Few things annoy me more than when the tory press, mps and supporters on here accuse Ed Miliband time and time again of 'stabbing his brother in the back' - it's utterly pathetic and untrue.
Let's get the facts straight here. He stood fairly in a leadership election offering a different direction to David. David wanted to carry on with New Labour - Ed wanted to break off from it and change direction for the good of the party. It took an immense amount of bravery and courage to stand up for it, but he put the interests of the party first.
It wasn't like he was standing on the same ticket and just wanted power- he wanted a complete break from what David was offering.
He stood fairly, he won fairly. You'll probably go 'yeah but those nasty, evil trade unions' etc. Well Ed didn't design the format did he?
He won an election fairly, did nothing untoward and used no dirty factors.
How on earth did he 'stab his brother in the back'? By that logic Cameron stabbed David Davis in the back.
Can we please stop saying he did? It shrieks of desparation and when you launch these horrible, accusatory personal attacks it proves you have no political arguments left.
Some of the better tories on here will agree, I know it. It's a childish, untrue insult.
As Margaret Thatcher (who I hated) said, 'If they attack you personally, they have not one political argument left' In this case I agree Maggie. Do you tories?
So please, someone tell me how standing in an election and winning fairly is 'stabbing someone in the back'?
It's clear why the tory media hate him. He was supposed to have caved in by now, given up. Yet he keeps fighting and he keeps winning despite the barrage of personal abuse. Left wing leaders aren't supposed to win, yet he is and they're afraid.