I had expected Ed Miliband to do pretty well in the polls. He’s unknown, and voters
haven’t had a chance to dislike him yet. That’s not an insult – familiarity breeds contempt in politics, and the public are normally quite quick to give a new guy the benefit of the doubt.

A small step for Labour, not a giant leap

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