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Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 25, 2010, 17:45
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11412031
I'm quite surprised by this, as I thought his elder brother pretty much had it in the can.
Any thoughts?
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 25, 2010, 18:05
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I've just seen a photograph of him and realised it might be the first time.
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The Sea Cat
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Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 25, 2010, 18:14
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Does he come with any attachments, you know, helmet, machine gun, strange plastic boots?
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Moon Cat
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Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 25, 2010, 18:32
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It was always gonna be one of the Millipede's but I thought it would be David too.
Bet family Sunday lunch chez Millipede is going to be a bit strained.
Mrs Millipede "Right boys, who's going to help with the washing up?"
E M "Oh, I think it's David's turn mum. I think it's going to be David's turn from now on in fact..."
D M "BAH!"
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drewbhoy
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Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 25, 2010, 19:32
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Won't make any difference up here!
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neighbourofthedrude
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Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 25, 2010, 21:30
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I voted for him.
:o)
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Myers
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Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 26, 2010, 09:51
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I'd have preferred david, but think Ed will be fine. If he can lose the red Ed tag
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The Sea Cat
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Edited Sep 26, 2010, 10:12
Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 26, 2010, 10:12
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The good thing about Ed is that as well as being more Socialist orientated, he's also relatively free off any New Labour/Brown taint. If he can engage the middle class, that would be wise, because when the strikes and protests start to happen, a large section of the British public
has an instinctive reaction in supporting the establishment, unfortunately.
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Kilgore Trout
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Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 26, 2010, 10:15
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Yeah, that's confused me. In reality, he's probably just a few iotas to the left of his brother. Admittedly, the influence of the unions in his victory did give the right-wing press a bit of a field day. Of course, Cameron had to let loose the tiresome homophobe Baroness Warsi with a snarky soundbite. It's a real shame that the first Muslim in the cabinet happens to be such a dullard.
It's telling how people complained about the narrow ideological ground the election was fought over, but when a candidate presents anything even slightly different, they're immediately dismissed as 'unelectable'. How's about a bit of (god forbid) genuine debate?!?
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Moon Cat
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Re: Ed Miliband wins Labour leadership
Sep 26, 2010, 10:46
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True.
It's such a shame that, following the swing to the right of the right during the '80s, and the repositioning of New Labour as a response, that anything slightly left of Attila The Hun is immediately pounced upon as being the handiwork of Trotsky or something.
However, perhaps there is slim hope (and God knows that's a commodity that one is wary of investing in these days) that, after witnessing the behaviour of the banks and big business pre and post credit crunch crisis, that the public might not be so suspicious of any ideas that have a 'leftist' tinge to them. Indeed, given the across-the-board effects of the recession and the breathtaking hubris and sheer ignorance displayed by the upper echelons of banking and business - still bleating about their bonuses and potential 'loss of talent'- and the uncertainty displayed by the electorate resulting in the ConDems, maybe some fresh, left leaning ideas, presented the right way may even have some general appeal.
I won't hold my breath, but you have to have some reason to get up in the morning.
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