I'd just like there to be the date and address available in text format really.

That way I could e.g. copy and send it on to people.

This is possibly also a reason that not many people have pegged this :)

Gabby Logan is a sort of social climber. Its called getting on

held in association with cnd and the electoral reform. it just grates a bit after tony (our previous president who now is sorting out the middle east NOT !) took us to war and had 13 years to change the electoral system.
I did not want to go to war no i did not want to go to war no I'm sparticus (sorry wrong film)

Milliband, Milliband, and Balls?

Echo..echo...echo

I suppose at least the Liberals can relax, seeing how Labour is going to match them sell-out for sell-out.

I know Diane Abbott would face a hard time in the media but at least she woud face up and woulnt be ignored. I have been a doorstep interviewer and the general x section public on question time seem fairer and more reasoned than so called experts on issues that matter. We need people at the top to campaign for social affordable housing, jobs childrens services elderly services, diversity community and a fair living wage. Punctation on e mails is not my strong point. I am University politically educated though, and from a single parent poor family with a great appreciation of quality of life and the political awareness of people in the South Wales Valleys where I grew up. We need a go getter aware of the struggle who will speak up for the voiceless. Educated MP's at least get Dianne Abbott to the last three so we have adbate that doesnt resemble only Clegg Cameron Balls, Milliband, Milliband. We need direct transparent and compassionate representation of a black single Mum who represents Hackney one of the most working class and diverse boroughs used to pulling together showing community despite bad press. We have to be relevant to the needs of diverse communities on under 16K listening, caring and not patronising. MP's please vote for Dianne Abbott. Forgive her some humour on focus group led This Week andremember her House Of Commons speeches and votes. Have inclusive love dont fear voting for Dianne Abbot we would have team of abilities then anyway.

It's almost brought me to leaving the party at the fact that we are meant to be the voice of the people, yet the people who have backed this Party through thick and thin do not have a say in who is nominated and it's left to the MPs. This is not a parliamentary issue but a party issue, let the Party speak! After reading their columns in the Guardian I have to say a Burnham, Ed Milliband or even Diane Abbot leadership would not be a bad bet.

If I lived in London I'd be there in a shot, but unfortunately I hail from Edinburgh and cannot manage to get there. I hope that debates, hosted by New Statesmen or whoever look beyond London and the South East, and beyond England, as what could be lost in this up coming storm in the party is the fact that Westminster Labour is truly a UK wide party and has to reflect all corners of the UK.

I must agree with mitch- would love it if focus was aimed at other parts of the UK rather than just London.

I suppose the above cmmenter would go back to Victorian days of Hypocrisy where families stayed together deeply unhappily or send the child to Borstal or Private boarding Schools to be bulied. Or would you go back to the days of Chimney Sweeps?
My Son has been moved up a year. Both his Parents have continued education after degree level. Try and judge whether he is from a single parent family or not Swantatra or maybe think before discriminating against the determination and values of people you do not know. The Current Office of National Statistics figures show there were more people put on long term incapacity benefit in the 80s and 90s under the Cons. Would you deny the children of single parents University Education. I worked my way through University and still had time to see the likes of Tebbitt, Benn Charles Kennedy, Claire Short, and Caroline Lucas Speak in Civic community politics events, which I am sure were more open than leadership events.

"But where was the fathers role in all this? And how deliberately did they exclude that male involvement, and how jealous were they to keep the children to themselves"

What tripe.

To say women deliberately exclude male involvement is so sexist. I'm not saying it doesn't happen but statistically men are the ones who deliberately exclude children from their lives once separated from the mother.
It's always been easy for men to walk away from their responsibilities as fathers, much harder for a woman to sta and do the job of two people single handledy but you go ahead, recognise the poor hard done by absent father and denigrade the woman bringing up the children.
Your badge of pride comment is contemptible. All mothers merit a badge of pride, for doing a damn good job in the most difficult and stressful of circumstances whilst holding down full time jobs and running a house too.

oops spelling mistake -denigrate not denigrade. Apologies.

