Gordon - 'delighted by 10p tax revolt' - speculation

As if? I was laying out the next edition of Chartist last night so missed BBC Radio 4 Any Questions and those widely reported remarks of Treasury minister Angela Eagle about the 10p tax: "Watch this space!" Waking up to the BBC Today programme was a real pleasure. Sifting through the words and scouring the web, there is puzzling reporting about Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown's reaction to the groundswell of opinion about 5.3 million working and retired people losing out. Gordon is said to be "furious". Has any journalist spoken to him personally about this? It is possible but unlikely. To that extent Gordon has a point about the issue being blown up by the media. This weekend he faces a life defining moment - be 'delighted' with the revolt and enjoy the admiration of his Party, and the country for being Labour. Or risk all by being Gordon.

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