I've got to admit, I don't know much about him.
But I looked him up on wikipedia.
The point is , he's served the Labour Party a long time. He's held the line whilst the left wing of the party has pursued with its usual cocky attitude policies which were anathema to the general public and electoral poison.

As a person dependent, (totally dependent!) on the health service and the welfare state - the perennial problem of the Labour Party is the left wing's inability to grasp the importance of keeping the government out of the hands of the tories. They have far too much fun in opposition. What they really hate about Blair is that he made them confront the realities of wielding power in office.

If there is disquiet amongst the Jewish vote (and there appears to be). How about stop pooh pooh-ing, get the bloody wax out of your ears and LISTEN!

Instead of which, there is rudeness, defiance, aggression, ignorance and relentless stupidity. Jews know about being jews, and what constitutes anti semitism. Just like disabled people know about what constitutes discrimination against them.

Yeh, go on and lose another election and blame it on the media. You might fool yourself. But its bloody tough on the folks who need the welfare state.