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Ed MIlliband. Hero or Fool?

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By *oo hot OP   Couple
over a year ago

North West

Just curious...

Are people more enthused by Milliband as a result of his recent outbursts or do you feel like he is a cringeworthy fool digging a deeper and deeper hole for himself?

Personally I just feel like giving him a bigger spade.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Is he the labour leader?

If so I think he looks dodgy, they all do though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just curious...

Are people more enthused by Milliband as a result of his recent outbursts or do you feel like he is a cringeworthy fool digging a deeper and deeper hole for himself?

Personally I just feel like giving him a bigger spade."

Fool!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hello Too Hot,

he's not for me, I'm afraid, I think he'll ruin the country if he gets into power. He did us no favours when he was environmental secretary and were are still paying for it.

Alec

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does he have to be one or the other?

He's definitely not a hero, but I'm not sure I'd say fool either. I think he's a clever man who is lacking many of the necessary skills to be a good leader and should never have been elected to that position.

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury

Isn't the 'Ed Miller Band' some sort of musical combo?

Seriously though....They picked the wrong brother imho

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A real fool,hope he leads labour into election

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does he have to be one or the other?

He's definitely not a hero, but I'm not sure I'd say fool either. I think he's a clever man who is lacking many of the necessary skills to be a good leader and should never have been elected to that position.

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I agree he doesn't have to be a fool but IMHO he is a moderately intelligent chap with the incorrect opinion, based on the misguided belief that socialism is a credible economic policy. It just goes to show how awful his leadership rivals were.

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"Does he have to be one or the other?

He's definitely not a hero, but I'm not sure I'd say fool either. I think he's a clever man who is lacking many of the necessary skills to be a good leader and should never have been elected to that position.

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Lacking skills yes. Clever? Well that depends on how you judge cleverness.

If you're using bacon sandwich consumption he failed miserably, however he can walk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would consider myself a Marxist. I'm working class. My grandfather was a member of the communist party and I have a famous communist writer relation (passed on). The labour party has not spoken for the working class for a great many years. Their latest leader is a joke. He makes Cameron look good. Career politicians are the worst kind, Ed wouldn't know working class if it bit his arse. In my opinion the biggest threat this country faces is another mock labour government. I don't like, trust or want any of the parties in power.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does he have to be one or the other?

He's definitely not a hero, but I'm not sure I'd say fool either. I think he's a clever man who is lacking many of the necessary skills to be a good leader and should never have been elected to that position.

I agree he doesn't have to be a fool but IMHO he is a moderately intelligent chap with the incorrect opinion, based on the misguided belief that socialism is a credible economic policy. It just goes to show how awful his leadership rivals were. "

I completely disagree with pretty much all of his beliefs and policies, but he must be fairly clever to have got where he is despite a spectacular lack of charisma, so I'm going with misguided.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Isn't the 'Ed Miller Band' some sort of musical combo?

Seriously though....They picked the wrong brother imho"

Joker.

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"Just curious...

Are people more enthused by Milliband as a result of his recent outbursts or do you feel like he is a cringeworthy fool digging a deeper and deeper hole for himself?

Personally I just feel like giving him a bigger spade."

I'll chip in to the fund to buy that bigger spade.

Millipede seems like a nice enough bloke but i think he and Labour will ruin this country if they win the election and he gets into number 10. He looks daft eating a bacon sandwich, he looks shifty when he tips beggars in the street and he looks like a fool when he speaks on telly, no way in a million years would he ever get my vote. Even in Scotland where Labour are supposed to be strong, he's been told to stay away because it will drive more support to the SNP, says it all really, lol.

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By *oo hot OP   Couple
over a year ago

North West

That thing about Steffan Pessano (or whatever his name is) being a UK tax dodger seemed a bit of a strange thing to say considering that the guy is Italian anyway. I didn't get that at all and now he has Stuart Rose attacking him - amongst others as well. The Guardian did a virtual character assassination on him yesterday.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

the wrong brother thing is probably true, been voting for 36 years this election and not deemed it of consequence to vote for anyone based on their ability to eat a sandwich, tip a beggar or any of the other banal irrelevancies that seem to have become 'important' to anyone wanting to be PM in the present times..

