Who should be the next leader?

Thrugelmir

Linton wrote: »

The SNP show it can be done.

Jury's out. Let's see what the next 5 years brings. The candidates themselves need to prove themselves capable and competent people.

System

chucknorris wrote: »

I hope Labour select someone that is equally as good as Ed Miliband was (for the Tories), it is a shame that he has gone.

Exactly. "Best" for whom?

ERICS_MUM

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I'm another one who's disappointed that Alan Johnson won't be standing. Personally, I'd like to have Harriet Harman as leader but I know that's neither a popular viewpoint nor a vote winner.

Yup, both have what could loosely termed a decent personality, unlike the pre-election triumvirate of Milliband, Balls and Wifey. I'm surprised sour faced Yvette "mrs Balls" Cooper hasn't thrown her hat into the ring .....yet.

CLAPTON

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Jury's out. Let's see what the next 5 years brings. The candidates themselves need to prove themselves capable and competent people.

the last thing we need is capable and competent nationalist socialists.

we had enough of them in the 1930s

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Linton wrote: »

There is room for a mass radical left party in this country that can offer a vision of a better world to the majority of the population.

Not really.

As the vision of a better world that the majority of the population want is more money in their pockets, an increase in their personal wealth, and a thriving, prosperous economy to succeed in with their career.

That's pretty much the opposite of what a radical left party would deliver.

purch

Talking of "radical left party's" the SNP's manifesto would have led to far more austerity than Labours.:eek:

IveSeenTheLight

Generali wrote: »

In the spirit of the question, Carswell for UKIP until autumn and then Farage again (he said he'd step down and may stand again).

Do you want Farage as a Conservative voter or because you think it would be in the interest of the UKIP?

I thought Farage was a breath of fresh air, honestly raising points and questions which other politicians wanted to skirt around.

That said, I did not think he acted with any dignity with regard to not gaining his seat or his step down.

To say your relieved to not be voted in, would not be a vote winner for me in the future.

IveSeenTheLight

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Lib-Dems:
Clegg is the best they have... Tim Farron is probably a contender, or maybe Alistair Carmichael.

Seriously not Carmichael.
He is not strong enough to be leader. He could not hold his own as Secretary of State for Scotland.

Lib Dems would be further screwed with him at the helm

headachesrus

I don't like it when leaders step down within hours of a loss. Smacks of throwing your toys out of the pram. Farage clearly thought he was going to win so the comment of stepping down was a bit throwaway in my opinion. Won't be long before he is back.

Leaders need to have some personality and charisma about them. BoJo is surely guaranteed to be the next Tory leader.

Nick Clegg is the best Lib Dems have got.

I like Alan Johnson, he is from the real world, and I wonder whether any overtures have been made to the other Miliband to come home?

Redknapps_Dog

IveSeenTheLight wrote: »

Seriously not Carmichael.
He is not strong enough to be leader. He could not hold his own as Secretary of State for Scotland.

Lib Dems would be further screwed with him at the helm

For me it's Farron or Norman Lamb.

Simon Hughes was my MP, had he kept it I suspect he'd be favourite.