Who should be leader of the Labour party?

[Hatter The Mad]

Ed Balls through to third round That is disgraceful.

 

[JamesU2005]

So it's Ed.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

I knew it

 

[Naffa]

What a bag of fail, stupid voting system.

 

[JamesU2005]

lolz at Nick Robinson. Even I could do his job! He hasn't got a clue.

 

[z3r0]

WAT??!

 

[Captain_Slick]

The problem Ed Miliband has is that he appears to have been lifted straight out of the world of Wallace & Gromit.

 

[Dolph]

Ed has won according to the guardian. That's great, exactly what the country needs

Looks like he won on preference votes after David won the first round.

 

[Cosimo]

Ed Miliband is the new man. LOL

 

[Hatter The Mad]

Meh, this is sad for the country. Everyone in the Tories and Lib Dems are pleased, but I am not.

With the Lib Dems in government, Labour has to be slick opposition for government accountability. That isn't MilliEd. Let me be clear, I support the deficit cut programme, but there is a debate to be had about ways, means and where.

Pretty sad

 

[JamesU2005]

So 5 years until we know whether the country will vote for him too.

 

[Hatter The Mad]

What is worse, this increases the chance of Ed Balls becoming shadow Chancellor. That is bad news. He sweeps up a following of people who know no better, which could be dangerous for the deficit argument.

Ed Balls, after all, is a fanticist.

 

[Naffa]

Ed has won according to the guardian. That's great, exactly what the country needs

Looks like he won on preference votes after David won the first round.

David won the first three, it was only the on the fourth round that Ed won.

 

[z3r0]

Perhaps that's why he came out with a huge grin on his face. Thought he'd be a bit more upset though.

 

[Monkeynut]

The question now is: Can Labour win with Ed in charge? Or will they go back into the wilderness years?

 

[Captain_Slick]

Why is Ed Miliband claiming to be a new generation of the Labour Party? He's exactly the same as the last one...

 

[JamesU2005]

What is worse, this increases the chance of Ed Balls becoming shadow Chancellor. That is bad news. He sweeps up a following of people who know no better, which could be dangerous for the deficit argument.

Ed Balls, after all, is a fanticist.

Are you a Labour supporter by any chance?

 

[dante6491]

Why is Ed Miliband claiming to be a new generation of the Labour Party? He's exactly the same as the last one...

He is more left than the last one.

Irony. Labour leader talking about how the poor/rich gap is too big. It got worse under their stewardship.

 

[Naffa]

The question now is: Can Labour win with Ed in charge? Or will they go back into the wilderness years?

As a Labour supporter, I say the chance of their winning the next general election is pretty much zip. The only candidate with even a shred of credibility as prime minister was David, Ed will stand no chance at all.

That's even taking into account the response of the people to the public spending cuts, which will, by default, make people resent this government.

Irony. Labour leader talking about how the poor/rich gap is too big. It got worse under their stewardship.

Their fault was not undoing the catastrophic damage done by Thatcher. It was under her that the gap increased to such an extent that it maybe impossible to shrink.

 

[Dolph]

The question now is: Can Labour win with Ed in charge? Or will they go back into the wilderness years?

They were destined for the wilderness years anyway, but no, I don't think Ed can win, certainly not if he lurches left economically...