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The Dark Knight Miliband is on his charger

By John Hirst

The Dark Knight Miliband is on his charger

"If Labour gets itself together under a Miliband leadership, the Conservatives are going to have to leave the shallow end of the pool and make a brave case for a different version of a radical new vision: the fight is well and truly on, not just for the leadership of Labour, but for which party has the right to call itself genuinely progressive".

David Miliband has too many skeletons in his closet to be a serious contender in the rat race for Number 10 Downing Street. For example, misleading Parliament, and in turn misleading the people, over his support of the use of torture orchestrated by the CIA during flights of extra-ordinary rendition. And, his undue political interference in the McCann case, leading the Portuguese authorities not to proceed with a case against the McCanns over the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine. This was not a case of our country right or wrong, but about a British couple who sought to evade Portuguese justice for crimes committed on foreign territory. They should have been made to face the music.

If it is accepted, nevertheless, that David Miliband has broken away from the rat pack and is racing for Number 10 Downing Street, as someone has said in the comments "It is much more likely that Gordon will appoint Miliband Deputy PM, Harriet Harman is Deputy Leader remember".

I was impressed with that for a few seconds, until I thought 'why would Miliband settle for second best?'. If he succeeded, as was minded to, he could appoint Alan Johnson as his Deputy Primeminister. Some are saying this would be a 'dream ticket'. Why did I think of Ghost train? Platform for change. Perhaps, nightmare might be more apt.

I liked Janet Daley's parting shot. However, there is something odd about the Conservative's seeking to campaign as being "genuinely progressive". My dictionary states "Opposed to innovations or change; desirous of maintaining established conditions and institutions".

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on July 30, 2008 (boomark / email).