Ed Milliband

I see one of the Sunday papers gives Ed a lead in the race for the leadership. This is good news for the Party. The days of New Labour are over. Whatever it may have achieved, it is remembered for the wars and the lies. It is remembered too for creating a quango State with a suffocating and often dysfunctional bureaucratic process and a spin machine which tried to lead the electors away from unwelcome truths. It is also remembered for widening the gap between rich and poor and for abandoning Labour’s traditional role as champion of the poor, the vulnerable and ordinary people who value who  they are more than what they own.

David does not see that. Ed does. That is why it will be a good thing if he wins. The left of centre needs leadership and a plan. He will provide both.