En socialdemokratisk ledares våndor

Ed Miliband har svårt att övertyga brittiska väljare om att han och Labourpartiet är redo att leda landet efter valet i maj nästa år. Idag skriver han i Sunday Times om sin vision som kan sammanfattas så här:

The defining purpose of the Labour government I plan to lead in less than a year’s time will be to build a fairer and more successful Britain, which reconnects the wealth of our nation with the finances of ordinary families. This is an enormous challenge that crosses continents and runs deep; it began long before the financial crash and will not be solved by the belated end of the recession.

It is a challenge increasingly recognised not only by Labour but also by leading figures in the world of finance and business, including both the governor of the Bank of England and the director-general of the CBI.

They understand there is not just a cost-of-living crisis but long-term problems about how we create wealth as a country and share it fairly. And they understand there is also a crisis in trust for institutions ranging from our banks and some of our big corporations to politics itself.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/comment/regulars/guestcolumn/article1427845.ece

Men i samma tidning finns en artikel om hur partivänstern söker underminera hans möjligheter till framgång eftersom han inte anses tillräckligt ”vänster”:

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/Politics/article1428253.ece

En illojal partivänster – på något sätt känns detta igen…