Comments on: David Miliband for Labour Leader

By: Dr Martin Meenagh

Dr Martin Meenagh — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:38:33 +0000

By the way, political office is a public trust. I wouldn’t deem to lecture you on it, because you seem to be quite successful at it, but the lifestyle and ambitions of people in it are neither here nor there. It shouldn’t be a ‘job’ and its characterisation as one is near the heart of our public problems.

By: Dr Martin Meenagh

Dr Martin Meenagh — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:24:52 +0000

I think that the ballot should have people like Andy Burnham and Diane Abbot on it; if it did, I would even think of rejoining Labour….

By: Daniel Oxley

Daniel Oxley — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:22:57 +0000

We should not forget though, that he chose to spend our hard-earned tax on doing up his home with £9,000 on his kitchen, £6,000 on garage doors, a hand-crafted chair, a goose-down duvet and a sofa. There was also his failure to confirm that he had paid another MP for personal accountancy advice.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:37:37 +0000

Personally I think it is wrong that potential candidates like Diane Abbott and John McDonnell cannot stand if they fail to get MPs’ nominations, when thousands support them in the wider movement.

MPs should be accountable to the wider sentimant of the movement.

I shall be spoiling my personal paper by writing in Jon Cruddas. I shall consult with my union branch (Unite), about which candidate I support.

I think Harriett has borne hersel well as Acting Leader.