Pogue Mahone
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Absolutely.
And my father was a bit of a Tory at times. That in no way defines me. So the criticism of Milliband because of his dad is frankly stupid.
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Absolutely.
And my father was a bit of a Tory at times. That in no way defines me. So the criticism of Milliband because of his dad is frankly stupid.
Perfidious Albion
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If people look a little deeper they can easily find interviews with di Canio where he says he is not a political Fascist, does not vote and has no time for politicians. He has expressed a solidarity with ideological right wing leaders but that is all.
Milliband was so scared it might taint his squeaky clean image that he took off now rather than in a few weeks when he goes abroad.....
If I were him I would have resigned over the sacking of O'Neil
Milliband was so scared it might taint his squeaky clean image that he took off now rather than in a few weeks when he goes abroad.....
If I were him I would have resigned over the sacking of O'Neil
Pogue Mahone
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Because being a socialist does not mean that you have to be poor. You don't have to become a Tory if you happen to do well in life.
Why should wealth dictate someone's political views ?
Pogue Mahone
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Expressing solidarity with ideological right wing Fascists is quite enough, thank you. That makes him politically a Fascist, whether he votes or not.
Milliband resigned because he is a man of principle. If he had not done so, I would have questioned his integrity. Why on earth should he have resigned over the sacking of O'Neill?
Yawn yawn.
And? This is common knowledge. In fact Ed brought it up during his last conference speech when he joked about how proud his dad would have been that his son was called Red Ed.
Are you being ironic by choosing to use the word cynical?
Pogue Mahone
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You're the one being cynical. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't by your logic.
He's just walked away from his political career anyway. Who knows if he'll return? By resigning at Sunderland because he may fear future PR difficulties if he ever does choose to come back, he'd be playing a pretty long game, wouldn't he?
I don't believe so. But possibly. In an unintentional way.
Hello Sunderland
Yes, so? Lots of politicians play long games, you'd be naive to think otherwise, and he wouldn't be the first person to take a break from politics.
Pogue Mahone
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How could Milliband possibly see a problem?
Pogue Mahone
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Yes. Yes they do. I'm not naive enough to not notice this.
But by leaving politics in the way he is, he's already being criticised for taking the money and running. Not good for his long game.
Di Canio stands for everything that Milliband hates. I'd have been amazed if he'd stuck around. Why you assume that a man with his family history would not hold a principled stand against a Fascist is beyond me, frankly.
All things considered I think your reasons for his resignation are much less likely than Milliband's.
Pavilionaire
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Miliband is right to get out of politics and he's right to resign from the Sunderland board. Moreover, I think the master plan will be to let someone else take over from Red Ed, and then I see David coming back into the fold in 2020. He's a young man in political terms and 7 years is nothing. In fact he'll get more life experience and make more contacts, qualities that Ed is sadly lacking in.
Quite.
Marxo
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Irrespective of political views or whether he's a decent bloke, David M. is a much more 'presentable' figure than his brother. He looks more believable as a leader of a party or a country. I'm not saying that it should be that way but it just looks that way. I bet the leaders of the other parties are happy that it's Ed and not David leading labour, even Hilary Clinton liked him.