Questions for Gordon Brown
It's real brass neck for Gordon Brown to say he wants no debate on policies and only a token leadership election. If we're not permitted to ask questions and discuss policies now, what would it be like if he ever did become PM? Attempting to shut down debate at this stage is not good news.
So here are some questions for Mr Brown to start the ball rolling:
1 Would he pull British troops out of Iraq by the middle of next year and make it clear now he will not support any military attack on Iran?
2 Will he reverse the accelerating privatisation of the NHS and the growing incoporation of the private sector into education, housing, pensions and probation?
3 Does he support the introduction of new measures to hold the leadership of the Party to account and to strengthen Parliamentary accountability of the government?
4 Does he not think that top city incomes 400 times greater than the low-paid is an unacceptable degree of inequality in Britain today and if so, what will he do to reduce it?
5 Will he reject both a new round of building of nuclear power stations in Britain as well as spending £25bn on replacing Trident?
The Centre-Left majority answers 'Yes' to all these questions and wants all these policies changed in a new direction for Government pollicy.
Will Brown deliver?