The Labour Leadership Contest

[poliphilo]

Milliband, Milliband, Balls- three unhealthy-looking young men with starey eyes- all deeply compromised by their membership of the last government. I feel a revulsion that is almost physical. I wouldn't care to shake their hands.   

Burnham- I don't know much about Burnham except that he was questioned the other day about his support in government for something he now condemns- and his stuttering defence was that he's a team player and proud of it.

And then there's Abbot- a woman with a mind of her own.

Guess which one of them isn't being taken seriously.

Comments

[redatt.livejournal.com]

Mr Redatt was canvassed via email by one of the Millibands this evening, but he's already decided he's voting for Abbott. I would to if I were a Labour member.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's good.

Perhaps she has a chance after all...

[redatt.livejournal.com]

I frequently hear that she is very popular with Labour grass roots, but I don't know how much good that will do her. People seem to have a tendency to vote for second favourite candidates when their preferred candidate is perceived to be unpopular in in with less of a chance. Ho-hum.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes. If people would only vote with their hearts- and not tactically- British politics would be very different. For one thing we'd probably have a coalition in which the Lib Dems were the senior partner.