Labour have elected as their Deputy Leader Harriet Harman. No I am not joking. (BBC News: Harman wins deputy leader contest)
Clearly the party has forgiven her for grammar schools, for being a weak Cabinet minister, for being a craven Brownite, for not even being able to remember who the Prime Minister is. And her speech was typical of the woman. Alongside Big Clunking Fists we have Little Rubber Fingers, unable to lay a blow.
This Brown/Harman ticket is less balanced than an anchor. Clearly Labour aren't serious about winning the next election.
Commiserations to Alan Johnson who cam so close to winning - he would have been my second choice. On my one meeting with the man when he was Higher Education Minister I found him refreshingly frank and reasonable. He is one of the best parts of this Cabinet and I hope he keeps a good post in Brown's government.
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You're right, Tim. On paper I think her speech probably looked very good. Her delivery however was terrible. She spoke far too quickly. No cadence in her voice. Very weak. Would she have won if she was a man?
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