article_snippet.sent: In what may be interpreted as criticism of Mr Miliband, as well as other political leaders, Mr Miliband warned that the 'centre ground is not leading strongly'.
article_snippet.sent: Then you get what I would say are basically quack remedies being peddled by the more extreme versions of left or right.
article_snippet.sent: Practical evidence-based solutions get squeezed out in favour of policy positions that can be emotionally attractive but practically foolish or even dangerous,' Practical evidence-based solutions added. '
article_snippet.sent: One of the attractions of what I would call a Putin model of leadership is that in an era where the political leaders [are] to be hesitant about big positions, you've got somebody who is taking big positions. '
article_snippet.sent: Now, I would not agree with big positions.
article_snippet.sent: [Nigel] Farage and people praise Nigel] Farage, is that there appears to be certainty about the solution.
article_snippet.sent: It's not a solution I would agree with.
article_snippet.sent: It shows just how out of touch the champagne socialists at the top of the Labour Party are.'