labour leadership candidates....

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:11 am

use the VoteMatch tool to find out... then indicate in the poll...

http://www.votematch.org.uk/lab2010/index.php

(NB - NOT - which one would you vote for - but which one does VoteMatch place you closest to in terms of policy)

I came out Diane Abbott (surprise, surprise!) - though (if I was a member, which I'm not!) I wouldn't vote for her because 1. she's an irritating self-publicist, 2. she hasn't a cat-in-hell's chance of getting any of those policies implemented - it's easy to espouse populist policies when you know you will never have to make them happen (see Nick Clegg!) - so - dirty word compromise - I'd rather vote for someone who has 60% chance of one day implementing 40% of what I desire than vote for someone who has 0% chance of implementing 60% of what I desire.... for me it would be Ed.... (miliband, that is)

Gary the Enfield · Post by **Gary the Enfield** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:29 am

I agree with Ed Milliband apparently. I am now going off to contemplate what this means.

Edit: I've had a think and decided it's probably Balls.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:30 am

Diane was on top for me too

Only just beating Ed Mili by 5%

InsaneApache · Post by **InsaneApache** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:36 am

David Milliband.

Cripes!

I want Ed though to be honest. He's the right type to lead Labour into oblivion. Good riddence.

CAPSLOCK · Post by **CAPSLOCK** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:21 pm

InsaneApache wrote:David Milliband.

Cripes!

I want Ed though to be honest. He's the right type to lead Labour into oblivion. Good riddence.

And me

2399 · Post by **2399** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:26 pm

Candidate
Ed Balls: 58%
Diane Abbott: 58%
Ed Miliband: 44%
David Miliband: 42%

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:28 pm

Raven wrote:Diane was on top for me too

now that is a scary thought....

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:45 pm

Ed Balls for me 60% which im glad about becuase ive never heard of him but he has the funniest name.

my answers are all purely selfish though, ie. that would put the most work the construction industries way.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:10 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:
InsaneApache wrote:David Milliband.

Cripes!

I want Ed though to be honest. He's the right type to lead Labour into oblivion. Good riddence.
And me

David Milliband n'all.

I would have thought Abbot would be the best bet for utter annihilation though.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:27 pm

But yeah as t'general says. It's got to be Ed Balls just for his name.

Harry Genshaw · Post by **Harry Genshaw** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:58 pm

superjohnmcginlay wrote:But yeah as t'general says. It's got to be Ed Balls just for his name.

It's worse for his sister, Orphelia

Ed Milliband for me apparently. Not a fan of any of them but I suppose David Milliband gives them the best chance of being re=elected seeing as he's another Blair, Cameron type clone.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:16 pm

I got;

David Miliband 73%
Ed Balls 70%
Ed Miliband 60%
Diane Abbott 21%

To be honest, I know little of any of them, so if one of you could be good enought to (honestly) break those figures down for me in terms of what the individuals stand for then I'd be truly obliged.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:18 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:I got;

David Miliband 73%
Ed Balls 70%
Ed Miliband 60%
Diane Abbott 21%

To be honest, I know little of any of them, so if one of you could be good enought to (honestly) break those figures down for me in terms of what the individuals stand for then I'd be truly obliged.

David Miliband stands for being staggeringly dense!

(he's the most Blairite of the four - the so-called "heir to Blair")

bedwetter2 · Post by **bedwetter2** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:24 pm

I refuse to vote in your poll on the grounds that you must be a BBC employee as that media organisation is the one which seems to be most obsessed with the bunch of donkeys named above.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:47 pm

I got...

Abbott
Miliband Ed
balls
Miliband D

slightly surprised Miliband E came second...

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:31 am

Ed Balls (Yessss) with a dirty 69%
Ed Miliband 56%
Diane Abbott 42%
David Miliband 36%

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:22 pm

Dave - 58%
Ed - 57%
Diane - 53%
Balls - 48%

InsaneApache · Post by **InsaneApache** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:02 pm

InsaneApache wrote:David Milliband.

Cripes!

I want Ed though to be honest. He's the right type to lead Labour into oblivion. Good riddence.

LOL

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:01 pm

Ed Milliband - 62%
David Milliband - 60%
Ed Balls - 57%
Diane Abbott - 48%

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:50 pm

Worthy4England wrote:Ed Milliband - 62%
David Milliband - 60%
Ed Balls - 57%
Diane Abbott - 48%

That's 227%. Are you a Pakistani?