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Mon 11 Nov 2009Could tide be turning for Brown as Tory impetus flags?
ANALYSIS:A new opinion poll appears to show that British prime minister Gordon Brown is still in with a chance in next year’s general election, writes MARK HENNESSY
SOME PEOPLE like rain. Back in July 2007, Gordon Brown, then only newly installed in 10 Downing Street, visited homeowners devastated by flooding in Yorkshire, the Cotswolds and elsewhere. The man thought grim and dour by many did well in the community centres and made speedy decisions on emergency help; the locals responded. So, too, did voters nationally, and for a while Brown could have called an election and won it easily.
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