Miliband Minor wins the Labour leadership race!

Tortoises and hares come to mind. I also got the feeling that David Milband sort of got a bit tired and testy towards the end. Four and a half months. That's half a human pregnancy. The Labour Party has some warped idea about democracy. Keep it tedious, long drawn out and folks may not get to hear too much about it all.

I can't summon up much enthusiasm for it. Personally I think Diane Abbott would be better at raising the political temperature, but she would have been a bit of a liability. Ed Miliband is no doubt a talented young man though I think he will not get many knockout blows at PMQ's. Now they will have to find a deputy leader. Another four and a half months?

The election process was tortuous indeed. Brother David kept his lead in rounds 1,2 and 3 only to get stuffed by Brother Ed in round 4. I can see why the LibDems like this sort of election.

Round 1: David Miliband 37.78%, Ed Miliband 34.33% Diane Abbott eliminated
Round 2: David Miliband 38.89%, Ed Miliband 37.47%. Andy Burnham eliminated
Round 3: David Miliband 42.72%, Ed Miliband 41.26%, Ed Balls eliminated
Round 4: David Miliband 49.35%, Ed Miliband 50.65%. Ed Miliband wins!

It wasn't exactly Cain and Abel but neither was it a Jedward outing. Brotherly love will be back very soon we are assured and, of course, all good socialists are brothers. I just hope Miliband Minor doesn't think he's got his prefect's tie as well!