Will Red Ed get the hint ?

[youngmafbog]

A poll (by the Guardian) has shown that Red Ed has only 22% of people who think he would be a good Prime Minister. 63% were a definite no and the rest dont knows.

Seems pretty damming to me. Cant stand the sneering lefty. If he can stab his brother in the back I bet he would have no qualms about stabbing the Tax payer.

[237SJ]

I was watching him being interviewed yesterday and he still has that schoolboy manner about him. I almost expected his voice to go into a whine. He had a way of using his hands that said, "Don`t interrupt, I`m talking and I don`t want to hear what you have to say". He`ll have to drop those traits if he wants to deal with world leaders as PM.
Having said that, I don`t think Ed, Dave or Nick are much better for the simple reason that they`re too young. They haven`t got experience. They`re just career politicians.

[youngmafbog]

Sorry Poll was in Independent (Guardian without the jobs page)

[jake-the-peg]

Er NO!!!!

The guardian were refering to a *private poll* done by the Tories!

http://www.guardian.c...vate-poll-ed-miliband

Nice try though!



average polls show voting intentions at

Cons 32 Lab 42 Lib 10

So looks like we'll find out how good he'll be doesn't it?

[ludwig]

I hope he doesn't get the hint. I wouldn't want him to do anything rash like resign to make way for a better candidate.
I want Ed there as leader at the next election with Balls and Harperson alongside him in high profile roles.

It almost guarantees a Labour defeat.

[Gromit]

60% of voters are dissatisfied with Cameron as Prime Minister and a recent poll found that if Boris Johnson was leader, he would wipe out Labour's current Poll lead.

Perhaps you should put your own party leadership in order youngmafbog before tackling the Labour Party.

[Quizmonster]

Further to Infundibulum's reply above, the actual turnout in the most recent London mayoral election was 38%. So, only around one in three Londoners bothered to vote at all and, of those, just about half chose Boris Johnson. He is the one who constantly maintains that no strike action should be allowed to go ahead unless at least 50% of eligible union electors participate. That'd be fine if he applied the same rule to himself and his ilk!

[emmie]

the voting public are a fickle lot, don't ever underestimate their ability to put some no hoper in power just because he has a nice face, and talks up a storm, not referring to Ed Milliband by the way, nor David Cameron.

[ludwig]

// So, only around one in three Londoners bothered to vote at all and, of those, just about half chose Boris Johnson //

Christ, just think how unpopular that makes Ken Livingstone.

[emmie]

Ken Livingston is an arse of the first, second and third order. apologies if that offends some

[Infomaniac]

Agree about his lack of integrity - to do what he did to his brother was abominable.

[emmie]

that is politics, nothing to do with family ties.

[Infomaniac]

I am sure you are right Em, but to put politics above family ties leaves a very nasty taste in the mouth.

[joggerjayne]

I'd trust him about as far as I could throw ... err, Manchester.

[emmie]

I dislike Ed banging on about his background, state education, as if we think that is such a good thing, and much of his rhetoric. As to Ed Balls, he is talking balls so often wonder how his mouth doesn't give itself a rest. He said they will build 100 thousand new homes to get the economy moving, where will they built, and where exactly will they get the money, 4G was mentioned, blimey.

[Quizmonster]

As regards popularity, Ludwig, first preference votes were 971,931 for Johnson and 889,918 for Livingstone and - including second preference votes - Johnson had 51½% and Livingstone 48½%. Had a mere 1½% voted the other way, it'd have been a draw! For a "popularity contest" there wasn't a heckova lot in it, really, was there?

[Quizmonster]

Infundibulum, I started to type my response above at 7.15 but then had to pause to see to breakfast. When I returned, I simply carried on from where I'd left off. I'm sorry, therefore, that I just didn't see your reply!

[ludwig]

// For a "popularity contest" there wasn't a heckova lot in it, really, was there? //

Not really. Ken lost though didn't he, thus making him less popular than someone who isn't particularly popular.

[Quizmonster]

"Someone who isn't particularly popular"??! Boris??! I thought he was the Tories' Great White Hope! Don't polls suggest he is their preferred next leader by a long shot? Many, apparently, even hope he will BE their leader in time for the next election.