Sky News say the beleaguered Secretary of State for Communities, Hazel Blears has resigned.
It’s a terrible shame if she’s gone. Over recent months she has shown great moral clarity and conviction by challenging the nasty views of men like Daud Abdullah in the Muslim Council of Britain. Earlier this year he essentially endorsed attacks against the Royal Navy and promoted the Islamist view that Muslims should wage a perpetual war against Israel until it is finally overwhelmed.
Blears’ departure is a real blow to a cabinet in need of serious leadership. It underscores that Gordon Brown is rapidly losing both his authority, and also all sense of reality if he thinks that holding on for an election next summer will deliver anything other than the defeat of his administration. In the meantime, the unravelling of his government is undignified and a national embarrassment.
We need an election now.
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what a mess…
RIP The Chipmunk
Having said that, does anyone else smell a tactical resignation to distance herself from Brown, save her seat at the next election, and forge a return in the post-Brown era?
Still, you’re right Faisal, it’s just a mess…
She lectured Muslims on values, she took on allegedly nasty view. She went on to fiddle her expenses and avoid paying taxes.
Some values.