On or off

Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Clear short summary of balance of views of whether an election is on or not by James Forsyth at the Spectator Coffee, saying on balance he won't. I thought he should have gone before the party conferences began, calling for our own constitution to reframe the demands of a referendum on the European one (and doing inheritance tax as well). But now... one thing I don't think has been factored in the sheer disgust among normal Labour supporters at the sense of being manipulated and the country being played with, a disgust that has mushroomed over the last two weeks. Brown gained a huge wave of support for not being Blair and treating us like grown ups after the failed terrorist attacks. But there was also an unhealthy and superficial desire for  someone to trust.  The problem with trading on this once it has been so personalised is it you can lose it overnight.