Political Suicide
Michael White writing in The Guardian had some interesting thoughts on Tony Blair's intervention in the Labour leadership contest and concludes by comparing the fate of Syriza in Greece to the current madness over Jeremy Corbyn's chances of winning the Labour crown.
Now I know what he means, but I think the comparison with Syriza and Alexis Tsipras is overblown because I don't see Labour party members electing a man who has been an MP for 32 years and failed to make any kind of big impression during that time - even during the 13 years of a majority Labour Government at Westminster between 1997 and 2010.
The fact is that Jeremy Corbyn has 'risen without trace', as some once said of David Frost, and the Labour Party would be voting for political suicide if it were daft enough to elect Jeremy as its leader.
If you ask me both women candidates, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall, would be better bets for making Labour electable again, but I agree with Michael White's view that none of the four contenders really set the heather alight.
Now I know what he means, but I think the comparison with Syriza and Alexis Tsipras is overblown because I don't see Labour party members electing a man who has been an MP for 32 years and failed to make any kind of big impression during that time - even during the 13 years of a majority Labour Government at Westminster between 1997 and 2010.
The fact is that Jeremy Corbyn has 'risen without trace', as some once said of David Frost, and the Labour Party would be voting for political suicide if it were daft enough to elect Jeremy as its leader.
If you ask me both women candidates, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall, would be better bets for making Labour electable again, but I agree with Michael White's view that none of the four contenders really set the heather alight.
