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Ed Miliband wins Labour Leadership

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  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    I think it has a simple answer, he was after Union votes, look how Cleggy has become a hatchet wielding Tory after a sniff of power icon7.gif

    He fooled me I though by voting LibDem I was voting for a slower reduction of the deficit.
  • bendix
    bendix Posts: 5,499 Forumite
    The Tories couldn't have got a better result than this except, perhaps, Diane Abbott. It's wonderful how Labour continues to shoot itself in the foot.

    For a party what accuses Cameron of being elitist, smug and self-satisfied, what do they do? Elect a similarly privileged, smug, self-satisfied twit as leader and - worse - one who looks as if his face is fixed into a permanent sneer.

    You couldn't make it up.
  • bendix
    bendix Posts: 5,499 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    He fooled me I though by voting LibDem I was voting for a slower reduction of the deficit.

    Serves you right for wasting your vote. What exactly did you expect the Libdems to do? Show backbone for the first time in 110 years?

    Suckers.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    bendix wrote: »
    Serves you right for wasting your vote. What exactly did you expect the Libdems to do? Show backbone for the first time in 110 years?

    Suckers.

    My vote was wasted before I voted the only party ever likely to win where I am is Tory.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    Looks like David Milliband is off.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Looks like David Milliband is off.

    All the press have been going on about this week is will or won’t David go but in the big scheme of things will it make any difference what he does I don’t think so.
  • StevieJ
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Looks like David Milliband is off.

    From impressions that I get it seems that sneaky kid brother Ed will be happy with that.
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    StevieJ wrote: »
    From impressions that I get it seems that sneaky kid brother Ed will be happy with that.

    Well it will certainly save 'more of the same' in house arguing in the labour party if he does go.

    Makes you wonder what they actually mean when they say "I came into politics for the good of the country".
  • wherediditallgothen
    wherediditallgothen Posts: 1,520 Forumite
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    Well it will certainly save 'more of the same' in house arguing in the labour party if he does go.

    Makes you wonder what they actually mean when they say "I came into politics for the good of the country".

    I'm sure there are a handful who do genuinely go in to it for the good of the country, but most appear to go into it as it's better than a proper job, and provides far more pocket lining opportunities than most other avenues.
    Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
    Bo Jackson
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    And he's gone. Quelle surprise. Didn't win, so screw everything he's said before about doing whats right for the country! Mindyou, he says he's doing it for the country & the party.
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