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

Nobody gets to the top of the political pole without being very intelligent!

Maybe the question we should be asking is why are the media painting him in such a bad light?

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Around here I can't see any enthusiasm for Miliband. He's the biggest drawback to Labour beating the Tories.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nobody gets to the top of the political pole without being very intelligent!

Maybe the question we should be asking is why are the media painting him in such a bad light?"

Because he makes it easy for them ?

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"the wrong brother thing is probably true, been voting for 36 years this election and not deemed it of consequence to vote for anyone based on their ability to eat a sandwich, tip a beggar or any of the other banal irrelevancies that seem to have become 'important' to anyone wanting to be PM in the present times..

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The sandwich and the beggar things are just amusing sideshows which highlight how awkward he appears to look in public, would you want this man representing us at the G8 or the whitehouse with the worlds media spotlight on him? We would be a laughing stock, at least Cameron looks the part.

Besides its Milibands position on the EU, and how he would go about fixing the economy that is turning people off from voting Labour for most people.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He's no fool but just a bit of a knob really...leader of the labour party suits him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As much as I despise the Conservative Party I look at the bigger picture. They are the only realistic government. The best looking turd in a bucket of shit.

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By *igandanneCouple
over a year ago

Cheltenham

The man is an idiot but the lemmings in his party will still vote for him.god help us if his ever PM

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"As much as I despise the Conservative Party I look at the bigger picture. They are the only realistic government. The best looking turd in a bucket of shit."
And from the same educational background as the prime minister yes they all seem pretty much as bad as each other,however you cannot blame labour for all the countries inadequacies ...start with the tories flogging off everything to their rich pals(which hasnt really stopped since Maggie Snatcher)...anyone that thinks differently really does have their head buried up their own arse.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He's not box office but then you only see the perception the media wants to present him as, what eating a bacon sandwich has to do with anything Christ knows. Conviction politics doesn't seem to fit in a soundbite age.

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

Seen him in Morrisons. Not entirely sure id of left him in charge of household goods.

If you cant handle a bacon butty how are you going to front putin?

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston


" at least Cameron looks the part.

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Would that be the man that President Obama was recorded referring to as "what a lightweight" and has spent the last 4 and a 1/2 years running round shouting the odds internationally and getting nothing. Unless you count an EU rebate that we were going to get in any case? Or managing to so upset his coalition partners that they blocked his attempts to introduce electoral boundary changes? Or the Law and Order Government that have managed to so alienate the police that they are now all targets. Or maybe you mean the man who employed a criminal to run his PR (remember Andy Coulson).

I would suggest that if its a choice between someone who is so open he can get caught looking uncomfortable in the presence of a beggar and looks a plonker when trying not to get grease on his clothes while eating an overfilled greasy bacon buttie, and someone who backs criminals right up to their conviction then I know who I would choose, and it's not the twat who has spent the last 5 years steeling from the poor to give to his rich mates!

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By *oo hot OP   Couple
over a year ago

North West


"As much as I despise the Conservative Party I look at the bigger picture. They are the only realistic government. The best looking turd in a bucket of shit.And from the same educational background as the prime minister yes they all seem pretty much as bad as each other,however you cannot blame labour for all the countries inadequacies ...start with the tories flogging off everything to their rich pals(which hasnt really stopped since Maggie Snatcher)...anyone that thinks differently really does have their head buried up their own arse.

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It is often said that Conservatives flog everything off to their rich pals. I am wondering if you can give us an actual example of this other than perpetuating a soundbyte that is just a lie.

What you are alleging is corruption and that is a legal matter so rather than post your findings on here - better report them the the Police.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Complete Reprobait!

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By *oo hot OP   Couple
over a year ago

North West


" ..... and it's not the twat who has spent the last 5 years steeling from the poor to give to his rich mates!"

