Is the bad news stacked against Gordon Brown reaching some kind of critical mass? The newspapers today are absolutely stuffed with stories about banks, bankers and bonuses that are either embarrassing or downright ruinous for the PM. And, to top it all off, Trevor Kavanagh begins his Sun column asking why Brown hasn’t resigned after the events of last week. Sure, it’s highly unlikely that we’ll see that particular resignation before the next election; but there’s still a growing sense that it’s not so much chickens as vultures that are coming home to roost on the roof of 10 Downing Street.
Unfortunately for the PM, his party’s now losing most – if not all – of the day-to-day battles with the Tories. The continuing furore over bankers’ bonuses is a good example of that. While the Cabinet has been at loggerheads over how to act, David Cameron came out yesterday calling for a £2,000
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