David Blackburn

Miliband keen to relieve the squeezed middle from Thursday’s strikes

Ed Miliband is learning. He has written a blog on Thursday’s strikes and it is plain that he has learnt from the errors he made during the March against the Cuts by associating himself with militancy. First, he places himself firmly on the side of parents who will be inconvenienced by Thursday’s strikes:

“The Labour Party I lead will always be the party of the parent trying to get their children to school, the mother and father who know the value of a day’s education.”

Miliband gives the unions and their members pretty short-shrift to be honest. He writes:

“I understand why teachers are so angry with the government. But I urge them to think about whether causing disruption in the classroom will help people understand their arguments.

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