David Miliband to quit politics?

[MarshPhantom]

Being reported on Sky that David Miliband will be resigning as an MP in the morning.

[jas xjr]

wonder what he has been up to ?

[Happy82]

jas xjr said:

wonder what he has been up to ?

[Jimbo.]

Working for a charity (the banks? ) in New York, according to the BBC.

Wonder if he realised he's too tainted by Blair for any future political career?

[smegmore]

LOL

There will be much quaffing of the fizzy stuff in Esher and its environs this evening, eh, what?

As if it will make a blind bit of difference.

Except on PH, of course...

[Pesty]

jas xjr said:

wonder what he has been up to ?

[MarshPhantom]

What's he been up to?

[greygoose]

Big charity in NYC, could he be getting a job at the UN?

[Steffan]

MarshPhantom said:

Being reported on Sky that David Miliband will be resigning as an MP in the morning.

I suspect that David Miliband believes that he lost his real chance and paying second fiddle will not suit. I would expect a senior appointment in a well paid comfortable job probably in international politics or similar venue. Most politicians are in politics for what they can easily get out of it. Once they realise they are rumbled they move on to better things. No great loss just one less idiot in New Labour. Tony Blair being the shining example.

[Pesty]

no international rescue.

well another by-election for UKIP to upset everybody

[greygoose]

Pesty said:

no international rescue.

well another by-election for UKIP to upset everybody

It would be a big upset in South Shields!

[y2blade]

Pesty said:

jas xjr said:

wonder what he has been up to ?

[Fittster]

greygoose said:

Pesty said:

no international rescue.

well another by-election for UKIP to upset everybody

It would be a big upset in South Shields!

Interesting fact from wiki:

"With one exception (Arthur Blenkinsop), every South Shields MP since 1929 has been a cabinet member at some point in their career. Two of them, Chuter Ede (Home Secretary) and Miliband (Foreign Secretary), have held one of the great offices of state while MP for South Shields."

[eharding]

BBC said:

He is going to take up what is described as a "big international job based in New York".

The Russian Mutual Friends' Society have given him a pistol, several hundred rounds, and instructions to slot the entire IMF staff.

[mercGLowner]

greygoose said:

Pesty said:

no international rescue.

well another by-election for UKIP to upset everybody

It would be a big upset in South Shields!

It would be some victory for UKIP, labour have a 11100 majority in South Shields!

[Pesty]

greygoose said:

It would be a big upset in South Shields!

They didnt even run anybody there in 2010 might come second possibly? dont think anybody other than labour has a hope in hell there. might put the sts up the tory's which would make me smile

[Steffan]

mercGLowner said:

greygoose said:

Pesty said:

no international rescue.

well another by-election for UKIP to upset everybody

It would be a big upset in South Shields!

It would be some victory for UKIP, labour have a 11100 majority in South Shields!

As was once said in Wales a monkey could win for labour here. Not that anyone would suggest that the Milibands look like monkeys. Nothing could be further from the truth to quote Private Eye.

[Jasandjules]

I wonder what highly paid bull***t role he will take up - of course giving most of his money to the state to spread the wealth like a proper Labour person.

[Mermaid]

Milliband joining International Rescue Committee - so we may see him again

[eharding]

Steffan said:

mercGLowner said:

greygoose said:

Pesty said:

no international rescue.

well another by-election for UKIP to upset everybody

It would be a big upset in South Shields!

It would be some victory for UKIP, labour have a 11100 majority in South Shields!

As was once said in Wales a monkey could win for labour here. Not that anyone would suggest that the Milibands look like monkeys. Nothing could be further from the truth to quote Private Eye.

The Eye has grown timid these days - presumably because monkeys can get top-notch legal representation these days, and would see any assertion that they look like the Millibands in court, on a no-win-no-banana basis.