[davidjay]

There's no way he would come back, because it's too much like hard work. He will only run for office when he's guaranteed to win - mayor, party leader, Prime Minister; for different reasons he was a cert for them all. If by some chance he did win a by-election he'd have to build a following amongst MPs, challenge the incumbent, see off Farage and then fight the government. It's far easier to keep writing, making speeches and dropping hints every time funds are low.

[Yug]

Are you saying our world-beating former Prime Minister is a lazy scrounging cunt?



Sounds fair.

[Andy McDandy]

There's no way he would come back, because it's too much like hard work. He will only run for office when he's guaranteed to win - mayor, party leader, Prime Minister; for different reasons he was a cert for them all. If by some chance he did win a by-election he'd have to build a following amongst MPs, challenge the incumbent, see off Farage and then fight the government. It's far easier to keep writing, making speeches and dropping hints every time funds are low.

In every case, he was either taking on someone who was on the ropes, or already washed up. He didn't so much campaign as wait for a coronation.

Winter 2019 was the closest he ever got to actually fighting to win, against a lacklustre Corbyn. All the cheap (but crowd-pleasing) stunts came out in the last week or so. That, plus Fargle standing aside, did it for him.

[davidjay]

When you look back at 2019, remembering the absolute, total chaos Labour were in and that the Tories slogan of "Let's get the bloody thing finished with" (or similar) was EXACTLY what a huge chunk of the electorate wanted, you have to wonder what sort of clown would have agreed to an election being called.