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This week is a big week for Ed Miliband. On this day last year he had just been elected as the new leader of the Labour party after defeating his older brother in what was a closely fought contest. In his victory speech he promised a new vision from the party, one that broke with the toxic environment that plagued Gordon Brown's government in it's last few months. His aim was to offer a credible alternative to the coalition government and convince the British public that Labour was once again fit for office.
It is safe to say that, one year on, many people have yet to be convinced by Ed's approach. A recent poll conducted by the Mail on Sunday saw a majority of voters stating their preference for David, rather than Ed, Miliband as Labour leader, with 39% of Labour voters even stating that they wanted the former Foreign Secretary to take over from his brother.
Many people we talk to do not know what the younger Miliband represents as leader of the party, what his vision for Labour is and how he plans to solve Britain's economic problems.
There are many reasons for this.
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Sunday, 25 September 2011
More Of This Please, Ed!
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Monday, 8 August 2011
Welcome to The Urbanite
Welcome to The Urbanite, your one stop shop for (slightly) left wing politics, socio/economic observations and musical reviews chucked in for good measure.
The Urbanite is made up of a few 20 something year old Londoners. Coincidentally, we are all also History graduates. Spurred on by the many noteworthy incidents over the past year and a half, from the monumental Arab Spring to the student protests last year, from the renewed economic crisis to the riots and looting that we have witnessed this weekend, we at The Urbanite have decided that it is time to stop arguing and debating amongst ourselves and time to argue and debate with the world!
We all stand for a lot of different things and at times even disagree with each other. However, the one right that stands strong on our platform is the right to free speech.
You may disapprove of what we say, but we hope you defend our right to say it.
Welcome to The Urbanite
The Urbanite is made up of a few 20 something year old Londoners. Coincidentally, we are all also History graduates. Spurred on by the many noteworthy incidents over the past year and a half, from the monumental Arab Spring to the student protests last year, from the renewed economic crisis to the riots and looting that we have witnessed this weekend, we at The Urbanite have decided that it is time to stop arguing and debating amongst ourselves and time to argue and debate with the world!
We all stand for a lot of different things and at times even disagree with each other. However, the one right that stands strong on our platform is the right to free speech.
You may disapprove of what we say, but we hope you defend our right to say it.
Welcome to The Urbanite
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