Ed Miliband - Tory-Lite?

[Huguenot]

When you say he doesn't like private equity, how do you mean?

[Loz]

I saw Caroline Flint on QT last night. Passionate, knowledgeable - what Harriet Harman might have been if she didn't have that rather unlikeable quality. I reckon they may have a potential future leader there.

[mockney piers]

I quite like flint too, though can't help wondering if it's all down to those sexy photos.

[Huguenot]

Damn it, Googled 'caroline flint bikini maui' and came up with zero.

[Mick Mac]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> When you say he doesn't like private equity, how

> do you mean?

He appeared to propose a different tax scale for PE and referred to them as asset strippers. Its a bit of a backward step to the union rhetoric of 4 or 5 years ago when PE was making big profits.

[mockney piers]

Harriet's problems are far wars than her likeability. Rampant self interest over integrity, and dubious morals spring to mind.

[mockney piers]

"wars" worse, worse. I can honestly say that wasn't an intentional freudian slip

[Huguenot]

Christ, my own business is totally reliant on private equity in the form of business angels.

They've got plenty of other options for their cash, and SME is very high risk, so anything that dissuaded them from investing in small business start ups, early stage funding, the rounds and pre IPO would be absolutely insane.

You'd kill small business.

I can see an argument to dissuade those that target existing mature businesses from asset stripping, but Milliband would need to be very careful in how he couches any legislation.

[Senor Chevalier]

So what do we all think of the proposal to raise the speed limit to 80?

I was quite surprised as I'd forgotten that occasionally something sensible and positive can come out of a politician. I guess occasionally policy brainstorming does deliver the goods...

Presumably it is now only a matter of time before Ed suggests that it needs to be raised to the right level and not the wrong level. That the Torys are wrong, wrong, wrong and are going too far too fast. And that we should all get on board his plan to raise the limit to 78mph.

[Undisputedtruth]

I loved the bit where Ed talked about the oldest truth in politics.

I'm just wondering if Mr Milliband is trying too hard to be his own man.

[Loz]

Senor Chevalier Wrote:

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> Presumably it is now only a matter of time before Ed suggests that it needs to be raised to the

> right level and not the wrong level. That the Torys are wrong, wrong, wrong and are going too

> far too fast. And that we should all get on board his plan to raise the limit to 78mph.

Quality satire, SC. :))