The former senior UK Foreign Minister and current member of Parliament for South Shields David Miliband has this evening announced he is giving up his seat in Parliament to take up a "big international job based in New York." This is believed to be the head of the International Rescue Committee. This is a charity that provides first responders such as firefighters and paramedics to disaster zones across the world. David Miliband's brother Ed Miliband is of course the current leader of the UK's opposition Labour Party.
Coming in the middle of the Northern Ireland V Israel match along with the fact that both Miliband brothers are what I would term secular Jews and New York is sometimes affectionately referred to as "Jew York" the timing of this announcement was designed to promote discussion about the UK's relationship with Israel. After all it has been suggested that the only reason Ed Miliband has been tolerated as Labour leader is so he can act as the UK Queens pet Jew letting her know what Israel is thinking.
The fact the David Miliband is now leaving UK politics ends speculation that he will challenge his brother for the Labour leadership. This means that it is around 90-95% certain that Ed Miliband is going to be anointed as the UK's next Prime Minister. Personally I don't think that either he nor the Labour Party are anywhere near ready. That's because they need around five years of fighting it out with a minority Conservative government to grind off the party's nasty authoritarian edge. However me saying that only makes it more likely they'll get the nod from the Crown. After all it wouldn't be like the Queen to tolerate talk of libertarianism otherwise there could be dangerous talk of a meritocracy next.
21:55 on 26/3/13.
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