The Labour Party’s defeat in May’s general election brought about the resignation of its leader, Ed Miliband, a courteous and intelligent figure who, having abandoned the middle ground once controlled by former Prime Minister Tony Blair, had failed to convince even his own party that he could run the country. The campaign to choose his successor proceeded throughout the summer.
现在英国左翼也已经出现了类似的愚蠢行为。工党五月大选失败导致其领导人、聪明知礼的米利班德辞职，米利班德放弃了前首相布莱尔把持的中立地带，甚至无法说服所在政党自己具备管理国家的能力。整个夏天都在竞选其继任者。