Last Friday Ed Miliband treated us to the most humour we’ve had from him since the regrettable removal of his adenoids last year. Rising to full stature he cried, “I always knew it was going to be a fight, it is one that I relish” before proclaiming himself to be a an of “real steel and grit” who would not let David Cameron “steal a march” on the “big battlegrounds” of British Politics.
The notion of Ed Miliband relishing a fight is not only hilarious and completely discordant with his character, it couldn’t be more at odds with this past week’s events. Lord Glasman’s criticisms that the party had “no strategy, no narrative” and “show no signs of winning the economic argument” under the current leader were joined by Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy saying that Labour are lacking “credibility”, and allying himself with the Conservative party’s £5bn defence cuts. As if this wasn’t bad enough, one of the Labour Party’s biggest liabilities, Diane Abbott, caused a furore with her racist remark that “White people love playing divide and rule”.
Was Mr. Miliband, a man of steel and grit, going to let her get away with this, with so many people calling for her to be sacked? Certainly not! He range her while she was in an interview ant told her she had been a very naughty girl! This pathetic PR stunt to try to prove to people he was throwing his weight around was about as useful as the Pope’s bollocks. She got back on twitter and posted a comment distinguished in its stupidity and audacity – “Dubious of black people claiming they’ve never experienced racism. Ever tried hailing a taxi I always wonder?” Since taxi drivers fully reflect the demographic of this country, consisting largely of ethnic minorities, it’s far more likely that she isn’t being picked up because a thoroughly contemptible woman. We can take comfort, however, in the sweet irony that Diane Abbot won’t be getting a cab in London anytime soon.
Ed Miliband, meanwhile, cannot hope to compel us with his infantile babblings about battles after a week of controversy which has exposed him as weak and unauthoritative.
