If Ed Miliband can find the time to conceive a child – or two – then surely he can find the time to register his name on his first born son’s birth certificate. It might not have been a priority for him, but it’s a ritual, and one usually accomplished with pride and love by new dads. How is his son going to feel when he learns about this? He could feel devastated.
And if he blames politics for getting in the way of his marriage plans, what chance does he have of fitting it in now – with a second baby on the way, plus establishing himself as the new Labour leader and appointing a new Shadow Cabinet, which it seems increasingly unlikely will include his brother David.
I don’t understand why he blames his failure to get married on the Copenhagen climate change summit, followed by the general election and Labour leadership contest. The Copenhagen summit was a mitigated disaster. And there is no reason why he couldn’t have married before these major events happened; his son Daniel is now 15 months.
I always believe you find time to do something you want to do. This is true particularly of busy people.
Btw, David Miliband is a very busy man too and he found time to accompany his young son to the playground during his first week at school recently, according to Anne McElvoy in yesterday’s Evening Standard. David Cameron is a devoted father who spent many hours, including overnight stays, with his sick son Ivan at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Nick Clegg takes a great pride in his paternal duties. Even Gordon Brown left 10 Downing Street holding on to his young son’s hand. Who can forget those moving words he spoke when resigning as Prime Minister, and saying he was leaving “the second most important job I could ever hold’ after that of being a husband and father, which he would now ‘cherish even more”.
Unless Ed can learn to cherish his family life too, then he is the real loser. It’s not impressive to say he has no time to sign his son’s birth certificate or get married, it smacks of lack of commitment. While politics is incredibly time consuming, at the end of the day it is Ed’s close knit family that will provide that much needed refuge and distraction when the weight on his shoulders become unbearable, when he wants to firmly close the door on the outside world.
I suggest he should reconsider his priorities.
Apparently you can register later …http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Registeringlifeevents/Birthandadoptionrecords/Registeringorchangingabirthrecord/DG_175608
I still have no idea who the Milliband brothers are ?? ….
To be very honest Ellee , I don’t really care , bit harsh I know, but as you say if this man has no thought for his son and partner . then how is he the right person to be in control of anything to do with a nation ..!!
Ellee, this is the nature of a person with these sorts of politics. Interesting that Gillard downunder is of a similar type.
Anne, I thought you might have caught up with the Labour leadership contest and seen the two Miliband brothers on TV, if not in the papers, with the younger one Ed pipping his elder brother David in the last count and defeating him by 1% when he was the predicted winner. The elder brother was Foreign Secretary/Shadow Foreign Secretary and he has now decided to remain in politics as a backbencher, rather than a having a high profile role in the Cabinet due to the intense media interest in their relationship. It’s a completely unique situation, and I one which will no doubt find its place in the history books.
James,
I’m not quite sure what you mean as Julia Gillard doesn’t have any children, as far as I am aware. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Gillard
Hi Ellee I think James means that that woman in Australia is the same kind, doesn’t believe in God!!
Ellee to be very very honest I don’t give a hoot , if triplets got into government together …I never knew there was a Labour Leadership contest going on … Is that because Gordon Brown has left.??? I am going to have to bombard you questions . sorry. They all seem like a load of muppets … I don’t understand Politics and I never will I suppose. Look after area we are in, look after the country, look after people of all ages. get rid of the dregs, and etc etc .. you will do fine, other than that don’t be in Politics.
I did listen to the news with some man talking about the Forces cuts , which I will say is so horrendous , they the government have NO idea what is really happening there, and should pay attention the leaders of all Forces. The government really do NOT have a clue what happens within the forces, they think they do .. but hey if one man cannot sort out his childs registering etc or his wedding just shows what we are dealing with.
Don’t watch TV much at all now and don’t buy papers either .. used to do both alot …
Anne, thanks for the clarification.
I think you’re being a bit judgemental, Ellee!
Welshcakes, yes, but these are my personal thoughts.
I suspect the fact that Ed Miliband is not a Christian, that he has no religious beliefs, is part of the reason he hasn’t married either.
I think, as you have no reason to believe this man does not love his partner and child or has done anything wrong, you should mind your own business.