blair, into power need to shoulder some of the blame for this gov't. I hope the lesson is learned .
Decent people are now leaving Britain in droves. Your Majesty, if you want to save Britain, show some responsibility and courage - disolve Parliament

Riley, Kiev, Ukraine

At last a headline which captures the public mood in the UK. Labour are doomed, the real question now is whether it will be just a defeat under yet another new leader, or catastrophe under Brown.

Neil, Gloucestershire, England

Brown should call an election soonest and see if the Tories can do any better , me thinks not.

Dave Madley, Alicante, Spain

How will Cameron solve the problems.We are still waiting for answers.The magic wand does not exist.
The honeymoon wont last long with the UK electorate.

Bill Rees, Truro, Cornwall

The writing is on the wall in 10 foot high letters.

The only things keeping the charade going are personal self-interest and ambition.

If this arrogant bunch had any thought for the people that they are meant to serve they would call an election now.

Nick, London,

Once again Labour has stuffed up the economy with unnecessary taxes and waste through bad management. Plus allowed political correctness to take away the human rights of ordinary people Oh for another Maggie Thatcher, but it will take five tears to sort it all out again

B J Deller, Marbella, Spain

After Brown had ousted Blair, he promised the country GOATS- Government Of All the Talents.
Since then we have had nothing but SHEEP - Shifty Hugely Expensive Elected Politicians.
Gordon can't even separate the sheep from the goats....

Rick, London, England

'A week is a long time in politics' as everyone knows so 2 more years gives the Prime Minister enough time to make things much closer come 2010; the major factor will be whether the housing market recovers sufficiently. He will then gain credibilty by having steered the UK through global turmoil.

john, milton keynes,

its not just the economy mr brown, we ae all sick to death of being taxed to death, and immigration is driving us all away, you have ruined this country, we want all of you out now, and just pray that someone can turn it all back , lets hope its not too late

liza, brighton,

Change the leader and continue to tax us for every penny we have got - great, bring it on Labour! New Leader! and GIVE US AN ELECTION so we can confine you to the wastebin of history.

Peter, London,

Cut VAT(i dont care what the EU says), cut corporation tax, cut income tax to a flat rate of 15% for everyone, with anyone on under £10k tax free. and make all R&D spending redemable against tax. if we do those things we wont just sure up the economy we will have a chance of deserving the titleGREAT

will, Grimsby, uk

Brown is weakened, but has anyone paused to consider why New Labour is being ridiculed now, just in time for the next election?

Has anyone considered that public opinion is being massaged to make way for a new ship of unaccountable fools to take the blame for Whitehall's mismanagment of Britain?

Daniel, London, UK

It is due time that the Tories have their chance to shine again. I hope they learned something after being out of power for so long. Europe needs more conservative leaders to "right the ship" and to stop the slide towards weakness and socialism.
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Casey L. Brown-Myers, Lubbock, USA

The Labour Government has brought the people of this country to there knees. New labour is a poor imitation of the Conservative Party. The UK is fast becoming an annexe of the USA, the poor are getting poorer while MPs get richer , the sick and disabled are being hounded.

David, Swansea, UK

I just want a change of government, it is of little interest to me who will lead the losers, Labour, into the next election. This article is right on the public mood.

Ian, Bristol, UK

No one in the labour party has ever run anything of importance before they were elected so why are we surprised that GB and Balls have been found out to be incompetent. GB did for anyone who rivalled him or had any sense so now he can stew.

andy m, london,

The trouble with modern day politicians is they have never had proper jobs. Compare with Wilson wartime Ministry of Supply, Attlee, Heath and Healey soldiers, Thatcher scientist, MacMillan publisher.
You may as well get consultants from KPMG or PWC to run the country.
Oops, they already are !

Francis Cousins, Wrington,

If Gordon Brown still has any self respect and believes, due to financial pressures on the Labour Party, that he is being forced to capitulate to union demands then he owes it to this nation to call a general election and circumvent their destructive ambitions to once again hold us to ransom.

