Dizzy Thinks (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
I had to go into hospital yesterday for small minor procedure so I dind;t really do much blogging and I also didn't see the Daily Telegraph exclusive that suggested David Miliband was already choosing his potential Cabinet and had "done a deal" with Alan Milburn to be his Chancellor. Today's Telegraph is running a follow-up on the story saying it has backfired because Milburn is disliked, and also...
NewerLabour (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Milburn as Chancellor . I'd rather someone left of him, obviously. Maybe George Osborne? As if Private Equity and the vampiric for-profit providers of public services didn't have enough of a voice in government anyway. Milburn would be straight to work winning back our lost core vote and lost middle class switchers, chiefly be rewarding that, er, gargantuan voting bloc earning over £100,000PA with...
ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
A 'Telegraph' 'exclusive', though denied, further destabilises Gordon Brown's government, writes
grimmerupnorth (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
It's nice to know that Alan Milburn is going to be the new Chancellor in a Miliband Government. Would be nice, n'est ce pas, if Labour Party members were consulted about these arrangements. Sadly for the two ultra right-wingers it's down to the grassroots members and trade unions who would be elected in a leadership contest. I suggest you all support the Calder Valley leadership change at Labour Party...
Andrew Allison (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago
If the report in the Daily Telegraph this morning is true, David Miliband is seriously considering challenging Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership. If he is in talks with Alan Milburn, then I am not surprised. Milburn was a good minister. He is a man who has a vision of change in our public services, but Gordon Brown never shared the vision. As a result of weak leadership from Tony Blair, Brown...
David Llewellyn (Free subscription) | yesterday
Full coverage of UK politics I imagine many Three Line Whip readers keep an eye on David Miliband's blog - although hosted, as it is, by the Foriegn Office website, he has to steer well clear of party politics. So I was amused by the
The Party Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Full coverage of UK Politics Rosa's scoop about David Miliband lining up Alan Milburn as his Chancellor-in-waiting is another intriguing twist to the summer's top political drama. ...
Prodicus (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm going to call these two 'the Mils brothers'. (I am being seasonal .)
ArmsControlWonk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Speaking of Foreign Secretaries … I’ve known for a while that Britain’s current incumbent, David Miliband, personally hosted a small round table on disarmament last month. Most of what I have heard has been on an off-the-record basis so I haven’t said anything here. Now, however, one of the participants has written publicly about it so it’s safe to blog. Apparently (when he’s not stirring up trouble...
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! (Free subscription) | yesterday
Three weeks! South Shields MP and Foreign Secretary David Miliband flew from Gatwick airport on Saturday evening for a three week holiday (he isn’t saying where), but he does say he’ll return browner and fresher. Please note browner not Browner! One wonders if Miliband and Milburn have schemed to meet in a neutral country to prepare forward [...]
Daily Referendum (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
From the Telegraph: Miliband's dinner guest raises eyebrows There has been speculation that Miliband could gain support for a leadership bid if he can secure the backing of Labour's lost donors. Well non other than the infamous Mr David Abrahams was invited to a dinner hosted by Miliband in the Foreign Office's Locarno Room for patrons of the United Jewish Israel Appeal. Gordon Brown orders witch hunt...
Madame Arcati (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
While our twinky foreign secretary and aspiring PM David Miliband goes off on his hols via Gatwick perhaps someone could do something about his blogroll which is in need of repair. The "Robert Preston" listed is Robert Peston (the screeching, Caligula-voiced BBC business editor); Adam Boulton's blog has a new address (since July 1); and "Omar's blog" is inaccessible. Milly's last posting for Aug 2...
Werner Patels (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Werner Patels Britain's foreign secretary, David Miliband, made quite the splash last week with an editorial he penned for the Guardian. What raised Labour hackles was that in the entire article Mr Miliband did not mention Gordon Brown even once – while Tory leader David Cameron was mentioned twice by name. His concluding paragraph, though, left no doubt about his true intentions: "So let's stop...
grimmerupnorth (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Clare Short has made lots of mistakes in her time - not least not resigning over Iraq. And she was utterly wrong to abandon the Labour whip. Nevertheless, she makes some very salient points re Miliband in today's Independent. She shares my ( widely held) view that Gordon Brown's biggest mistake was not shifting left and sticking with the Blairite agenda. And that Miliband, far from being the answer...
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday
London, Aug.6 (ANI): The leadership change plot in Britain is gathering momentum with Foreign Secretary David Miliband reportedly projecting Alan Milburn to be next Chancellor of the Exchequer if he (Miliband) replaces Gordon Brown as Prime Minister. According to the Daily Telegraph, Brown, who is currently on a holiday, has failed to get Milburns support [...]
