In general elections, like it or not, alot of floating voters appear to be very heavily swayed by the party leaders, what they say and how they say it. (People talk of voting for "Cameron" or "Brown" rather than their local MP). There is no way that a majority of such voters will vote for with either of the two Eds or Yvette Cooper. No matter how unpopular the Tories are until Labour have a leader that looks like a leader they will not win outright. They haven't got far to go as to me Cameron is pathetic BUT they don't seem to have anyone on the pipeline who is even that good. As time goes on Cameron gains experience and will start to look less out of his depth and he was also have familiarity on his side.

Quite right. For all we pride ourselves as a much more open country politically that the US, at the end of the day we have only as many real parties as the US.

Joys of FPTP voting.

In my opinion coming from Doncaster where we have Milliband, Flint, and Winterton, as Labour MPS, there is only one person I like to hear having a good go at the Coalition and that is John Mann who represents Bassetlaw in Derbyshire. He even spoke up against MPS expenses when Flint didnt want them published. Round here I would bet no one know who their MPS were called.

Mine is Flint and she's as much use as tits on a fish.

Ours is Peter Lilley. Actually a good constituency MP, although since the Tories are back in power he's happily boasting about being a right wing Conservative. That contrasts somewhat to the cuddly - touchy - feeling persona that came into being after they were slaughtered a few years back and branded the nasty party.

Dont like saying it but just down the road at Goole, the Tory MP Piercy is in the local papers every week because he puts his name to every cause going., where our lot in Donny are never to be seen , except getting mulled over at PMQS

She lives, when it suits, on New Lane, Sprotbrough behind a massive hedge.
I have passed her house regularly and I still have a pint in the Ivanhoe regularly. I have been in the Country Club at the end of her road a few times.
I have never seen her around the village.

I have seen her on the TV many times.
I have not liked what I have seen.

A self-serving, opportunist.
No, not me.

Are you from near Sprotbrough?

Sadly agree with most of that assessment.
Cooper seemed to show some potential when she first came on the scene but that now seems to have dissipated.

Just admit you disagreed with the Iraqi war when Georgie boy asked the question Yvette?
We all know she really wanted too.

As with most politicians, Ms Cooper has to toe the party line, which is unfortunately Miliband's party line.
Galloway, however, doesn't have that restriction and can wander wherever he likes in terms of policy-on-the-hoof, knowing that he will never have to put any of it into action. His sole purpose is as an irritant. Which is fine as far as it goes.

Yup. A fine definition of why our elected representatives credibility is at an all time low.
The Lib-Dem chappie came out of the programme quite well.
Basically admitting that they have shafted themselves, and he's the party chairman, isn't he?

This is typically sloppy criticism of Galloway. Whether you like his policy or not there is no way it can be described as 'on the hoof'. Right or wrong, he is at least very consistent.

I had to smirk when Mrs Balls said she agreed with the ongoing campaign in Afghanistan.
By not being able to say the same about the Iraqi conflict she basically answered Galloways question.

You are correct that it's a lot easier for GG.
He never agreed with it so it's not too difficult for him.

Apparently that's opportunism to some.

That one never worked for the Nuremberg defendants.

Galloway - 'Well just admit the killing of a million people was wrong'?

A deafening silence.