Brown Balls Shaft Miliband
Mr Miliband gets it wrong - and is locked in | John Redwood
Mr Miliband today has allowed himself to be used. He has argued a contradiction. He both tells Labour to start seeing things the way electors do, and told Labour MPs to knuckle down and support the abolition of the 10p band. They cannot do both successfully! Electors are fed up with paying so much tax for so little in return, and most electors think taxing those on lower incomes more is wrong.Mr Milliband is an intelligent man, but he has allowed his own intelligence to be replaced by Labour stupidity....
So it’s back to the drawing board, Mr Miliband. Mr Brown has played a blinder getting Mr Mililband to do his dirty work for him by arguing for the 10p band removal. It is good internal politics, associating one of his alleged rivals with one of his most unpopular policies.
(I note that John Redwood's webpage is called "mr-miliband-gets-it-wrong-and-is-stitched-up" which seems to be a more accurate headline....)