Dot Wordsworth

Speak human

We’re not sure, but the Labour party is having trouble finding one to lead it

issue 20 June 2015

The next Labour leader will have to be able to speak human, said a piece in the Observer. This, it argued, is because Ed Miliband was taunted for always speaking like a policy wonk.

What short memories members of the commentariat have.

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