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That is unless the lady in question is a certain Peter Mandelson.

 

It looks like the penny has just dropped for the reptile Mandelson. This lastest coment from him is a clear u-turn in the Labour strategy - remember Browns blatent attempt to cosy up to Nick Clegg in the first election debate? The Tories have stolen a march on Mandelson and Labour with their consistent warnings of a Lib-Lab hung alliance. Only now, with the latest polls pointing to Mandelsons hope of Labour clinging to power looking slimmer, have Labour changed tack to try to win back it's vote. A desperate last throw of the dice from Old Labour.

 

Lord Mandelson acknowledged that some former Labour voters were considering 'looking elsewhere', but warned them that a vote for the Lib Dems risked a Conservative government.

 

'You might start flirting with Nick Clegg, but that way you will end up marrying David Cameron,' he told the Sunday Mirror.

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That is unless the lady in question is a certain Peter Mandelson.

 

It looks like the penny has just dropped for the reptile Mandelson. This lastest coment from him is a clear u-turn in the Labour strategy - remember Browns blatent attempt to cosy up to Nick Clegg in the first election debate? The Tories have stolen a march on Mandelson and Labour with their consistent warnings of a Lib-Lab hung alliance. Only now, with the latest polls pointing to Mandelsons hope of Labour clinging to power looking slimmer, have Labour changed tack to try to win back it's vote. A desperate last throw of the dice from Old Labour.

 

Lord Mandelson acknowledged that some former Labour voters were considering 'looking elsewhere', but warned them that a vote for the Lib Dems risked a Conservative government.

 

'You might start flirting with Nick Clegg, but that way you will end up marrying David Cameron,' he told the Sunday Mirror.

 

I have to say, even as a Labourite, that I find Mandelson a total creep.

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That is unless the lady in question is a certain Peter Mandelson.

 

It looks like the penny has just dropped for the reptile Mandelson. This lastest coment from him is a clear u-turn in the Labour strategy - remember Browns blatent attempt to cosy up to Nick Clegg in the first election debate? The Tories have stolen a march on Mandelson and Labour with their consistent warnings of a Lib-Lab hung alliance. Only now, with the latest polls pointing to Mandelsons hope of Labour clinging to power looking slimmer, have Labour changed tack to try to win back it's vote. A desperate last throw of the dice from Old Labour.

 

Lord Mandelson acknowledged that some former Labour voters were considering 'looking elsewhere', but warned them that a vote for the Lib Dems risked a Conservative government.

 

'You might start flirting with Nick Clegg, but that way you will end up marrying David Cameron,' he told the Sunday Mirror.

 

 

Not noticed that at the same time Cameron has begun cosying up to Clegg as well in recent interviews?

 

I love the fact you see seismic conspiracy in every single quote.

 

Madelson gives a quote to a Mirror Group Newspaper along the lines of "vote Labour". Who'd have seen that coming? :rolleyes:

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Not noticed that at the same time Cameron has begun cosying up to Clegg as well in recent interviews?

 

I love the fact you see seismic conspiracy in every single quote.

 

Madelson gives a quote to a Mirror Group Newspaper along the lines of "vote Labour". Who'd have seen that coming? :rolleyes:

 

Obviously you don't follow political events as closely as me. Up until a day or so ago Mandelson and Brown were quite content with things as the constituency boundaries strongly favour Labour. For example Labour could finnish on 28 points to the Tories 34 points and Labour would still have the most MP's. However recent polls are suggesting a Tory recovery which would mean the Tories would not only have the most votes but the most seats. This has forced Labour to think "****, now we've gotta get back on the frontfoot and win our core vote back". We are clearly seeing that David Camerons message of "vote Liberal and get Gordon Brown" (as advised by Dune in emails to local Conservative constituency offices ;) ) is winning back the Tory swingers wheras the Labour swingers are still dogging with the Liberals.

 

In another development Dave (Cam back kid) Cameron has revealed that the Liberals bubble has presented his party with opportunities in Lab-Con Marginals that were up until a week ago requiring 9% plus swings. With the Labour vote collapsing and going to the Liberals it opens the door to the Tories (again as i predicted in seats such as Luton South).

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Obviously you don't follow political events as closely as me. Up until a day or so ago Mandelson and Brown were quite content with things as the constituency boundaries strongly favour Labour. For example Labour could finnish on 28 points to the Tories 34 points and Labour would still have the most MP's. However recent polls are suggesting a Tory recovery which would mean the Tories would not only have the most votes but the most seats. This has forced Labour to think "****, now we've gotta get back on the frontfoot and win our core vote back". We are clearly seeing that David Camerons message of "vote Liberal and get Gordon Brown" (as advised by Dune in emails to local Conservative constituency offices ;) ) is winning back the Tory swingers wheras the Labour swingers are still dogging with the Liberals.

 

In another development Dave (Cam back kid) Cameron has revealed that the Liberals bubble has presented his party with opportunities in Lab-Con Marginals that were up until a week ago requiring 9% plus swings. With the Labour vote collapsing and going to the Liberals it opens the door to the Tories (again as i predicted in seats such as Luton South).

 

 

Au contraire. You're following things far too closely and getting over excited by isolated quotes.

 

If you think Mandelson and Brown were "quite content" a couple of days ago then I don't think you're following politcal events at all, especially if you are using the Di-ly Express as your primary source of news as your avatar suggests.

 

Both main parties are simultaneously delivering the message of "vote for us, a vote for the third party lets the other lot in" as well as leaving enough wriggle room to deliver a compromise that will deliver their man to Downing Street.

 

This hasn't really changed much since Cleggmania kicked off a couple of weeks ago.

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Both main parties are simultaneously delivering the message of "vote for us, a vote for the third party lets the other lot in" as well as leaving enough wriggle room to deliver a compromise that will deliver their man to Downing Street.

 

They are both saying it now, but Labour were not saying it until a day or two ago. The Tories have been saying it since the first debate.

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