Wild Weeks

POOR Harold Wilson used to be denounced for the cynical short-termism of his remark that “a week is a long time in politics.” But the last few months in Britain have shown that Wilson, if anything, understated the case: Almost every week since Tony Blair resigned has upset the assumptions and calculations of the previous week.

The protagonists in this psychodrama are Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron. Like two weathermen, when one is out in the sun, the other lurks beneath a cloud, and then vice versa.

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John O’Sullivan

John O’Sullivan is a senior fellow at National Review Institute and a contributing editor of National Review.

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POOR Harold Wilson used to be denounced for the cynical short-termism of his remark that “a week is a long time in politics.” But the last few months in Britain have shown that Wilson, if anything, understated the case: Almost every week since Tony Blair resigned has upset the assumptions and calculations of the previous week.

The protagonists in this psychodrama are Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron. Like two weathermen, when one is out in the sun, the other lurks beneath a cloud, and then vice versa.