I blogged this morning about media attempts to paint Ed Miliband as a frothing Benn-Trotsky-Bob Crow hybrid – in contrast to his more Blairite brother.
Friends of Mili-E point out that he has never come out in support of David’s “mansion tax”, which would clobber people living in big homes. Nor has he support his elder brother’s policy to raise taxes on private schools. Miaow.
Proves my point though about the danger of always trying to paint politics in primary colours.
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