I am not sure what to make of the Miliband situation... I mean he performs very well in interviews, I thought he came across as very plausible when head to head with Paxman a few weeks ago (a trick that not many cabinet members manage with much aplomb) and he is clearly considered to be imbued with considerable nouse and talent (not to mention ambition that borders on the overweening)... but who would follow him?
I mean even without inadvertently inviting comparisons between himself and Heseltine, the man positively exudes oiliness. The sort of person who makes you subconsciously wipe your palm on your trouser leg after shaking his hand.
He seems to be trying as hard as he can to position himself optimally for a leadership bid, without actually being seen holding the knife himself, but there are clearly Labour MPs who would line up behind him, though I have no idea how many. I'm not even sure what proportion of the parliamentary Labour party are actually vaguely Socialist anymore, compared to the pseudo-thatcherites that Blair left us.
Still... Cruddas you reckon? I'll watch with interest.
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Date: 2008-09-26 08:40 am (UTC)I mean even without inadvertently inviting comparisons between himself and Heseltine, the man positively exudes oiliness. The sort of person who makes you subconsciously wipe your palm on your trouser leg after shaking his hand.
He seems to be trying as hard as he can to position himself optimally for a leadership bid, without actually being seen holding the knife himself, but there are clearly Labour MPs who would line up behind him, though I have no idea how many. I'm not even sure what proportion of the parliamentary Labour party are actually vaguely Socialist anymore, compared to the pseudo-thatcherites that Blair left us.
Still... Cruddas you reckon? I'll watch with interest.