70% of people believe that Gordon Brown should not step down as MP, following Alistair Darling's resignation announcement yesterday.
Brown and Darling infamously worked together during Labour's last run in office. Darling's decision to step down at the upcoming 2015 general election has created discussion around whether the ex-prime minister should also refrain from standing. His seat, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, is the second safest seat in the UK and he has been their MP for 31 years.
In his constituency of Kirkcaldy however, the majority of people believed Brown should remain in his role of MP. "I've not got a lot of thought for any politicians," said 61-year-old James White, "But I do like Gordon Brown. He's very good at what he does."
Following last week's polls showing that Labour may lose more than 30 of their Scottish seats, people were talking about the potential swing towards the SNP. "I have always liked Gordon Brown and I have voted Labour all my life. But after how Labour treated Scotland during the referendum debate I think I indentify more with the SNP. Next year, I'll probably vote SNP," said 42-year-old Margaret Galloway.
However not everybody thought highly of Gordon Brown. An elderly man, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "Get rid of the bloody lot of them. As far as I'm concerned, Gordon Brown changed the vote to a no. My wife and I have been voting SNP since 1963, and I hope they force him out next year."
Some people also thought Brown's long run at Westminster has made him unable to properly represent his Scottish constituency. "He's been doing this too long and he's lost touch with the real people," said 27-year-old Michael McDonald. "This may be a Labour stronghold, but I think it'll be interesting to see what happens next year."
