I can see clearly now

[Doggy Styles]

Milliband is a poor leader of his party.
His policies are not only union-driven, they are incoherent.
He does not acknowledge that his party mismanaged the economy, suggesting he'd do it again.
At best he is a mediocre performer in public.
The public rate him very lowly.
His shadow ministers are hardly plausible.

But the political landscape means that he could become our Prime Minister in May.

[I just need to test it]

I really like Andy Burnham. He seems to lack the tw@t gene that is moreorless universally present in prominent MPs.

[DiscoStu]

Let's hope Miliband survives until the general elections as it will mean a certain defeat for Labour

Indeed, the unions have done us all a favour voting for Weird Ed instead of his brother.

[Eirikur]

Let's hope Miliband survives until the general elections as it will mean a certain defeat for Labour

[EternalOptimist]

Ed balls is a cnt


well, he would be, except he lacks warmth and depth

[stek]

The fooking pies are fooking old
The fooking chips are fooking cold
The fooking beer is fooking flat
The fooking flats have fooking rats
The fooking clocks are fooking wrong
The fooking days are fooking long
It fooking gets you fooking down
Evidently CUK

[EternalOptimist]

For situations like this, why can't someone invent glasses with little battery operated windscreen wipers?

because God didn't make the little green apples
and it dont rain in Indianapolis in the summer time

[OwlHoot]

I can see clearly now the rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind ...

For situations like this, why can't someone invent glasses with little battery operated windscreen wipers?

[TheFaQQer]

Would his brother not give it another go?

Remember reading a few of political commentators at the time said he should have been him and not the "Union Boy".

qh

He's not an MP, and would need to take a massive pay cut to be tempted back from International Rescue.

[quackhandle]

Would his brother not give it another go?

Remember reading a few of political commentators at the time said he should have been him and not the "Union Boy".

qh

[TheFaQQer]

Balls.

I think all the other senior Labourites are happy to let Milliband lose this one, and are already targeting 2020 when they might have a chance.

Are you suggesting my statement was wrong, or offering the name of an alternative?

Alan Johnson is the most credible, but he's ruled himself out, and he'd never be allowed to forget the VAT / NI mix-up as shadow chancellor.

Chuka Umunna is probably their best bet, but for the following election, assuming Labour don't get into power this time.

[VectraMan]

There is no credible candidate to replace him.

Balls.

I think all the other senior Labourites are happy to let Milliband lose this one, and are already targeting 2020 when they might have a chance.

[TheFaQQer]

There is no credible candidate to replace him.

And they won't use up a third of the run up to the election in a leadership contest.

[EternalOptimist]

I can see clearly now the rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind


but I can't see Milliband lasting till the end of the year