Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday he is not planning to call an early national election to capitalize on his widely praised handling of the financial crisis.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Gordon Brown yesterday dismissed the prospect of an early election by stating that he is "100% focused" on the ailing economy.
The Appalling Strangeness (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Brown dismisses speculation about an early election . In other news, bears shit in the woods. The only way we are ever going to see Gordo actually fighting a proper election that puts his so called leadership on the line is when electoral law forces him to have one. The man has all the spine of a paraplegic jellyfish. He is a coward through and through; his reason for rejecting...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday he is not planning to call an early national election to capitalize on his widely praised handling of the financial crisis.
Moments of Clarity (Free subscription) | yesterday
Benedict Brogan has this story. Jeremy Vine asked Brown about the mounting speculation that an election will be called early next year and he replied; "My undivided attention is on the economy. I am not thinking about anything else. It is 100% of my attention, and you can just discount all of these stories" Which may well be very true but there is a head-of-steam building up around this...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
GORDON Brown yesterday played down talk of an early general election amid suspicions the Pre-Budget Report would amount to a pre-poll bribe for voters.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
GORDON Brown yesterday played down talk of an early general election amid suspicions the Pre-Budget Report would amount to a pre-poll bribe for voters.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
No. At least, that seems to be the majority view at Westminster. "It's rubbish," a minister told me. "We were ahead in the polls then there was all the speculation last time. Now we are still behind. Gordon's not going to call an election." Clarke made his comment about Brown planning an early election in an interview in the Daily Mail. Although he told the paper that he did not...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
AN APPARENT attempt by the African National Congress (ANC) to call an early election to catch its opponents unprepared seems to have backfired.
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gordon Brown could call an election next June in the hope of benefiting from a 'recession bounce", it was reported today.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Lance Price: A resurgent Gordon Brown would have every justification in going to the country in the spring
UKPolling Report (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
With a poll showing the parties within touching distance, the speculation about an early election have been rife. How likely is it, I really don’t know, but let’s look at the pros and cons. On the pro side… 1) The economy is likely to get worse. The CBI’s predictions last week had the recession continuing through 2009 [...]
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gordon Brown could call an election next June in the hope of benefiting from a 'recession bounce", it was reported today.
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gordon Brown could call an election next June in the hope of benefiting from a 'recession bounce", it was reported today.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Wiesbaden, Germany - The regional parliament in the German state of Hesse dissolved itself on Wednesday, clearing the way for early general elections on January 18. All five parties represented in the 110-member legislature voted in favour of the mov...
