What should Brown do?

LA has been asked to do 5 Live tonight on the subject of what should Brown do now. LA has been asked to give the business perspective. Without being partisan, LA's posting of 6th Sept says it all. Brown needs to call an election.At the very least he has to show the balls John Major had and start a leadership contest himself. That way, and that way alone can we have government that concentrates on government for the next 2 years instead of a government interested only in the short term survival of the PM.

LA has been asked how Brown can re-engage. from the business communities perspective, LA is not sure he can. CGT was a real burning bridges moment, never had a government pulled such a surprise on the business community, no consultation and no forethought.
Business feels it is always the soft target for Browns taxes, small business in particular feels it is the administrative arm of a Brown government as it deals with Tax credits and a whole raft of red tape that seems to appear with every Government initiative.

Over the next 2 years this country requires real leadership and strong stewardship, LA knows of no one who genuinely believes that Mr Brown is the best person in the country top do that.

Lord Allesley