He swanned over to Wales, and it seemed he meant business. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, his wife and the Danish Prime Minister, flew over for a county Labour party dinner in a grand and rather questionable move that some said would backfire. But apparently, the thing getting Labour members exercised in Aberavon is a story that we only saw ripples of three years ago. The story that Stephen Kinnock had opted for a private education for his daughter.

Yes, that’s right. If selected in Aberavon, Stephen Kinnock can join the dream team of Diane Abbott, Ruth Kelly, Lord Falconer and other rank hypocrites who have graced Labour’s parliamentary benches in recent years. Falconer, indeed, was allegedly told by senior Blair advisors that his bid for a Dudley parliamentary seat would be hindered if he would not pull his sons out of Westminster. It seems that Miliband’s office are less rigorous with advice to their parachutees. Continue reading →