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Strange Famous · 05-23-2008, 11:20 AM

Brown was supposed to be a conviction politician... yet he plays the media game as much as Blair and isnt any good at it.

He was the iron chancellor, accused of Stalinism in his manner at least, and now he looks weak, indecisive, and shaken.

I dont think he will be replaced before the next election simply because people see a defeat coming, and the strongest candidates are going to want Brown to take it so they can pick up the pieces.

Milliband impresses me as relatively bright, personable, quite honest - but I dont know what he believes in.

I like Hillary Benn, although more because of who is father is than anything else to be honest (I still have some replies to letters I sent that Tony Benn sent me when I was a student)

I admire Jack Straw as a man, but he is too right wing for me to support.

There really are not many big beasts left in the Labour party now... I dont know who can lead the recovery of the party and its reconciliation with the working class. If I had to pick someone, and not many people would support it, I would say Ken.

He has an akward style, and certainly gets up some people's noses, but I think he did a pretty good job as London mayor, he is not afraid to upset people to do what he thinks is right, he is certainly not a boring "on message" type of person who reads from the party script. People might question his experience, but running one of the biggest and best cities in the world for 8 years is as good a grounding as anyone else can get... its rather more than Dave Cameron will have.

So, Ken Livingstone would be my Labour candidate (except of course he isnt even an MP yet... and probably wont ever be one, so he'd have to be parachuted into a safe seat in this scenario), deputy leader Alan Johnson (a decent, honest and free speaking minister who admire a lot)

EDIT - I meant he wont ever be an MP AGAIN

05-23-2008, 11:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	Brown was supposed to be a conviction politician... yet he plays the media game as much as Blair and isnt any good at it. He was the iron chancellor, accused of Stalinism in his manner at least, and now he looks weak, indecisive, and shaken. I dont think he will be replaced before the next election simply because people see a defeat coming, and the strongest candidates are going to want Brown to take it so they can pick up the pieces. Milliband impresses me as relatively bright, personable, quite honest - but I dont know what he believes in. I like Hillary Benn, although more because of who is father is than anything else to be honest (I still have some replies to letters I sent that Tony Benn sent me when I was a student) I admire Jack Straw as a man, but he is too right wing for me to support. There really are not many big beasts left in the Labour party now... I dont know who can lead the recovery of the party and its reconciliation with the working class. If I had to pick someone, and not many people would support it, I would say Ken. He has an akward style, and certainly gets up some people's noses, but I think he did a pretty good job as London mayor, he is not afraid to upset people to do what he thinks is right, he is certainly not a boring "on message" type of person who reads from the party script. People might question his experience, but running one of the biggest and best cities in the world for 8 years is as good a grounding as anyone else can get... its rather more than Dave Cameron will have. So, Ken Livingstone would be my Labour candidate (except of course he isnt even an MP yet... and probably wont ever be one, so he'd have to be parachuted into a safe seat in this scenario), deputy leader Alan Johnson (a decent, honest and free speaking minister who admire a lot) EDIT - I meant he wont ever be an MP AGAIN __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas Last edited by Strange Famous; 05-23-2008 at 11:27 AM..