After the last General Election, who would have said that Labour could even think of winning back power after one term in opposition? Pundits wrote off Labour for a generation in the aftermath of the disastrous Brown administration and ridiculous, drawn-out leadership contest. Today, the media are yet again giving vent to their inbuilt anti-Labour bias, focussing on a Leader who is attempting radical change of the sort they all knew would be necessary for Labour to re-build; yet which they fear and hate. Why? Because they know that the reality favours a Labour win next year.
Labour has been ahead in the polls form months, despite their best endeavours. From what they write one could be forgiven for thinking that Labour was dead in the water, with no hope of victory, yet here we are with a besieged leader, still 4 points ahead, with the new policies gradually unfolding into a story which will regain popularity further; and with a demographic advantage which would see Labour win even at Party parity.
We have to put up with the media bias but surely not internal sniping, presumably by remnants of New Labour still trying to justify themselves. It is totally unacceptable for shadow ministers to brief against the Leader who appointed them, whose loyalty he is entitled to assume. Ed M should find out who these are and remove them summarily. Just as the best of England's football team were the new blood, so let us go into the election with a new, talented young team, supportive of Ed Miliband, rather than one containing rotten apples whose malign influence can only damage the motivation of the thousands of volunteers working for a Labour win. They are certainly entitled to expect a cohesive, loyal team as they strive for a Government which will make Britain a fairer country.
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