It’s all about momentum. And team Ed M think they’ve got it. Miliband Jnr has hit his stride and has Miliband Snr in his sights. He picked up the backing of Unison this week and now looks certain to be backed by Unite on Monday. But will it be enough?
Miliband Snr has got lots of pieces of paper with the Queen’s head on and fancies his chances. And the bookies seem to agree. Abbott, Balls and Burnham have been written off, long shot outsiders; the real money is falling on the Milibands, with David the odds on favourite.
The race is on the home straight. The Coalition is getting shaky, the sooner the Opposition is in place the better. Rumours of Ed Balls dropping out have been denied by his team. Diane has managed a whole week without picking on the boys and Andy Burnham is looking like the closest runner to the Milibrothers.
It’s been a busy week on Uncut. In case you missed them, here are half a dozen of Uncut’s best read pieces of the last seven days:
Ed Miliband on girls, gigs, baseball, cuts and co-operatives
Alistair Darling on the growth figures that vindicate Labour’s actions
A brutal assessment of the leadership candidates and contest from Dan Hodges
Hopi Sen gives his advice to the man (or woman) behind the man (or woman)
Peter Mandelson on the book, the candidates and the future
Young dynamism and old pragmatism, Shelly Asquith makes the case for Ken
Tags: Alistair Darling, Dan Hodges, Ed Miliband, Hopi Sen, Peter Mandelson, Shelly Asquith
