Just over a year ago, Ed Miliband had the world at his feet. The MP for Doncaster North was one of the most powerful men in the country — hoping to lead Labour to victory in the General Election.
One lost election later and a lot has changed for Red Ed. Now a backbencher, Miliband doesn’t appear to hold much sway anymore — even in his constituency. Miliband has dropped from number four to number 40 in the Doncaster ‘Power List‘ which lists the 50 most influential movers and shakers in the area.
At number 40, Miliband can at least take heart that he has been deemed more influential than Radio Sheffield’s Toby Foster as well as Peter Burrows — the Bishop of Doncaster. As for those who are now more influential than the former Labour leader? Well, Steve Currier from Cooper Lighting has pipped him to no.39 in the list. Meanwhile Miliband can only dream of competing with the likes of One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson — at 34 — or Labour’s Caroline Flint, at 26.
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