Nick Cohen: Writing from London

- Labour leader Ed Miliband unveils Labour’s pledges carved into a stone plinth in Hastings during General Election campaigning.
I first saw Ed Miliband at the launch of a new book by Will Hutton. It was the autumn of 2010, and he had just become Labour’s leader. The party was full of leftish writers, who might be expected to help and support Miliband. But he didn’t want to charm them, or work the room and meet and greet. He just stood there awkward and alone. “Whatever his other qualities,” I thought, “this man isn’t a politician.”
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