NL's next leader - you heard it here first.

[Pondlife]

Environment Secretary David Miliband says he is not planning to be a contender for the Labour leadership or deputy leadership.
Mr Miliband told BBC News: "I am not a runner nor a rider for any of the jobs that are being speculated about."

Read it here

To be followed in a few months by "No, I couldn't, who me? You really think so? Oh alright then..."

[DimPrawn]

Slimy tw@t

[CaribbeanPirate]

Remeber Francis Urquhart in House of Cards?

"Me? Well, I'm just a backroom boy."
"You might well think that. I couldn't possibly comment. "

[MarillionFan]

I find that no matter how hard I try, sometimes I just cannot do it.
How about you?

[xoggoth]

Seeing as how it's so difficult to ever get the bastards to leave once in power my suggestion for the ideal Labour party leader would be Dennis Healy (89)

[bogeyman]

Seeing as how it's so difficult to ever get the bastards to leave once in power my suggestion for the ideal Labour party leader would be Dennis Healy (89)

"I will squeeeeeeeeeze you until your pips squeek! - heh heh heh!"

[wendigo100]

I think Cameron is nailed on.

[stackpole]

I find that no matter how hard I try, sometimes I just cannot do it.
How about you?

I'm not old enough yet!

[Joe Black]

"NL's next leader - you heard it here first."

Well as long as any of these don't end up the next PM, then I'm sure it'll work out just fine.

[xoggoth]

Bit out of date that JB, but funny how nearly all the same faces, just departments changed.

For a thing on my blog I was looking at previous governments back to Wilson the other day, and it's odd how this same thing happens. The incoming government chooses a team and then these same characters are moved around in every reshuffle including post election ones. There are few who leave the government and few who join it.

Naturally I find this very sinister.