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Dianne Abbot
For a laugh
Well, definitely on of the Milibands, but given that their father Ralph was the last of the socialist Milibands, I think i'd have to go for the space cowboy brother, Steve
I think a draw between the Milliband brothers would be good. They would then be forced to do everything in unison forming a hilarious double-act. PMQ's would look like the Ant and Dec show on a Saturday night.
Whats not to like?
How about looney left Andy Burnham? That'd make Labour unelectable - great!
The Milibands are a pair of superior, swotty geeks that the nation at large is never going to warm to.
Man-of-the-People Andy Burnham is Labour's only hope.
Ed Balls, just for the comedy headlines.
How about looney left Andy Burnham? That'd make Labour unelectable - great!
Unelectable oppositions are never a good thing. Look how his Tonyness went off without a decent Tory party...
dianne for me, i just like her
shes not too far left but shes not just another blair/cameron/clegg clone like the milliblands
and balls is a prick
An Ed, preferably Balls, but tother if not.
erm.... isn't the point that they'd ALL make labour unelectable? Labour just is unelectable at the moment. In the same way the Tory's were after being booted out last time. Look where the constant leadership changes got them
Why not work on the same principle and give them all a go at it
Ed Balls or/and Dianne Abbot for comedy double act.
The funny talking Milibands for keeping it in the family i.e. let the younger brother be the leader.
Agree with the comment above about unelectable oppostions, but that aside no longer care (I used to care passionately) as I no longer trust Labour after Iraq, civil liberties etc etc. Am very disillusioned indeed, and I suspect many are, which is when the lunatic fringe parties tend to pick up votes.
Presumably if Ed Miliband gets in his brother will suddenly go off to that job he thought about in Europe a while ago. Certainly couldn't give him the shadow treasurers job otherwise there would be uproar.
Steve Miller Band.
Same as ononeorange. Disillusioned by Tory Bliar. Brown micro-managed too much and made too many mistakes (telling everyone in advance that you want to sell off our gold, great sales tactic). Of the current bunch, well non of them really.
David M = Camerclegg clone
Ed M = unconvinced
Ed B = unconvinced
Andy Burnham = inexperienced lightweight - no chance against Camerclegg
Diane Abbott = stuck to her socialist principles so highly that she sent her son to private school - rank hypocrite
Voted Lib Dem last time. Now feel really let down by Cleggeron.
Makes no difference who gets it, they're all only in it for themselves anyway.
Who cares!
No outstanding candidate. they are all so bland!
I'd love big Di to win (obviously she won't)... never ceases to amaze me how someone so well educated can be so consistently wrong.
I guess she's in good company tho', they'll be unelectable whoever wins (+1 for that not being a good thing)
Dianne Abbot? No way. Hypocrite and racist.
Red Ken cha cha cha!
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PM question time would be a lot more fun with a fire breathing monster on one side of the dispatch box.....
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but mainly anyone that makes labour unelectable - ever
I can't agree with that!No outstanding candidate. they are all so bland!
It's very true, the Milliband's are far too geeky, too middle class. I guess they might appeal to young IT workers.
The Labour party can forget trying to appeal to the middle classes as this group has had a enough of this party over the past 13 years! They overwhelmingly voted with thier feet recently (and quite rightly so).
There's no point trying to appeal to tradidtional Labour voters because they'll vote Labour anyway.
I don't agree that Labour are unelectable however. We face painful times ahead thanks to the last "shower" who were in power, but people have short memories and will blame who ever is in government at the time the axe falls. I certainly wouldn't want to be in Clegg/Cameron's shoes! Their job is almost impossible.
In four years time, the feeling in the country could be quite different to today. [u]IF[/u] Labour got back in and started to run up debt again, I trully believe the UK would be finished and it would end up with around the same economic ranking as some of the countries of the former Soviet Union.
The only one I could see actually making it to PM would be David Milliband.
But in reality I don't care 🙂
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Dig up John Smith, even in his current state he'd do a better job than any of the candidates.
There's no point trying to appeal to tradidtional Labour voters because they'll vote Labour anyway.
I think you'll find that most of them didn't bother last time out
The one I've voted for!
But, just out of interest . . .
Super Scale 20: "Who cares"? Do you not agree with democracy? What system would [b]you[/b] prefer?
Coyote, being an "inexperienced lightweight" didn't hold David Cameron back
There's no point trying to appeal to tradidtional Labour voters because they'll vote Labour anyway.I think you'll find that most of them didn't bother last time out
Cool! 😈
The most competent in the whole land out of all the Labour faithful, Pingu.
Stryker millibrand:
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/secret-miliband-brother-blows-contest-wide-open-201009143084/
LMAO!
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Oh Jeez... I grew to detest New Labour over their thirteen years in power to the point where I currently will not consider voting for them again.
Neither Ed Balls nor the Millibands have bothered to acknowledge the reasons why the voting public turned on them, instead they're merely offering meek soundbites about "immigration" or "ID Cards" which have little substance but drop hints to the middle classes about Daily Mail politics.
Yes, ID Cards were a policy I disagreed with strongly, however I also had issue with transportation, war in Iraq, pensions policy, the 10% tax rate, the sidestepped promise of an EU referendum, the disasterous love affair with the media and banking magnates and the worrying obsession with continuing Thatcherism.
I know I'm going to provoke a backlash from the Labourites on here, but frankly thirteen years of New Labour did more to destroy my faith in politicians than the Major Sleaze years ever did. The Labour party must be made to pay dearly for their fast and loose attitude to public opinion before I'd ever give one of their candidates the time of day.
😆 Great link!Stryker millibrand
Major Sleaze years
All these were about was Edwina Currie dropping her knickers so she could write a book about it and make a few quid.
This pales into insignificance compared to the scandal over Dr David Kelly, as one example!
Anyway, who in their right mind would want to do her??? John Major must have got the wrong prescription for his glasses. 😈
Ahhh, sleaze!
Well Pingu makes more sense and his actions are coherent at least.
Actually, aside from the GLOBAL financial crisis, the UK is in fact in better shape now than it was under the Tories. Health and education especially have improved, especially in areas previously neglected by the Tories. Crime is lower. And all sorts of other things.
Don't let facts cloud your bigoted judgement though eh?
But didn't Tony promise us the end of sleaze? (repeatedly)
Well, politics, and the actions of politicians, do seem to be much more transparent these days. Unlike when the Tories had pretty much most of the British Media in their pockets. The Tories were far more corrupt, it's just that they used their media connections to ensure their sordid dealings were covered up more. They'd offer up the odd sacrificial lamb to appease the left-wing press from time to time, but nobody truly corrupt.
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Meanwhile, other Tories were quietly doing arms deals with foreign dictators...
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come off it sponge bob - sleaze was far more than that. remember envelopes full of cash? Remember serving tories going to jail?
If you are going to Tag about me [i]before I even join the thread[/i] at least spell my name right
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If you call him, he will come....
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Interesting also, that the best response to the fact that many things in the UK have improved under Labour, is to wibble on abut 'sleaze'. A tory, talking about sleaze! 😆
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And let's not forget their support of the Khmer Rouge and Suharto
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