What if Gordon Brown had called a General Election in 2007?

[Phony Moderate]

What would have been the result?

[You kip if you want to...]

Hung parliament. LibDem-Labour coalition. Another election at the beginning of 2009 as the economy collapses at the end of 2008. Then a Tory majority.

[MAINEiac4434]

Hung parliament. LibDem-Labour coalition. Another election at the beginning of 2009 as the economy collapses at the end of 2008. Then a Tory majority.

[Antonio the Sixth]

No idea, but it would have been a huge gamble for Brown. If he really wanted to stay in power, late 2008/early 2009 would have been his best possibility. He had to pray for voters to believe he was the only one able to solve the crisis and that he needed a clear mandate for that.

But even then, I wouldn't bet on his chances.

[You kip if you want to...]

No idea, but it would have been a huge gamble for Brown. If he really wanted to stay in power, late 2008/early 2009 would have been his best possibility. He had to pray for voters to believe he was the only one able to solve the crisis and that he needed a clear mandate for that.

But even then, I wouldn't bet on his chances.

If he went into 2009 in more of election mode, he could've done it. Cameron had a bit've a rabbit-in-the-headlights moment compared to Brown on the economy when things went sour when the markets crashed.

Would've been horrific for all 3 if The Telegraph had leaked the initial stories of the expenses scandel a few months earlier though...