Dear Ed, Yesterday you did something really dreadful, although I doubt you realise the full significance. In the same week that members of your party, the postal workers union, senior Labour MPs and thousands of voters on Merseyside were organising a campaign to reject The Sun newspaper being delivered unsolicited through their letter boxes, you […]
Posts Tagged ‘Ed Miliband’
How to manage Ed Miliband
Jun 9th, 2014 by Phil Burton-Cartledge.I’ve said this before, and I’ll repeat it until I’m blue in the face. There is a current leader of a political party. His time in office has been marked by division, of colleagues going to war over who would be his successor, of backbench rebellions and open disloyalty, of habitually prevaricating in the face […]
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Let’s hear it for insincerity!
Jun 6th, 2014 by David Pavett.I have just received another of those marketing emails from Labour: Hi David, I’m thrilled to invite you to our annual conference, taking place in Manchester from Sunday 21 to Wednesday 24 September. As a long-term member, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your ongoing support for Labour. Conference this year is our […]
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Anti-immigrant rhetoric will only alienate young voters
Jun 5th, 2014 by John Percival.In his first conference speech as party leader, Ed Miliband spoke of a “new generation” not bound by the fear or the ghosts of the past. When it comes to immigration, younger people are much more likely to welcome the benefits and opportunities provided by freedom of movement than those from older generations. Polling from […]
