George Kerevan: What odds that Brown opts for a June election?

ONE conclusion from the Pre-Budget Report is that the odds are shortening on a June general election. Of course, our nail-chewing Prime Minister will not make up his mind until the last possible second.

Yet the entire political landscape has changed out of all recognition since the near-collapse of the big banks last September, and Labour has been quick to take advantage by presenting itself as the party in charge of the economic rescue operation. E...