http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11412031


I suppose I'm rather pleased Ed Miliband was elected Labour leader seeing that, Dianne Abbott aside, he was probably the most left wing candidate available. I'm sure his brother will feel hard done by but he was basically a Blair clone and his Nu New labour spiel won't attract anyone not won over in the first place and when you have one (at least) slick bastard in No 10 then the last thing you need is another polished professional politician (ooh very alliterative). We honestly don't like smooth MPs no matter how much media training Cameron and Clegg have ordinary people will not trust them. Vince Cable on the other hand appears to be a dying breed and so people warm to him despite any message he carries as he obviously eschews many PR tricks and comes across as genuine. This may be some elaborate double bluff, but generally the public are sceptical of image conscious politicians and would rather their MP seem like a human. That may be a stretch too far for Ed Miliband and no doubt the image consultants and stylists are already knocking at his door but he should rebuff them. If people think he is a geek so what! No makeover will change peoples perceptions now and any attempt will look false like Gordon Brown trying to smile. We really do believe policy is more important than personality so lets see you deliver on the rhetoric of the last few months. Good luck.
    Totally unrelated but I've noticed that occasionally when stood upright I've started to sway. This I put down to gently swaying my hips from side to side whilst cradling Bethany when attempting to get her to sleep. I have now been doing it for a while that the other day I noticed that I was doing it when stood up at work, but obviously without the baby in my arms. Luckily I noticed what I was doing before anyone else and anchored myself to a table for stability but it is surely only a matter of time before the funny looks start. Hopefully the persistent aroma of baby vomit that seems to follow me offers up a clue as to my behaviour.