That soundbyte again... Give us an example or better still report this high level corruption to the Police.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Think nhs cameron will finally kill it so will farage only one option milliband all the way its not about personalities its about more than that for me its not celebrity big brother.

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


" ..... and it's not the twat who has spent the last 5 years steeling from the poor to give to his rich mates!

That soundbyte again... Give us an example or better still report this high level corruption to the Police."

And here was me thinking the tories had been in coalition with the lib dems for the last 5 years but no mention of them from the tory bashers, lol. Looks like the Lib dems get off scott free, ha, and was'nt it Vince Cable who oversaw the sale of Royal Mail into the private sector?

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury


"As much as I despise the Conservative Party I look at the bigger picture. They are the only realistic government. The best looking turd in a bucket of shit."

While I would not agree with your conclusion, I certainly agree with your reasoning as you can apply the turd analogy to any of our political parties.

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod

over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

I don't care for him...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Guys a prick.

Can you imagine what he was like at school? He would've been *that kid* who grassed everyone up whenever they put a foot out of line, and had a gift for teacher each day, slimy little twat.

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By *ot monkey71Couple
over a year ago

middlesbrough

Fool, the clue is the fact he is a politician, bit of a give away really.

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By *horley ChickWoman
over a year ago

Chorley


"Does he have to be one or the other?

He's definitely not a hero, but I'm not sure I'd say fool either. I think he's a clever man who is lacking many of the necessary skills to be a good leader and should never have been elected to that position.

I agree he doesn't have to be a fool but IMHO he is a moderately intelligent chap with the incorrect opinion, based on the misguided belief that socialism is a credible economic policy. It just goes to show how awful his leadership rivals were. "

Actually not true! His brother David has clear leadership potential IMHO - but the unions wanted a puppet and so voted Ed into the role. A travesty in my opinion! Xx

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By *ogistical NightmaresCouple
over a year ago

Manchester Area

He could make a good live version of Wallace, from Wallace and Grommit. (F)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wish he would grow a pair of balls and follow Greece's example by offering the electorate a real change from the current policies. But he is too weak, he will continue with virtually all of the Tory/Lib Dem economic policies while throwing a few bones to traditional Labour supporters like a mansion tax. I think the electorate will see straight through him and the Labour party, he will be _iewed as Tory lite and will lose.

So my advice, grow a pair Ed, offer us some policies you really believe in and which will appeal to traditional labour supporters and you never know, we might just have an election battle which will get the British public engaged.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"the wrong brother thing is probably true, been voting for 36 years this election and not deemed it of consequence to vote for anyone based on their ability to eat a sandwich, tip a beggar or any of the other banal irrelevancies that seem to have become 'important' to anyone wanting to be PM in the present times..

The sandwich and the beggar things are just amusing sideshows which highlight how awkward he appears to look in public, would you want this man representing us at the G8 or the whitehouse with the worlds media spotlight on him? We would be a laughing stock, at least Cameron looks the part.

Besides its Milibands position on the EU, and how he would go about fixing the economy that is turning people off from voting Labour for most people. "

'looking the part' is part of the issue, Cameron has not exactly shone this last 4 yrs and 9 months..

whomever gets in it will be more of the same..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He is the best we got for ordinary and real people, so I will be voting for him xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"He is the best we got for ordinary and real people, so I will be voting for him xx "

A profoundly middle class career politician who is as far removed from places like Bransholme and Orchard Park in Hull as you could imagine. Surely Labour could do better.

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"Nobody gets to the top of the political pole without being very intelligent!

Maybe the question we should be asking is why are the media painting him in such a bad light?"

Oh come on! John Prescott deputy prime minister for one perfect example.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"He is the best we got for ordinary and real people, so I will be voting for him xx

A profoundly middle class career politician who is as far removed from places like Bransholme and Orchard Park in Hull as you could imagine. Surely Labour could do better."

