Poor Indu Pendent, I think that is latin for " Clueless ".

With the economy heading south, Miliband will have to explain to voters, we are on an economic path which will lead to higher unemployment, tax rises, more poverty and a shrinking middle class.

So.. Take the advice of Blunkett and Pressa.
1)Get 2 jags
2)shag the secretary
3)Fast track a passport for an Immigrant
4) ..see 2)
oooh and croquet on the lawn...now that is presona...LoL

Sam n
I believe Ed at the PMQs he looks too laid back. If his performance don't improve the party may dump him.
Ed has similarity to Ian Dumcan Smith, and the Tories got rid of him as their leader, didn't they?
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How the Hell is he similar to IDS?

Ed has won many of the PMQs. The Tory u-turn on the NHS came pretty swiftly after Miliband won an PMQs on it, ditto the u-turn on sentencing.

Cameron had a PMQ's refrain of "These pre-scripted questions", to which a cpl of weeks later Miliband retorts, "these pre-scripted answers won't do". Cameron was visibly shaken and hasn't used that since.

And I remember Hague regularly wiping the floor with Blair, he still got trounced in 2001.

What I see so far is the Blairites going for the good old Labour, civil war in opposition. And if New Labour want it, they can bloody get it back at them. They don't own the bloody party.

If they start this, do not expect anyone to forget it. No-one forgives this sort of behaviour, not the public, not the party.

I will not fight for a bunch of tyrants, wanting the parl party to choose leaders and agendas, nor will I fight for that limp agenda on D Miliband's speech.

Almost as much as muscling out the real PM, standing in an election of one and becoming the worst Prime Minister ever and then being shown the door at the first real election you stand in.

dont people realise all this backstabbing and criticism is a compliment to ed miliband, the timing is no coincidence all coming from the right wing media with the help of the blue brigade i.e. tom bradby,tru blue voice of self importance nick robinson,and of course sadam boulton of fair and balanced sky news, then they up the tempo by getting very bitter ex ministers and mps from the blairite right wing of the party to try give it all credence amongst voters,this story will only effect the westminster village because most people are not interested in it and are not stupid enough to be told what to think. if anyone gets the chance try watching the drama A VERY BRITISH COUP ,you will get a rough idea of what is going on, its not that ed miliband is weak,its the total reverse they are scared of him because he has humility and empathy and the voters can connect with this, rather then the slimy condescending i know whats best for you attitude that spews out of cameron and gideon osborne!!,so get ready people this character assassination will happen for the next four years.

David Cameron did not get a majority, so he has failed to engage with the voters. David Cameron will never be a Real PM and that must hurt.

Let's take the story as Gospel. "Senior party figures say they were wrong to elect him and give him a year to prove himself".

Then what? "Senior party figures" would then have to get the support of 20% of Labour MPs to force an election. Would they get it, especially If Labour continues to be ahead in the polls?

It's not just the squeezed middle he is not connecting with - or the Labour Party generally.

I don't care that he has only been in power eight months and it took Cameron two years, the Labour Party and Ed need to establish themselves in the public eye by actually fighting this coalition government and standing up for the ordinary man or woman and holding to the founding principles of the Labour Party would be a pretty good platform to start from.

The coalition should be being trounced politically and yet it isn't, there's no effective opposition on anything and as someone who returned to the Labour fold post Blair, I am seriously questioning why. I don't recognise the Labour Party anymore.

As for the papers, well Ed and the Labour Party need to get their act together and quickly because we all know once the papers get their teeth into something, they don't let go and whilst there may well be no credible evidence for some of their summisations, mud sticks and people buy it.

I believe Ed needs to step up his constructive attack on the coalition governments mishandlings e.g. Economics, NHS reform etc. especially at the PMQs he looks too laid back. If his performance don't improve the party may dump him. Ed has similarity to Ian Dumcan Smith, and the Tories got rid of him as their leader, didn't they?
Sam N