Talk:John Cole (journalist)

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[edit] "He correctly forecast Margaret Thatcher's resignation as Prime Minister in 1990"

It needs to be mentioned precisely when Cole did this. I've just watched (on YouTube) a clip of BBC News just after Geoffrey Howe resigned, and at that point Cole still thought Thatcher's losing the leadership election was "improbable". 81.153.111.37 (talk) 01:55, 5 December 2007 (UTC)