The Sun turns on Labour!

For the paper that claims it wins elections, by throwing their weight behind the side that looks like winning, then Trevor Kavanagh's column this morning will hardly make pleasant reading for Gordon Brown. Or Ken Livingstone for that matter.

In his column Trevor makes some harsh, but true, statements in a rather un-Sun-like way. He first of all states the bloody obvious in that Gordon has "botched just about every decision he’s taken since assuming office — from Northern Rock and the EU Constitution to the 10p tax fiasco and Iraq".

Trevor's rather blunt answer is to give Labour "a kick in the ballots". Next week London Assembly, and a third of council seats in England and Wales will be up for grabs. But the biggest prixe for the tories, and most humiliating for Gordon Brown if he lost, is that of the London Mayoralty. If Ken loses on a Labour ticket then we could see the Labour party start to implode and break ranks, with the prospect of a leadership challenge a real possibility. Now that really would be a message to "old Clunking Fist", the taxer of the masses.

As Trevor quite rightly points out: "Labour has been “investing” like drunken sailors. They spent £1,400BILLION in the last ten years — twice as much as in the previous decade. Yet our capital city resembles bankrupt New York in the Eighties, with roads like ploughed fields and litter-strewn streets decorated with graffiti. We deserve better from our politicians — nationally and locally. So don’t sit at home moaning next week. Get out and vote. Give the beggars a kick where it hurts. In the ballot box."

Trevor, for once I totally agree with you.