RICHARD W. SYMONDS (RWS) - INDEPENDENT ANALYST

Those within the Crawley Labour Party will have to stop 'sitting on the fence' - and quick.

Their New Labour PM is now in freefall, and it looks as if he will be 'pushed' - whether he likes it or not (and he doesn't like it).

That leaves a leadership race - Brown, Prescott, Livingston... and things are going to get messy. I think there will be two 'camps' :

1. The Pro-War Camp - those who colluded with the PM on the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq - led by a power-hungry, warmongering US regime intent on "Full Spectrum Dominance" (FSD) - global control. Silence is consent - and that silence will be judged when the WMD lies are highlighted...Brown and Prescott are inextricably linked...

2. The Anti-War Camp - those who clearly spoke out against the Iraq war, the WMD lies etc. Ken Livingston and Robin Cook immediately come to mind, but sadly the latter is no longer with us.

So, where does that leave our Blairite poodle - Laura Moffatt - Crawley MP ? In a difficult situation.

The sooner those in the Crawley Labour Party come out of 'denial' the better. If any continue to 'sit on the fence' about the war, they will be seen as Pro-War apologists.

I expect a few Labour councillors (and our Crawley MP) will be shuffling very uncomfortably in the next few days...

Well, they better stop pussy-footing about - there will be an election soon...