A.M. Williams, Stafford,

If I were Mr. Clegg and the LibDems, I would be throwing a party every night. They will never have a better chance to move into the Official Opposition party than they have right now. With Labour on 27 percent now, where will they be in six months or a year? Labour as the 3rd party? Hmmm....

David, Austin,

I don't think people should worry about "Tory sleaze". There's been enough of the Labour variety to last a lifetime.
The McBroon supporters (both of them) always hark back to the past, as far back as it takes, to claim only they can manage the economy - and we see the results. Relegation's the cure.

Padraig, Perth, Australia

The New Labour goose is not only well and truly cooked but has been popped in the freezer until election day - don't worry micro-minded Gordon - none of it will be wasted.

Jingouk, Marlow, England

Its all Gordon Brown's fault where his low popularity is today. His biggest mistake was appointing kids to the Cabinet. Who in the world could take seriously David Miliband as 'Foreign Secretary' or Jacqui Smith as 'Home Secretary'? And worst of all are his 2 "Balls", Ed and Yvette.

george, london, uk

I'd like to think the Conservatives are ready for power, but are they? David Cameron is all things to all men, and the shadow cabinet look like they are still riding on the Save the Pound lorry.

Paul, Sai Kung, Hong Kong

The only person who seems to think that Gordon Brown is the right person to 'lead' is ... GB! The man is incompetent as PM but he can't see it. Nor can his loyal ministers.

I look forward to seeing TV replays of these ministers, so loyal to this PM - it will be fun to see them squirm.

Lester May , Camden Town, London, UK

The results speak for themselves, the UK is in difficulties everywhere you turn. Fact is, this "government" have failed to be decisive and failed to LEAD the country in the way a government should.
Schools, inflation, hospitals, economy, crime, immigration everything is going sour due to this rabble

Anto, London, England

As Gordon keeps on saying; "... we need to listen more", "I know what the people want" etc etc.

.... surely polls like this are indicating that people want is a General Election?

If he is indeed listening to us, then he should call one.

Alex, Buenos Aires,

And they have the gall to almost double Car Tax for most medium sized users - this after the huge price hike in petrol & diesel ...

The full VED increase will kick in just when they want to win an election...

Michael, Worthing,

My problem is if Labour is done for (and i want them to be) what is the alternative? Years of Tory Sleaze - remember? I can't vote for them either. Mr Cameron may well be a populist (didn't we just turn against that?) but the Conservatives are the same elitist corrupt bunch. Vote none of the above.

Jamie, Chelmsford, UK

Whoever said the Tories weren't economically competent doesn't know their history - the last labour term in the 70's almost destroyed England, and this is the same shower in Nu clothing. NuLab inhereted a healthy economy and decimated it. Same thing will happen again, forever repeating...

Ross, Ripon, UK

This is just mid term blues. The by elections were protest votes this leader gave a stackload of aid to africa he is a great great man a hero for all of us how many lives has this great man saved, More than any of you lot. I can assure you. Maybe you hate life savers,

Freddie Venus, London, UK

For me, it's not the economy (we all new house prices had to 'adjust' sooner or later) it's the lack of respect for personal freedom. If Brown just rolled back the state he might just put clear water between himself and the Tories

cliff, Reading ,

And it hasn't started yet!

judy, Liverpool, England

52% believe that changing leader would help Lebour. That seems like a pretty significant number to me. Presumably if half of those 52% subsequently voted Labour they would win in a landslide. Thy have little left to lose.

simon, battersea, London,

If Nu Labour think their lack of support is due to economic factors they deserve to lose the next election. GB sack half your ministers JP and the milliband-2 and get back to proper Labour policies or you will not see power for 20 years after 2010.

James , Brighton, England

2 more years? shame Her Majesty won't put them out of their mysery and give us elections..

then it really would be God Save the Queen!

RD, London, UK

So if Boy David and his Tory crew take over, as seems inevitable, exactly how soon after General Election day will we all see massive changes in our daily lives, and how long will the honeymoon last?

K Philips, London, UK

Nu Zanu PF Labour think that a change of leadesrhip and/or direction will help their fortunes...

