Fair enough.
I'm not sure I see the harm. Don't think he's toxic and he's certainly not got the kind of support that could make him difficult for the new leader. Can see why he wouldn't fancy it though.
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I'm not sure I see the harm. Don't think he's toxic and he's certainly not got the kind of support that could make him difficult for the new leader. Can see why he wouldn't fancy it though.
Interesting article from a couple of years ago
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ntry-came-from-his-former-office-8569083.html
i wonder if that might crop up in the election?
If not, it certainly will if he's leader of the opposition.
Just a bit awkward, Labour look likely to essentially disown his programme and record. I'm not sure I can remember any cases of one of the big two parties having a leader go into another leading post right after losing big either.
Lord Sugar also resigns from the party, kick 'em while they're down then Alan.
F*ck him. Practically every Sugar product I've ever bought fell to bits eventually.
Man of the people. Seems both arrogant and petulant to me, don't like him.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ons-nightclubs-are-full-of-trash-8561809.html
Ed Miliband has gone clubbing - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/p...ing-down-as-labour-party-leader-10241499.html
Doesn't his company make sky+ boxes?
No idea, maybe they just took the brand name off as it's become a by-word for gash.
To be fair to him London nightclubs are full of trash.
So are pretty much all clubs full stop, tbf. Not great referring to a chunk of the electorate as 'trash' though. If Cameron said it about a strata of society, he'd be pilloried for it.
Labour's Alastair Campbell: "Debate is dangerous."
I've just been listening to last week's QT, where quite frankly the performance of the panel was atrocious (Hartley-Brewer aside perhaps). They completely ignored the question put about EVEL, Ashdown, who still appears to be in shock, simply rambled on about destructive nationalism before the discussion again returned to Scotland. John Swinney was insufferably prosing on at every opportunity, and the aforementioned Campbell all too eager to bicker with Maude.
I've just been listening to last week's QT, where quite frankly the performance of the panel was atrocious (Hartley-Brewer aside perhaps). They completely ignored the question put about EVEL, Ashdown, who still appears to be in shock, simply rambled on about destructive nationalism before the discussion again returned to Scotland. John Swinney was insufferably prosing on at every opportunity, and the aforementioned Campbell all too eager to bicker with Maude.
Fine be like that.
Chuka should try going to a regional nightclub if he wants to see real trash.
The point they were making about EVEL was that it essentially cedes the unionist case by playing the english off against the scots. But that was the (successful) Tory strategy the whole campaign, so it's not entirely surprising.
Would he like some fries with that? Because that's a whopper of an own goal and one you'd expect to hear in the upcoming leadership contest.
But that wasn't what the woman asked, she made a valid enquiry about the concerns of English voters and was either derided or ignored. It's just like the Owen Jones appearance on Dateline London, lessons are not being learnt.
I can't even remember the question to be honest, I just tend to be slightly surprised that people think English voters are the ones hard done by over the years. There needs to be a new settlement, agreed, but EVEL is a sledgehammer that'll bring independence for Scotland. I thought Campbell and Ashdown were right to first and foremost highlight the astonishing damage Cameron and the Tories did to the chances of the Union they professed to love but 6 months beforehand. All in the means of electoral advantage. At least the SNP were open about that.
In other news:
Sounds bigger than I thought, I was expected a shortish statement.
Surprise surprise, Farage remains UKIP leader after party rejects resignation.
If anyone on here ever becomes a politician, the press are going to have a field day reading through these.
This may end up entertaining - from the writer that's publishing a book next month having followed Farage on the campaign trail:
I knew it.
Of course. Thought they might wait until September to give his 'resignation' more credibility and then just re-elect him but they know full well they're nothing without him so they aren't risking it.
Wow, Farage Ukip U-turn after just three days.Well it was Farage or die.
Yeah, they could have the good grace to feign a leadership contest at least.
And the status quo (until Scottish voters turned their back on them) hasn't afforded the least political advantage at all in certain quarters, such would certainly not have influenced Labour opposition to constitutional change.
Maybe it doesn't though, it could just be the party's rather sketchy and opportunistic interpretation of democracy in this country. The journey toward independence began years ago and not a mere six months, and the union hasn't been adequately bolstered in the interim.There was no first an foremost to what Campbell and Ashdown said, for they didn't elaborate further; the questioner was written off as some evil nationalist and told to trot on out of their orbit.
Chukka might want to hit the clubs this evening to take his mind off things.
If Miliband did put hsi name forward for the leadership, who do you think could offer the best challenge to his chances?
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If an organisation rejects a person's resignation, surely that person is still free to resign? Or am I mistaken?
I think so, Farage has withdrawn his resignation.
How incredibly predictable.
And the status quo (until Scottish voters turned their back on them) hasn't afford the least political advantage at all in certain quarters, such would certainly not have influenced Labour opposition to constitutional change.
There was no first an foremost to what Campbell and Ashdown said, for they didn't elaborate further; the questioner was written off as some evil nationalist and told to trot on out of their orbit.
That's an exaggeration Nick, it was just the politician's usual trick of reforming the question to one they're more comfortable answering and able to attack their opponents with.
The best challenge at the moment is his lack of a seat which scuppers it immediately, but in theory terms I don't think there would be a real challenge, Chuka, Kendall and Hunt would lose their support immediately, Burnham and Cooper wouldn't stand much hope in the long run. As it happens I think his campaign now would be miles better than the one he put on in 2010 which I found uninspiring and awkward, weighed down by several years of pressure and expectation alongside the suspicion of "New Labour". That's gone now and he has direct evidence of the perils of leaving what worked behind.
Speaking of which, BBC's interview with him is on at 5pm.
feck, Ed Miliband has just returned now too.or not, sadly
Blimey, Weaste is now LibDem leader.
In theory. In practice, the mayor of London is a staunch Tory but manages to espouse the batty but open, modern and business-friendly side to the city's culture better than most Labour representatives.
Labour did a very poor job of presenting this side to their politics. Some of the economic policies were absurd, and the idea of Balls as Chancellor? Nearly as bad as the Sturgeon effect.
Appropriate enough, he goes both ways.
Wow another U-turn. Ros Altmann will join the government now as pensions minister after turning it down on Friday.
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-05-11/campaigner-ros-altmann-to-become-pensions-minister/
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-05-11/campaigner-ros-altmann-to-become-pensions-minister/
D Miliband says he won't be standing for leader but wants to play a part in Labour's future. Back in parliament within a couple of years then.
Yes I would say so. Unfortunately the trend these days seems to be to choose someone young, clean cut and as appealing and possible in the hope the voters will like them more than the leader of the other parties. (Churchill would never have been elected in today's world).
Much prefer to have the country run by someone who is older, wiser, more sensible and more experienced.