This morning Ed Miliband appeared on the Andrew Marr show in an attempt to relaunch his party leadership for the New Year. As per usual, Marr gave a typical grilling to his interviewee, and as per usual, Miliband failed to excite or fill me with any optimism, as the leader of the Labour Party.
As a first time voter, I find it rather embarrassing and pose the question whether or not it’s only a matter of time before he is forced to step down as party leader. Every public appearance he makes, it results in an overwhelmingly, negative reaction from the general public. It strikes me he simply doesn’t have the persona or media savy skills necessary to be a leader; unlike David Cameron, who whether you agree with his views or not, can not deny that he delivers them with genuine passion as well as professionalism.
The term style over substance is usually used to highlight a somewhat negative feature of someone. However, it appears Miliband should maybe take influence from it. I believe he is suited far better to a role as cabinet minister instead of the role of leader.
With a new year ahead of us, certain questions are arising, possibly most interestingly, Is David Miliband going to make a shock return to frontline politics and attempt to overthrow his brother? As a first time voter, I wouldn’t be overly surprised if this was to be the case.
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