Thank the Lord for that! Nothing will change the destination for Labour ... total oblivion for at least 3 decades. Long may they rest in peace ... and I mean "long"!

Edwin, Bucharest,

Labour will lose the next election but it has a choice. Labour can choose a new younger leader and suffer a dignified defeat at the next election and lose some seats or keep Mr Brown as leader and be routed at the nect election, meaning labour would be in opposition for the next 3 parliaments.

Peter Cartwright, Swindon, UK

Taxi for labour!!
Broon and co still have 18 months to carry out damage and blow more of our tax revenue. We can only pray the country isn't bankrupt before they leave.

Scott, Aberdeen,

Well we are all waiting for the next election to tell NuLabour 'we are listening and we feel their pain'. But wait, they promised us a referendum on the EU Constitution/Treaty and we didn't get it so who's to say they'll allow us to vote them out; after all they know best - about everything.

Ian Burgess, Bristol,

The only clever solution to Labour's problems is to recall Tony Blair. He was elected by the public at the last General Election so he will get the two years needed to turn their fortunes around before going to the country again. In political terms he is still a young man.

David Buchan, Crieff, Scotland

So basically the great British electorate is getting ready to replace one Conservative Party with another. I find it quite frightening how many staunch Labour voters say how much they're prepared to vote Tory. They can't have been very Lab in the first place can they? Come on Cleggy for god sake!

ashley, Salford, Greater Manchester

I've stopped listening to anything Labour says and I am a former labour voter- I simply do not believe them. The damage caused to our country and society through inept economic policies, uncontrolled immigration, wasted public money, etc is enormous. I do not recognise my area compared to 10year ago

David, London,

Why are so many people switching to the Tories?

I seem to remember they weren't terribly competent on immigration, law and order or the economy either.

Bazza, Tokyo, Japan

If Labour are the main opposition following the next General Election it will be a major success story. Now if the BNP, NF and UKIP were to amalgamate ...
Wake up Britisher pals, going down with the ship is so last season.

Andrew Milner, Karuizawa, Japan

Ok, it is getting very serious now. What can actually be done to force a general election, or are we the people powerless?

AP, Bristol,

Brown boasted that the UK economy would be unaffected by external factors. His economic "miracle" was based on a spending splurge fuelled by massive personal and national debt (including PFI). Doubling the 10% rate and other stealth taxes mean that this evasive man has lost any credibility he had.

Melchet, Edinburgh, UK

The writing has been on the wall for a long time, open door immigration and taxing people into poverty the main things people will remember New Labour for. Both things election losers.

A Seymour, Peterborough, UK

Tony Blair was a left-liberal Tory, who went into active politics before he had outgrown his Socialist student phase. He created "New Labour" to make his party fit his ideals. Now that he is gone, there is no further need for pretence, and Gordon Brown hasn't the talent for it. So - Election! Now!

Edmund Burke, Kingston upon Thames, England

If the Labour hierarchy believe that the public dissatisfaction is solely as a result of the economic downturn then they are clearly so utterly and totally out of touch with the British public that they will probably lose all their Parliamentary seats. Such an outcome would be well deserved.

Neil, Gloucestershire, England

Isn't this what Elizabeth Regina is for?'To step in and advise Brown to call an election because the people aren't happy?

C.Plummer, Guangzhou, China

Alex is correct. Brown is done for. New Stasi is done for. It is just a matter of how much damage they do before they go, and how much more of taxpayer's money they can throw away in that time.

Jeremy Poynton, Frome, Somerset

It doesnt matter who is in gov., we are in a cyclical downturn for next 4 years and no-one can do anything about it. I laugh when all Labour ministers are putting confidence in Gordon Brown. They just havent got a clue about economics just like their incompetent leader.

louis, Liverpool, UK

Spot on. I laugh when I hear Labour about who should be Prime Minister as it is like the crew on the Titanic arguing about who should be Captain after it has hit an iceberg !. I wish Hazel Blears and all her other brainless Ministers would get it, voters do not want Labour no matter who is PM.

Alex, london, uk