Today's card is again interesting - they always are.
Spike Hatcher - Green - Spike
Something begins strong, but is cannibalising itself either to strengthen others or to keep itself in contention. With the Government putting down a rebellion on the 10p tax rate, Spike Hatcher shows the propensity for regeneration in this context is quite phenomenal, but this warns Gordon and co that such Houdini episodes are ultimately just postponing the agony. Gordon is in command but he is using his finite resources to keep himself going and as such I'm not sure how long he will last once we get some proper discussion and debate going. I have no desire personally to see him go - except down to a proper Tory administration - but it's not up to me, it's up to him to use his strength, resources and +1/+1 counters effectively before they run out altogether. There is a lack on this card of getting any more: when they're gone, they're gone.
How much longer Spike Hatcher will keep going, I'm not sure. But the resources are only finite, so Gordon must use them sparingly and, in a political context, try to mollify his jittery party and point them towards the real solution - that the Tories will currently fall at the first hurdle they come to without serious effort on their part to start leading the debate.
