Charles Clarke was on fine form at the Fabian bash at the Labour party conference in Manchester last night. The former cabinet minister turned "bitterite" is on a mission to save the Labour party from electoral annihilation and he believes time is of the essence.
"Time is a very important and little appreciated factor," he told me. "The public dislike Gordon Brown but they don't yet dislike Labour. But that sentiment becomes less true with every passing day."
