Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

1. The Edstone went through ten approval meetings :disturbd:
2. Team Miliband completely underestimated the SNP threat :shocked:
3. Miliband asked his brother three times to be shadow chancellor
4. Miliband locked himself in his hotel room after forgetting to mention the deficit :rofl:
5. David Axelrod was appalled at Labour’s ‘low quality’ ideas :shrug:

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You couldn't make it up :D

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

Suffice to say that from the moment he was elected leader of the Labour party instead of his brother the party was doomed to electoral disaster and so it proved.

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

Let me suggest a new party motto:

Labour - Inept in office, Inept in opposition

:D

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That's quite good :tu: :D

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I don't understand how SNP was meant to have affected the Labour AND Lib Dem vote in England? Even if Labour had won all of the seats in Scotland, it would still be a Conservative government.

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It's thought that voters didn't want a Labour/SNP alliance (informal or otherwise), so a lot of those who may have voted Labour in England voted Tory instead.

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:clap:


Excellent

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

I'm not convinced David Miliband would have been any better

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Well we might just find out in 5 years time Marty.;)

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As Hugh said, I think the message delivered throughout the campaign by Cameron and Sturgeon was the ultimate final nail in the coffin for Ed. With Tories, it was a case of vote Dave and get Boris (similar to the ticket in 2005 of Labour with vote Tony, get Gordon) whereas the other notion was vote Ed, get Nicola. I think that may certainly have helped swing it for Tories. Plus, it was all well and good attacking the coalition for what they had done, but I heard no real policies from Labour's manifesto that made me seriously think about using my vote for Labour.

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Reports from behind the scenes of election campaigns are always interesting.

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

Except they really did make all of it up. And then expected us to vote for it. :erm:

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You don't think the spectacle of an angry little Glaswegian leftie promising to prop up Miliband in a hung parliament might have made a few English floating voters to go for the blue team instead?

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

From what l have read quite a few went over to the blue team.

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

Another reason they lost might be the fact that they told their voters to vote Conservative. Now, I know the main thinking was in Scotland only to try and stop the SNP winning all those seats. However, I suspect a lot of voters might have taken this to heart and actually voted Tory on the behest of Miliband.

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Where I live the majority would vote in a donkey if it was Tory..and have done so for 30+ years.

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Yes my parents live in Gosport and for the last 35 years they have always voted in a Conservative so you can't be that far from there Maggy.

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I don't understand why anyone would always vote for the same party no matter what. :confused:

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Ignorance or stupidity. Take your choice.

Just re-inforces my view that you should have to qualify to be able vote. i.e. Understand what you're voting for.

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

Well obviously there are some in this country who are lifelong Conservative or Labour supporters and will vote for them no matter what.

l was talking to my Dad the other week and he sees his vote as a wasted vote as they are always going to vote the same party in no matter what in his constituency.

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Same for me but its Labour.

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I did look at Labour but the following put me off them.

Do i want to see the benefits of those who have never worked and have no intention of working increase NO

Do i want said lazy gits getting everything for nothing NO

As a tax payer do i want my tax going up to keep said lazy gits in beer and fags NO

Is Milliband Prime minister material NO

So it had to be conservative :)

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Yep. Amazing isn't it?
It's like they were a bunch of kids playing at being adults and hoping nobody would call them on it :D

Like Axelrod said: "Vote Labour and get a toaster" :rofl:

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

So you based it all on the unemployed then.

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If they are the sort who have never worked and have no intention of working then YES.

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Sounds like South Yorkshire, only for Labour there....

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Anyone with half a brain would include it in the equation .The last thing normal sensible people want is a return to a benefits for all culture provided by the last Labour twonks

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

So you didn't vote Conservatives then?

Re: Things we’ve learnt from the Guardian’s profile of Ed Miliband’s campaign
 

Absolutely I did ,I like the way things are going ,I think the country is a better place for having a Conservative government.