I reckon Miliband's after the top job!

[srebbe64]

Seems to me he's posturing as the "leader in waiting". He's younger, a bit Cameron(ish) and I reckon his posse will be persuading other MP's to ditch Brown and back Miliband in order to have any hope of them keeping their seats. Personally, I hope Brown stays in office so that Labour get a right thrashing at the next election.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7532215.stm

[Simpo Two]

Yep but he has to go to school on weekdays.

[dougc]

I'm not sure sure I'd be able to stop myself lashing out across the bench at his smug face if I were 'call me Dave'

He looks like a new Harry Enfield character - New Labour Boy.

[Yertis]

The Milliband brothers make my skin crawl. Utterly odious, smug, the very worst kind of sanctimonious career politician. They make Blair and Brown look honourable.

[tonyvid]

Yertis said:

The Milliband brothers make my skin crawl. Utterly odious, smug, the very worst kind of sanctimonious career politician. They make Blair and Brown look honourable.

Don't sit on the fence, say what you really think

[Puggit]

Interesting that Millibrand doesn't mention Brooon at all in the article.

[rabw]

Yertis said:

The Milliband brothers make my skin crawl. Utterly odious, smug, the very worst kind of sanctimonious career politician. They make Blair and Brown look honourable.

Completely agree. wrs

[Zod]

He'd have to be very brave - he would lose the election and would then have to hope to hold on to capitalise on the inevitable unpopularity of the Conservatives after several years of tough measures to sort out Brown's fvck-ups. Internally, he would have to explain this pre-election to the party and keep it quiet to the outside world - a very tough call.

Better therefore to wait for Brown to lose the election and then take over as the new, young saviour of the party. They could call it "New New Labour".

[NHyde]

Yertis said:

The Milliband brothers make my skin crawl. Utterly odious, smug, the very worst kind of sanctimonious career politician. They make Blair and Brown look honourable.

and the very worst type of Champagne Socialists

[Asterix]

I'm still rueing the opportunity I had to smother the git in his sleep on a flight back from Dubai - it was only when I woke up before landing that I realised he was in the booth opposite me.

[Jasandjules]

Yertis said:

The Milliband brothers make my skin crawl. Utterly odious, smug, the very worst kind of sanctimonious career politician. They make Blair and Brown look honourable.

Pretty much a standard Labour MP then?

[Stuismyname]

NHyde said:

Yertis said:

The Milliband brothers make my skin crawl. Utterly odious, smug, the very worst kind of sanctimonious career politician. They make Blair and Brown look honourable.

and the very worst type of Champagne Socialists

That dubious honour is at least shared with Mr and Mrs Ed 'shove it on expenses' Balls.

[FourWheelDrift]

An anagram of David Miliband is "A Bad Livid Mind" is that us or him?

[Munter]

I couldn't remember the face of the man in question. I clicked on the link and the 1st throught that popped into my head upon seeing his picture was "Oh that tosser". So not looking good for him I think if I represent a typical voter.

A)Not a clue who he is.
B)Think he's a tosser on sight.

[CivicMan]

Yertis said:

The Milliband brothers make my skin crawl. Utterly odious, smug, the very worst kind of sanctimonious career politician. They make Blair and Brown look honourable.

+1 one hundred times.....

[tamore]

CivicMan said:

Yertis said:

The Milliband brothers make my skin crawl. Utterly odious, smug, the very worst kind of sanctimonious career politician. They make Blair and Brown look honourable.

+1 one hundred times.....

the smugometer had to be re-calibrated after they came on the scene. that was having already done it when blair came on the scene!

[JMGS4]

Can only echo what other posters have said about the millibands, smug swine who need a damned good slapping, from everyone in Britain one after another.... odius scum the pair of them, as bad as Moonbat and RedKen to the power of 10............ YYYYUUUKKKK!!!
BTW are either of them allowed to wear long trousers yet????

Edited by JMGS4 on Wednesday 30th July 14:24

[Don]

Miliband is only slightly less unelectable than Broon, IMO.

He is, however, younger and less burdened with conspicuous failure than many NooLabias. Enough, perhaps, to prevent some of the coming Tory landslide. There again - if he gets the job and then doesn't call an election to get a mandate he's going to look very, very bad.

It's a win win situation, really.

If Miliband was smart he'd let Broon lose then get the party leadership. You never know - in, say, fifteen years time he might get to be Primeminister. Oh...no...I've got the timing wrong. It's Primeminister now or when Hell Freezes Over...

Miliband will take the job if he's offered it.

[elster]

Everyone seems to focus on The NU-LABIA politicians.

But let's be honest we actually mean ALL career politicians.

I think it should be mandatory to prove themselves in a business sense, before they try to run the biggest business in the country!!!

This is the problem with modern politics, need more people who have proved themselves in the real world.

[anonymous-user]

I reckon Andy Burnham is worth an outside bet to be next PM. I heard him being interviewed the other day, not one mention of ''the previous conservative government / global problem / prudent / or any other inane excuse ''. He actually sounds intelligent & is untainted by the old rabble. You heard it here 1st!