All eyes are on Labour!

Tomorrow is the day the media, Labourites and most of the political class have been waiting for. After the Brown Coronation and what seemed to be the longest leadership contest in history, the Labour Party will have their first elected leader since Tony Blair in 1994!

Talking to some journalist yesterday, their uncontained excitement was only overshadowed by not knowing who the Labour membership will elect as leader.

Never before was a leadership contest as unpredictable as this one. But, whoever wins tomorrow will have their work cut out for them. The coalition government, cuts included, is gaining a lot of public support and approval, and that makes being in opposition a very tricky business – the habit of opposing for the sake of opposing will not work – nor will claiming to be “progressive”.

Of course, as usual, Labour will soar in the polls but how high and for how long depends very much on who they elect; their honeymoon can be anything from a quickie one/two weeks to a lush three month.

Either way UK politics is set to become even more interesting – I too can not wait!