Blair took Labour away from the 'working class' in his quest for middle England / centre left voters..

there is no real viable party to represent that grouping at present and fringe parties like the Greens and Ukip may well benefit as will the SNP..

If Labour doesn't address itself it risks becoming a coalition only governing party however perhaps the same could be said for the Tories..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Even I'm not convinced with my conclusion. Let's just say whomever took power would have royally fucked the country up but in different and equally terrible way?

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By *alifaxsuetvcdTV/TS
over a year ago

halifax

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By *alifaxsuetvcdTV/TS
over a year ago

halifax

A spade I'll help fund a JCB to Bury him and his deadly policy's. They have shown no remorse for there part in the crash or there theft of the private pension funds while protecting the public service pensions.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" ..... and it's not the twat who has spent the last 5 years steeling from the poor to give to his rich mates!

That soundbyte again... Give us an example or better still report this high level corruption to the Police."

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I think you need to look at the sound bite from a slightly different angle as it's not necessarily their "friends" but certainly the wealthy benefiting.

A prime example would be the recent sell off of the royal mail, which was sold undervalued (always good for a quick buck on your investment), only 30% was sold to the public that owned it ( 70% going to hedge funds, banks and pension companies), they split the pension liability from the royal mail just before it was sold to allow the rich to profit without worrying about pensions, which means we make no profit but still have the liability ( great move on our part there ).

The whole deception with mainstream politics and parties is to make you assume one party is different to the other or have differing opinions, when in fact labour had planned on selling the mail before the Tories!.

To answer the question I very much doubt a guy with a 2:1 and a masters and earns a considerable amount more than anyone else on here is stupid or foolish.

People gleefully tell me that socialism is the politics of envy!.

If that's the case then I think we can equally say that thinking your brighter than a guy who is clearly smarter than you, is the envy of the dumbed down sound bite brigade.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At the moment he's a hero to the Tories lol.

"If you're not a socialist by the time you're twenty, you haven't got a heart.

But if you're not a Tory by the time you're forty five, you haven't got a brain".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"At the moment he's a hero to the Tories lol.

"If you're not a socialist by the time you're twenty, you haven't got a heart.

But if you're not a Tory by the time you're forty five, you haven't got a brain"."

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That's what they say!!.

Personally I just think it's a myth circulated by those that seek to govern.

I don't think they've ever given a shit about the people, it's always been a country ruled by the elite for the elite and I don't think any things ever changed.

They've given every inclination over the years that rather than better things for the people, they willfully make things worse to serve their own ends.

I certainly wouldn't feel good to openly support any of the big three political parties when all they've done is treat people like dog shit under their shoes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Weren't Milliband and Balls part of the previous Government, they certainly were advisers to them.

The previous Government who fucked the country up so badly that you've yet to see all the ramifications.

If he gets to be PM he'll be the luckiest, least deserving twat of all time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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Weren't Milliband and Balls part of the previous Government, they certainly were advisers to them.

The previous Government who fucked the country up so badly that you've yet to see all the ramifications.

If he gets to be PM he'll be the luckiest, least deserving twat of all time."

.noooo

Surely they couldn't have been worse than that paedo Ted heath!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"As much as I despise the Conservative Party I look at the bigger picture. They are the only realistic government. The best looking turd in a bucket of shit.And from the same educational background as the prime minister yes they all seem pretty much as bad as each other,however you cannot blame labour for all the countries inadequacies ...start with the tories flogging off everything to their rich pals(which hasnt really stopped since Maggie Snatcher)...anyone that thinks differently really does have their head buried up their own arse.

It is often said that Conservatives flog everything off to their rich pals. I am wondering if you can give us an actual example of this other than perpetuating a soundbyte that is just a lie.

What you are alleging is corruption and that is a legal matter so rather than post your findings on here - better report them the the Police."

...Yawn,every utility company that was sold on had numerous tory mps on their boards....you should look up facts.

Oh the labour leaders a pleb though..thats a stark fact!!

