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Is it too late to choose chaos with Ed Miliband?

New Statesman·Jonn Elledge·18 days ago
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Photo by Thomas Krych/Anadolu via Getty Images There was a moment, Wednesday night, when it looked like it was actually going to happen. It’s Militime! people posted, as news went around that, in the absence of any other soft left candidate, the Energy Secretary would be willing to stand to block a Wes Streeting premiership. Sure, Miliband brings baggage – a light history of political fratricide, a load of tabloid nonsense about tumble dryers and bacon sandwiches, an awkward manner on camera that belies his presence and (no, really) charisma. And yes, the fact he led his party to defeat in 2015 would create an opportunity for the worst people in Britain to make howling demands for an immediate general election. On the other hand, though, those people were obviously going to do that anyway, and Miliband has clearly learned from that failure.…

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