Labour Party (UK) Leadership Election, 2010 Discussion Thread

[Iosif]

David Cameron lost as the conservative candidate for Stafford in 1997 if I'm not mistaken.

So what's the timeline for the election? Weeks? Months? The Labour party conference in September?

David and Ed will come to an understanding and Ed won't run. Ed Balls will as will Cruddas but the party will form around David.

He's the right candidate in my opinion. When was the last time all 3 parties had leaders in the early 40's?

[Iosif]

It's looking increasingly likely that Cruddas will run, which would be a good thing for the Party, regardless of his chances (which might be better than a lot of pundits think; for some reason they seem to be forgetting quite how close he came to becoming Deputy Leader in 2007) as he's an intelligent man with a greater understanding of political sociology than is usual for a politician.

Well, fingers crossed I'll certainly be voting for him. Anti-tuition fees, pro-comprehensive, anti-Iraq war, anti-Trident replacement... perfect man to restore Labour to its roots.

What kind of Libertarian is for state-sponsored higher education?

[Iosif]

David Miliband:
 58%
Diane Abbott:
 48%
Ed Balls:
 46%
Ed Miliband:
 46%

[Iosif]

Labour deserves all the sh**t coming it's way.