Steven Preece,

Please don't think from my comment that I am having a go at single fathers, of which there are many who make every effort to maintain loving and consistent relationships with their children, I also think that a lot of single dads do equally as good a job as a single Mum.
My comments on the statistics were aimed at swatantra for making sweeping generalised statements about single mums and badges of pride.

I dont want 3 Millibrands in opposition to Cameron/Clegg. If the above people gain an authentic intelligent progressive voice with the people they serve then great!

Bye thre way I have been recently diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome which fits in with New Stateman lead story! I was diagnosed after University stressful jobs and separation. I adopted coping strategies after being told was too intelligent to have special needs! It causes sensitivity (Its not true aspies cant empathise we just use it and lose it deeply differently) thefrustration of which can suffer depressing stressful days. I also lose valuable (material) things so find it hard to keep relations my social intelligence craves.From men matters

UK - ExpressFM - Radio - New Book, Toxic Women - Domestic Violence and Men
The latest broadcast of Men’s Matters on radio ExpressFM is now available on line. Click the LINK below and scroll down to the Men’s Matters bar and click play.
Doesnt get much mainstream media balance.

From http://www.expressfm.com/ListenAgain/tabid/338/Default.aspx

Gabby Logan on BBC five live was hardly a snob for being brought up by a Leeds United Welsh footballer around Swansea used to mixing with working class (and middle class) people in sport. Just for having the temerity to question Education policy for the poor shewas called a snob. This is loony right reactionism gone too far. Beware you New Statesmen people you have time like me now for freedom of speech try to use it constructively for the Rawlsian common good. Many working ridiculous hours on margins in caring jobs with families do not have such time. Please be considerate of all and authentic and lets not dumb down any more by excluding the many from the frame of public discourse.

Nice one Swatantra for admission I think, its easy to generalise and sterotype against "Council Estate Chavs". I heard it on my last University course and it saddened me. It wasnt what I went to University for. We do not live in a social vacuum so lets not be pretentious. The too easily called "Chav" Parents could be giving the out of touch drunk students the taxi ride home or caring for the Grandparent in their home to maintain independence and dignity in old age. There are unsung heroes dont scapegoat the weak in a supposedly left of centre journal. We all live and some us try to learn at our own pace. The other evening I walked home and found a young man with a girl on his arm attack a homeless lady "Why dont you get a job druggy." I listened to her in penance and she didnt sound a druggy to me, just a lady and you dont intentionally kick someone when their down. Lets try to listen and be more socially aware and conscious to breathe and give our environment a chance for progress to the next generation.

Wow talk about suspending your disbelief! I find it deplorable that fellow “so called” Labour supporters are jumping ship before the party has begun! Look, whilst it may not be the line up we wanted, it is a line-up nonetheless with interesting capable candidates for Leadership with actual leadership qualities unlike the conlibs currently in Downing Street. Unfortunately, it will be another couple of years before diverse candidates (Women and BME) in the party feel brave enough to come forward as they have for a long term suffered from the “old boys club” bias of the party as well as Parliament. These candidates in time will come hopefully with a new guard and a new perspective. The time is coming but we are not quite there yet. To be frank, these three will be just fine in the meantime. I understand the need to have some form of change at the top resembling the Obama effect in the US, but these are interesting hard times for politics in the main media, a media which can influence the electorate at its whim – again just look at how Obama has suffered for it in the last three months with his Health Care Reform and the Oil Spill of late. I hope that when the time does come, the brave will call the Labour party to first remember its core values and dedication to the poor, destitute, low income and ordinary families, economic growth. Let those who wish to warm the seat until this time (I reckon 2015) do so. There are already those rising in the ranks so watch this space.

How dare Milliband, Milliband, and Balls run for the leadership and want to be Prime Minister! They left the counrty in a total mess and have not apologised!

I agree with @swatantra. The three confirmed are all clones, with Balls being slightly more palatable than the strange-strange bros Miliband.