New Labours next leader?

[JAG]

The only people I see wanting Abbott are Tories and other people who are hostile to the Labour party - she does not have a strong following inside the party, at least thats what I see.

Balls is doing what every candidate is doing, trying to talk to the 'values' of the skilled working class who deserted Labour at the last election, the theory goes if you get them back, we win. It isn't that easy and it is also bad form to think talking tough on immigration is the only thing the semi skilled working class go for.

I think I will probably vote for Ed Miliband when my ballot comes - I wasn't sure at first if he was good enough at presenting a vision and policy before camera and was leaning in his brothers direction - but the more I see of him the more I like him. His policies are both thought through and good and I think we will be able to win the next election with him. We shall see, the unions are the next big movers of opinion, I have a feeling a lot of them might plump for Balls, which might make it interesting - his performance on the daily politics today was very good I thought, even if I can't really stand the guy.

[Furunculus]

interesting JAG, cheers.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Well, if Harriet Harmen had gone in that would have been the Party finished for about another decade. To be honest, the others all look the same, being varying mixes of Blair and Brown. At least Diane Abbott is somewhat individual, even if she did only get on to the ballot because Harmen bullied people.

[rory_20_uk]

I'm all for Abbott. That'd probably help Labour to implode.

Convictions? Those born of a poor grasp of issues - oh, and of course not for her or her family. Merely good enough for others.

Second place would be Balls: "myopic fanatic? Think with your Balls"