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Brown bottles out, no election this year

Gordon Brown has ruled out an election this year following a poll of marginal seats that showed Labour significantly behind the Tories. No election is now expected until 2009. <a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/"><strong><em>Coffee House</em></strong></a> has reaction and analysis to this news.  <a href="http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/"><strong>Click here</strong></a> to read the latest from our political team.

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