Ed Miliband

[lurker]

It was 3v1 last night, London vs the north

I thought ed did okay considering, but they just kept hoying opinion polls back at him.

Hes not a born-leader type of person though, saying that, neither is Cameron

 

[Jasper]

*properties* not priorities. Predictive text

You're not advocating the use of a multinational mobile telecommunications company product there are you?

 

[LeicesterMackem]

You're not advocating the use of a multinational mobile telecommunications company product there are you?

No. It's one I knocked up myself out of coat hangers and some digital watch parts.

 

[Jasper]

No. It's one I knocked up myself out of coat hangers and some digital watch parts.

Not Casio I hope. They have revenues of $4-5 billion.

 

[Ras Kassiano]

David Miliband is a biff as well.

They can't even pronounce 'have' right ffs. 'Hef'

 

[AlpineExile]

Reported the other day that he made a speech at some conference condemning fat Mike and his 0 hour carry on.Ok so hes doing something but it just struck me as sox months after the original furore over the same thing showed how out of step he is

To be fair to him, it's taken him that long to come up with his "Zero-Zero Economy" quip.

 

[Geronimo]

Getting berated again for supposedly being outgunned by Mylene Klass last night of all people. Anyone thing that the continued hammering he is getting in the press might work to his advantage come election time. You know we all love an underdog in this country.

Won't like.

He's got as much appeal to voters as Jimmy Savile and Gary Glitter have to day care.

 

[MarcoGoalo]

Reported the other day that he made a speech at some conference condemning fat Mike and his 0 hour carry on.Ok so hes doing something but it just struck me as sox months after the original furore over the same thing showed how out of step he is

Probably kept his mouth shut as about 60/70 labour mps employ staff on zero hour contracts.

 

[redandwhiterob]

If he were to resign Alan Johnson would have a good chance of winning the election.

Miliband would need to resign though, Johnson doesn't seem the type to oust him in a coup

 

[TimBirch]

If he were to resign Alan Johnson would have a good chance of winning the election.

Miliband would need to resign though, Johnson doesn't seem the type to oust him in a coup

I thought Johnson had already said, that he's too old to lead the party?

 

[redandwhiterob]

I thought Johnson had already said, that he's too old to lead the party?

Playing the game there marra. When asked the question when he leader is under pressure he can hardly say out else.

If Ed were to resign he is a widely respected figure the whole party can unite behind

 

[TimBirch]

Playing the game there marra. When asked the question when he leader is under pressure he can hardly say out else.

If Ed were to resign he is a widely respected figure the whole party can unite behind

I know he is, marra, he would have been my choice for leader, over both the Millibands.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

No.....he is unelectable.

Its a sad truth that the labour party have taken so long to arrive at this conclusion.

His brother would have walked the election but the TUC dinosaurs thought they knew better

Tbh Steve hasn't done much since the 70s

 

[Brexit]

The zero-zero economy thing is comical. Taking people for idiots. He seems an alright bloke to be honest but he just isn't cut out to be PM or leader of the Labour party. Policies are meaningless if you're clueless as to how to implement them. The Steve Cotterill of politics.

 

[GBSAFC]

I think David removing himself from the scene was precisely for this situation. He is completely unconnected. He can return after the debacle.

sounds plausible... add the fact that his replacement isn't what youd call worthy of having one of the safest seats in the country.

If he were to resign Alan Johnson would have a good chance of winning the election.

Miliband would need to resign though, Johnson doesn't seem the type to oust him in a coup

johnson has far more charisma.. and comes over quite well... his age shouldn't work against him... after milliband Methuselah would be in with a shout

'red ed' has all the charm of a big mac and is about as red as obama

The zero-zero economy thing is comical. Taking people for idiots. He seems an alright bloke to be honest but he just isn't cut out to be PM or leader of the Labour party. Policies are meaningless if you're clueless as to how to implement them. The Steve Cotterill of politics.

brilliant
all theory no experiance

 

[Boris Bear]

Tbh Steve hasn't done much since the 70s

There was that Levi's advert

 

[FC United of Manchester]

The party needed to cut it's ties to pseudo Toryism after the Blair and New Labour fiasco and return to being a genuine socialist party offering a true alternative. Ridiculously even the Lib Dems were to the left of labour before the last General election.

Whoever thought Ed was the right person to do that wants their bumps feeling but unfortunately the new labour years had rid the party of any leftish thinkers who were even remotely electable.

They need to tear everything up and start to differentiate themselves again, maybe even try and persuade somebody like Owen Jones into the fold. The rush for the centre ground from our 3 main political parties has left us completely devoid of choice, they are indistinguishable from one another and this genuine lack of choice is (IMO) the major reason that people are turning away from politics and becoming completely apathetic.

 

[Deleted User 11453]

If he were to resign Alan Johnson would have a good chance of winning the election.

Miliband would need to resign though, Johnson doesn't seem the type to oust him in a coup

I'd consider voting labour if the hags in the party (Harman in particular) were binned.

I like Johnson and he seems to be a decent bloke.

He reminds me of some of the villains on V for Vendetta though which could be a problem.

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[Market Where?]

The zero-zero economy thing is comical. Taking people for idiots. He seems an alright bloke to be honest but he just isn't cut out to be PM or leader of the Labour party. Policies are meaningless if you're clueless as to how to implement them. The Steve Cotterill of politics.

I like his ideas on tightening up on tax avoidance schemes - building on what the Tories have already done mind - but I would like to see the people setting up the dodgy schemes and the people advising the Jimmy Carrs and Gary Barlows of the world to also be made liable for the amount of tax avoided should the schemes be declared illegal.

 

[Church]

There is nothing quite as liberating as some jumped up little cow who has made loads of money for basically waving her arse in peoples faces, to lecture the rest of us on how to go about our business. Stupid cow should go back to the jungle and not come back.