mj.scuba Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 OK. Show us. Just Google it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Just Google it Oddly, the only mention of 'Red Ed' are links to tabloids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Oddly, the only mention of 'Red Ed' are links to tabloids. The Spectator is a tabloid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 The Spectator is a tabloid? Sorry, I should have said the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Yep, there definately is. Your OP was the first I'd ever heard it, I wasn't even 100% sure who you meant at first. And for the record I'm not a labour supporter so this is absolutely not me being defensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Prime Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Your OP was the first I'd ever heard it, I wasn't even 100% sure who you meant at first. And for the record I'm not a labour supporter so this is absolutely not me being defensive. It's a childish tag invented by the Wail to give them a lazy stick to beat a labour leader with. They and their readers like Scuba hope it sticks, best thing to do is ignore the tag. Previous nicknames like Sunny Jim, Iron Lady and even Red Ken were universal and accepted by the recipients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worjackie Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 It's a childish tag invented by the Wail to give them a lazy stick to beat a labour leader with. They and their readers like Scuba hope it sticks, best thing to do is ignore the tag. Previous nicknames like Sunny Jim, Iron Lady and even Red Ken were universal and accepted by the recipients. It's also entirely appropriate since he was elected labour leader on account of the unions' block vote. In return for that Red Ed will need to do exactly as his union paymasters tell him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Prime Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 It's also entirely appropriate since he was elected labour leader on account of the unions' block vote. In return for that Red Ed will need to do exactly as his union paymasters tell him. Wrong again, there has been no block vote since the days of John Smith, just OMOV, One Member One Vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey19 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Probably doesn't want to waste his time on a symbolic gesture which will change nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 Wrong again, there has been no block vote since the days of John Smith, just OMOV, One Member One Vote. Do check your facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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