The other Miliband stakes his claim?
Peter Hoskin 12:30pm
One of the quaintest - and most enduring - of all Westminster traditions is how ambitious politicians skirt around the question of whether they want to be party leader/PM. They don't say "yes" - that would be far too brash. But they don't say "no" either - feeling, for some reason, that that's the one lie they can't tell. Instead, we get ambiguous non-denials, which almost everyone interprets as a "yes" anyway. For the record, Ed Miliband's the latest to issue such a non-denial, in the 'You ask the questions' section of today's Independent:
Do you have any desire to be Prime Minister? WILLIAM BIRD, LIVERPOOL
[ED MILIBAND:] I've got enough on my plate working towards Britain meeting its climate targets, getting an international deal and ensuring secure and affordable energy for people.Read into that what you will...
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William Norton
December 15th, 2008 2:03pm Report this commentCaligula's Horse is unavailable?
Max Kaye
December 15th, 2008 3:36pm Report this commentWhat - no banana?
David
December 15th, 2008 3:48pm Report this commentPeople who say Cameron is too like Blair have never listened to this guy. He sounds 'identical' to Blair, and he's way too preppy to be PM. He looks like the head boy at school nobody really liked but got the job by being a suck-up.
George Laird
December 15th, 2008 5:27pm Report this commentDear All
Peter Hoskins has been terribly wicked!
"The other Miliband stakes his claim?"
The poor fool (Miliband) might think this is credible.
Ed Miliband is no leader and no potential to be.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
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