Alan Milburn for Leader?

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Alan Milburn for Leader? | 20 comments (20 topical)

Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#1)

by Mark Wadsworth on Tue May 20, 2008 at 01:49:22 PM GMT

and why not? He seems nice enough to me.


Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#2)

by e10rifles on Tue May 20, 2008 at 02:16:19 PM GMT

Charles Clarke without the amusing ears.

God preserve us.


Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#12)

by grimupnorth on Tue May 20, 2008 at 11:27:35 PM GMT

Miliband, Milburn, Purnell, Clarke. RIP after next election. Along with New Labour


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#17)

by otware on Thu May 22, 2008 at 12:42:21 AM GMT

You forgot Ruth Kelly. Bolton West will be looking very marginal come the next election!


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#20)

by NorthernMonkey on Fri May 23, 2008 at 04:55:12 PM GMT

Yeh and along with Labour full stop.


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#3)

by CitizenAndreas on Tue May 20, 2008 at 03:40:29 PM GMT

He can't count on not getting my support.


Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#4)

by NorthernMonkey on Tue May 20, 2008 at 04:56:09 PM GMT

Does that mean he can count on getting your support?


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#5)

by NorthernMonkey on Tue May 20, 2008 at 04:56:41 PM GMT

I like Milburn, but he'll never be leader. Nothing to take seriously here.


Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#6)

by TRUSSMAN5 on Tue May 20, 2008 at 05:17:59 PM GMT

I think Milburn has used up his Political capital already with the silly 20/20 vision launch last year.   Next Leadership election will be 2010 and I expect it to be Miliband against Purnell.  I expect Balls will rue his "Who Cares" boast in the commons.


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#8)

by liz on Tue May 20, 2008 at 05:24:58 PM GMT

I disagree with you regarding 20/20 vision.  The website gave many of us a wonderful opportunity to contribute to various policy issues and was one of the best discussion sites at the time.  I learnt an awful lot from informed commentators on issues which affect us all such as globalisation, the role of the state etc etc.  Sadly, there is no comparable website available to us now regarding policy debates.


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#10)

by TRUSSMAN5 on Tue May 20, 2008 at 05:36:14 PM GMT

Policy discussion is a wonderful thing but let's face it the 20/20 was just a way of trying to rain on Gordon's parade by the same people that complained of Gordon doing the same to Tony.   When Milburn stops making thinly veiled pot shots at Brown maybe he'll become Leadership material


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#7)

by liz on Tue May 20, 2008 at 05:20:43 PM GMT

I  like Alan Milburn.  He is forward thinking, a political heavy weight and has some excellent ideas on how the party needs to renew itself at the present time.  I thought his recent interviews  (they are on his website)were enlightening.  I think he would be an excellent leader.


Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#9)

by swatantra on Tue May 20, 2008 at 05:28:40 PM GMT

He has some good qualities and could try his chances if the opportunity arises.


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#11)

by RedRooster on Tue May 20, 2008 at 07:39:59 PM GMT

I assume this is a joke.


Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#13)

by Free Radical on Wed May 21, 2008 at 12:00:21 AM GMT

Alan Milburn is very rightwing - an ultra Blairite. In my view he makes Gordon Brown look like a real socialist. There is no way that someone like Milburn could unite the Labour Party. What is the policy difference between Alan Milburn and David Cameron...? Maybe that Cameron is more socially liberal.


Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#18)

by otware on Thu May 22, 2008 at 12:44:03 AM GMT

It's funny because it's true.


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#14)

by nickc on Wed May 21, 2008 at 09:26:03 AM GMT

He could hardly be worse than the current incumbent.


Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#15)

by Free Radical on Wed May 21, 2008 at 01:15:14 PM GMT

Personally I think Alan Milburn would be very much worse. He would be completely indistinguishable from Cameron and Clegg in terms of policy.


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#16)

by Anonymous X on Wed May 21, 2008 at 07:26:14 PM GMT

Depressingly, you are absolutely correct.


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Re: Alan Milburn for Leader? (#19)

by Just Labour on Fri May 23, 2008 at 10:47:39 AM GMT

Millburn is not the answer to our problems


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Alan Milburn for Leader? | 20 comments (20 topical)