final week,New Labour luminary Peter Hyman suggested that the Labour party might divide. Here, Ed Miliband’s former speechwriter argues that all factions need to find a way to shut the gap between people and power The Observer view on Jeremy Corbyn’s first 100 days
‘The trouble with Ed is that he is just too depressing.” So a senior member of the shadow cabinet once said to me. It wasn’t a judgment on how the former Labour leader was dealing with defeat. It was said before the general election had even been called, or offered as a critique of the draft 2015 Labour manifesto.
It was one of the more inviting charges levelled against Miliband. But it was also almost entirely wrong.
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Source: theguardian.com