Comments on naijablog: Smart moves

Controversial anon, many times you have offered yo...

2008-08-01T11:58:00.000+01:00

Controversial anon, many times you have offered your opinion which I have totally disagreed with. On this occasion, you made your points well and in a civil manner. I could see your justification for your line of argument, which provides a lot of food for thought.

In spite of your previous opinions, I will continue to read what you have to say, to see if something useful can be gleaned from it.

Thank you for this post.

Jeremy, no comment on the Liberal party, any reason for this omission, aren't they the third largest party in the UK?

or could Davids brother (Ed) be the one to watch? ...

2008-07-31T16:50:00.000+01:00

or could Davids brother (Ed) be the one to watch?

"...The Milibands are Labour aristocracy and the brothers are among the most academic MPs on the Labour benches..." Source:

Would you TRUST two brothers? David's brother is a...

2008-07-31T16:36:00.000+01:00

Would you TRUST two brothers?

David's brother is also a minister (Cabinet Office Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster).
The Milibands are the first brothers to be simultaneous cabinet members since Oliver and Edward Stanley in 1938. David became the youngest Foreign Secretary since David Owen in 1977.

I was unaware of this until a few minutes ago when I read it somewhere. Going by that, it would appear that David may perhaps have the blessing of Gordon Brown!

I'm not so sure that millibands moe is so good. As...

2008-07-31T13:38:00.000+01:00

I'm not so sure that millibands moe is so good.
As Rhodri Morgan said the first person to challenge Brown would be making career suicide. I think this is still true.
and yet they simply can't go to the polls in 2010 with gordon.
messy, messy times ahead for labour.

Miliband is a clown, a lightweight, and a schoolbo...

2008-07-31T13:01:00.000+01:00

Miliband is a clown, a lightweight, and a schoolboy Minister. He stands no chance, he would be knocked-out by Cameron's 'big clunking fist'.

Don't you get it? It's not Brown people detest it's New Labour. Utilities/Infrastructure are not commensurate with the crazy high taxes. Trains, Energy, Telecoms, etc all are in private hands, so what are the high taxes for? the NHS only? Also New Labour run a Nanny State, they want to instruct you, in detail, on how to live your life. Why?

Countries (like France) with similarly high taxes practice socialism, the trains are nice and fast, gas bills don't rise every other quarter, and Utilities are in state hands.

The New Labour ideology has crumbled, they've been found out. There is no 'Third way', you are either a socialist government or a capitalist government, you can't be both. You either have sky high taxes and run a big government and own all major utilities/ infrastructure or you run a small government with low taxes and allow the free market flourish.

Miliband my foot. The man who almost fainted at the breath of Sergey Lavrov and his crew? Wants to be PM? No chance! He makes Brown look good.

I am with you on this Jeremy, Goddie needs to take...

2008-07-31T11:28:00.000+01:00

I am with you on this Jeremy, Goddie needs to take a hike and let Milliband & Cameron fight it out.

I am not saying am on the left, neither am I am sa...

2008-07-31T11:15:00.000+01:00

I am not saying am on the left, neither am I am saying am a rightie but am surely not the radically unseen. Objectively speaking, this is much more like it - more damaging to the left wingers if the Leper stays and I think Cameron would be able to do to the Leper exactly what prophet Blair was able to do to the grey man of British politics (John Major). I would agree lso that there will be lesser discrepancy in the Miliband-Cameron match-up. But there is an eruption at the left which fire is really a very clear call that people at the left want a new leader. This call will almost certainly give victory to the right in the much wider race for No. 1. In this country the people rule and they want change. The outcome is clear.

I liked reading about your take on political devel...

2008-07-31T04:06:00.000+01:00

I liked reading about your take on political developments in your homeland. Now, you have confirmed my suspicions that you are left leaning (nothing wrong with that, so am I).

From what I can gather, politics in the UK is now about subtle manoeuvring, such as Miliband's courting of the unions to recapture the perception that Labour cares about working-class vales. Because there isn't much to separate the Tories from Labour maybe it will come down to personality.

You failed to mention Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National party. What role will they fill come the next general election?

Jeremy, do u really see Gordo walking away after w...

2008-07-30T23:36:00.000+01:00

Jeremy, do u really see Gordo walking away after waiting 10 years in the wings?