Educating pork springs to mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


" ..... and it's not the twat who has spent the last 5 years steeling from the poor to give to his rich mates!

That soundbyte again... Give us an example or better still report this high level corruption to the Police.

And here was me thinking the tories had been in coalition with the lib dems for the last 5 years but no mention of them from the tory bashers, lol. Looks like the Lib dems get off scott free, ha, and was'nt it Vince Cable who oversaw the sale of Royal Mail into the private sector? "

Margaret Thatcher years were not the past 5......keep up

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

He's neither a hero not a fool, just a career politician whose own beliefs no longer fit the political party to which he is affiliated, and trying to take Labour back towards the left would ultimately be a futile exercise as this country's political spectrum now operates from a position of just left of centre to quite a way to the right and shows no sign of changing in the near future.

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

tough choice ..... but not anyway near as tough as trying to decide wether Cameron is villainous sociopath or compulsive liar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"tough choice ..... but not anyway near as tough as trying to decide wether Cameron is villainous sociopath or compulsive liar"
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Lol you know perfectly well he's a Villainous sociopath

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago


"tough choice ..... but not anyway near as tough as trying to decide wether Cameron is villainous sociopath or compulsive liar.

Lol you know perfectly well he's a Villainous sociopath"

watch out .... the extreme right will be asking you for examples/proof to back up that soundbyte

anyhow, it seems to me that he may indeed be both

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"He's neither a hero not a fool, just a career politician whose own beliefs no longer fit the political party to which he is affiliated, and trying to take Labour back towards the left would ultimately be a futile exercise as this country's political spectrum now operates from a position of just left of centre to quite a way to the right and shows no sign of changing in the near future."

I couldn't agree more, how accurate! You should put yourself forward!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"He's neither a hero not a fool, just a career politician whose own beliefs no longer fit the political party to which he is affiliated, and trying to take Labour back towards the left would ultimately be a futile exercise as this country's political spectrum now operates from a position of just left of centre to quite a way to the right and shows no sign of changing in the near future.

I couldn't agree more, how accurate! You should put yourself forward!

"

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Bullocks you see I disagree I'm (left wing), but I'm also right wing on some things I'm neither on others, I think this whole I'm left your right is just showmanship for the foolish.

Although most Tories, not all I may add are just the usual I'm in it for my mates brigade.

Winston Churchill left something like 370k in his will, not bad for a guy who spent nearly all his life in the army!!.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

milliband is an utter plonker and if as he should lose the election the labour party will dump him in a flash with a few nice words said over his grave

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"He's neither a hero not a fool, just a career politician whose own beliefs no longer fit the political party to which he is affiliated, and trying to take Labour back towards the left would ultimately be a futile exercise as this country's political spectrum now operates from a position of just left of centre to quite a way to the right and shows no sign of changing in the near future.

I couldn't agree more, how accurate! You should put yourself forward!

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Bullocks you see I disagree I'm (left wing), but I'm also right wing on some things I'm neither on others, I think this whole I'm left your right is just showmanship for the foolish.

Although most Tories, not all I may add are just the usual I'm in it for my mates brigade.

Winston Churchill left something like 370k in his will, not bad for a guy who spent nearly all his life in the army!!.

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Way to miss the point completely...

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By *inCity BluesMan
over a year ago

London


"Nobody gets to the top of the political pole without being very intelligent!

"

John Prescott was Deputy Prime Minister and he was an ignorant, semi-literate buffoon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Foolish hero

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

Devious fool worst of a bad lot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

Lacking skills yes. Clever? Well that depends on how you judge cleverness.

If you're using bacon sandwich consumption he failed miserably, however he can walk. "

The whole bacon sandwich thing is a farce - the Milibands are of jewish heritage so of course bacon consumption may be an "issue" for them

Would any of the mockers take the same tone if a bacon buttie was jammed under the nose of Sajid Javid the Culture Secretary(and man who would be King of the Tory party) as he is of Muslim heritage with a similar dietary ban on bacon - would the chattering classes find that amusing??? I think not!!

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