Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 961404)

Get out of that one Graham!

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 961471)

I cannot see anyone in the current parliament, from any of the parties that has that ability.

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 961469)

As I doubt I'll get an intelligible response from Graham, to get back to thread-
Ed Milliband- the only problem I have with him(besides the fact that he's a very rich man who claims to be Labour but hasn't a clue how ordinary people live) is that when I see him on television with those big doe-like eyes and the pleading manner in which he speaks I have a strong urge to pat him on the head and say 'There, there, Ed, don't worry, everything will turn out all right'.
That's not what I want in a Prime Minister or even an Opposition Leader!
I want someone who will pat me on the head and say 'There, there, Gordon, don't worry, everything will turn out all right'.
I want a Leader who, although sometimes right,sometimes wrong, will give me the confidence that they are able to LEAD!

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 961481)

Thats the real problem Labour have got to me Gordon, Not EdM, THe problem is the public perception,following the balls up made by Blair n Brown! until they admit that,fer my money,they will never regain credibility,no matter who leads the party.:(

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 961476)

Bring back Jack Straw and David Milliband for a start -what are they doing on the back-benches? Watching while the latest labour young guns shoot themselves continually in the foot!

Originally Posted by g jones (Post 961238)

Ed is a great leader.

Chip paper makes for ideal chit chat amongst commentators. I don't think it is distracting the Parliamentary Labour Party or that anyone is worried at this stage. Ed's put a lot in behind the scenes. Remarkable person and tough. He doesn't bat an eyelid at the paper stuff. Just carries on with a clear purpose. It's hard because I don't just want to say "oh this is what is being said behind closed doors about ourselves (and the opposition) and this is what we are going to do in years 3 and 4 and 5." Thats for Ed to do but he has pretty much laid out in the clearest of terms to Labour MP's how we will approach the next election and how he plans for those years with the Labour Party. There is some evolving still going on. We have the policy reviews.

When you're on the inside knowing how clear and decisive Ed is in what he wants and how he has a clear plan, you can't take the outside media seriously.

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 961483)

How long can you hold your breath,cashman?

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob (Post 961512)

For goodness' sake! How old are you Graham Jones?

That is the sort of gushing tripe I would expect from some lovestruck schoolgirl. One might almost imagine that you have posters of EdM plastered all over the walls of your bedroom.

Is it true that you have 'I LUV ED' tattooed on your bum?

It strikes me that you and your mates in the party have got an uphill struggle on your hands to convince the country that 'Mr Wonderful' has what it takes to make it into Downing Street, considering that the press this morning has him as LESS popular than Nick Clegg - if such a thing can be imagined.

Sychophancy is disgusting, at any age.