Wendy Alexander has been in London consulting senior Labour party politicians, including Gordon Brown, before calling for an immediate referendum on the independence of Scotland from the United Kingdom.
More interestingly still her spokesman said: “A tipping point has been reached and it is now clear that the General Election [in the United Kingdom as a whole, Ed.] will not take place for some time."
While it is normally the case that the Prime Minister chooses the time to recommend a dissolution of Parliament and general election to the Head of State, this is only true when the prime minister has a firm grasp upon the governing party, and the confidence of the constitutional (what remnants still function), political, and financial establishment, as well as the trust and respect of the electorate.
Gordon Brown enjoys none of these. While it is certainly not for Ms Alexander to indicate the timing of a general election, nor is it any longer a choice for the United Kingdom Prime Minister.
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