Brown clings to power like the despot he is

Tom Bower of The Mail suggests that Brown is hanging on because he's convinced of his genius and destiny.

I don't think those are his reasons for clinging onto power. He's hanging on to power by his chewed fingernails because:

• he's despotic and power-hungry
• he wants to ensure that the Lisbon Treaty is ratified
• he wants to ensure that he gets onto the EU gravy train or to gain a seat in the Lords
  
• he wants his golden parachute and generous pension
• the Labour party doesn't have enough money to fight the general election and he's hoping that the PLP will attract funding between now and May 2010

If he goes now, all of the above is in jeopardy.

I feel certain that if Brown could call off the general election, he would. I wouldn't be surprised if he latched onto or hatched some crisis as an excuse to declare a state of emergency and postpone the general election past May 2010.

He's a dangerous, anti-democratic man who should be locked up in a loony bin - not running the country into the ground.

Update: Man in a Shed makes a good point: he might well try to change the electoral system in an attempt to save Labour. We should all be vigilant and examine his proposals very carefully indeed.