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| Ed Miliband on his life experience outside of politics: 'I was an adviser for the Treasury' | Ed Miliband on his life experience outside of politics: 'I was an adviser for the Treasury' |
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| Ed Miliband was given the chance to speak on his “life experience” outside of politics today while being grilled by students on live television. | Ed Miliband was given the chance to speak on his “life experience” outside of politics today while being grilled by students on live television. |
| But the crowd of first-time voters seemed unimpressed by his reel of credentials in the corridors of power, including working as an economic adviser to Gordon Brown and teaching economics at Harvard. | But the crowd of first-time voters seemed unimpressed by his reel of credentials in the corridors of power, including working as an economic adviser to Gordon Brown and teaching economics at Harvard. |
| The Labour leader was speaking to young voters during a question and answer session on Monday at Facebook's London offices called Stand Up Be Counted: Ask The Leaders. | |
| When asked what experience "outside of politics" he had to “indicate that [he] should be the one to represent the people of Britain”, he replied: “I've done a number of things which I think, I hope, are relevant to this. | When asked what experience "outside of politics" he had to “indicate that [he] should be the one to represent the people of Britain”, he replied: “I've done a number of things which I think, I hope, are relevant to this. |
| “I was obviously an economic adviser to the Treasury. I think that’s important because how we change our economy is at the heart of the country. | “I was obviously an economic adviser to the Treasury. I think that’s important because how we change our economy is at the heart of the country. |
| “I've taught, I taught at Harvard University. I actually taught around government and economics. | “I've taught, I taught at Harvard University. I actually taught around government and economics. |
| “I think one of the things that did for me was actually the ability to be able, I hope, to listen and engage with people about what their issues are, what they’re interested in.” | “I think one of the things that did for me was actually the ability to be able, I hope, to listen and engage with people about what their issues are, what they’re interested in.” |
| The comments came after a series of embarrassments for the Prime Ministerial hopeful, including the infamous bacon sandwich incident, giving a beggar small change and apparently not knowing how much his weekly shop costs. | The comments came after a series of embarrassments for the Prime Ministerial hopeful, including the infamous bacon sandwich incident, giving a beggar small change and apparently not knowing how much his weekly shop costs. |
| The comments come after a series of failed attempts to look 'normal' including the bacon sandwich incident The Labour leader went on to talk about his family’s background as refugees fleeing the Nazis and how that inspired him to enter politics. | The comments come after a series of failed attempts to look 'normal' including the bacon sandwich incident The Labour leader went on to talk about his family’s background as refugees fleeing the Nazis and how that inspired him to enter politics. |
| “Why am I in politics, you might wonder? It’s because I think it makes a difference to our country,” he added. | “Why am I in politics, you might wonder? It’s because I think it makes a difference to our country,” he added. |
| “I was brought up by my parents to think ‘you’ve got a duty to leave the world a better place than you found it’.” | “I was brought up by my parents to think ‘you’ve got a duty to leave the world a better place than you found it’.” |
| The session was part of Sky News’s “Stand Up and Be Counted: Ask the Leaders” pre-election event, where David Cameron and Nick Clegg will also appear. | The session was part of Sky News’s “Stand Up and Be Counted: Ask the Leaders” pre-election event, where David Cameron and Nick Clegg will also appear. |
| Mr Miliband also spoke out against tax evasion, graduate unemployment and unpaid internships during the session. | Mr Miliband also spoke out against tax evasion, graduate unemployment and unpaid internships during the session. |
| Ed Miliband and Gordon Brown in 2010 He started his career after graduating from Oxford University as a researcher on Channel 4’s A Week in Politics before being recruited by Harriet Harman to her shadow department. | Ed Miliband and Gordon Brown in 2010 He started his career after graduating from Oxford University as a researcher on Channel 4’s A Week in Politics before being recruited by Harriet Harman to her shadow department. |
| He was then promoted to work for Mr Brown, then the shadow Chancellor, before taking out to study for a masters degree at the London School of Economics. | He was then promoted to work for Mr Brown, then the shadow Chancellor, before taking out to study for a masters degree at the London School of Economics. |
| Teaching at Harvard University came on a 12-month sabbatical from Whitehall in 2002. His stint at the prestigious US institution did not seem to impress critics on Twitter... | Teaching at Harvard University came on a 12-month sabbatical from Whitehall in 2002. His stint at the prestigious US institution did not seem to impress critics on Twitter... |
| Asked how can he relate to people on the street Ed Miliband replies "I was an economic advisor and taught at Harvard"! Really? Not a clue! | Asked how can he relate to people on the street Ed Miliband replies "I was an economic advisor and taught at Harvard"! Really? Not a clue! |
| Ed Miliband thinks that working as an advisor to a Labour Govt which crashed the economy is life experience . I am sure voters will disagree | Ed Miliband thinks that working as an advisor to a Labour Govt which crashed the economy is life experience . I am sure voters will disagree |
| Ed Miliband asked why he's qualified to be PM: "i was economic advisor & I taught at Harvard" That won't chime with voters #AskTheLeaders | Ed Miliband asked why he's qualified to be PM: "i was economic advisor & I taught at Harvard" That won't chime with voters #AskTheLeaders |
| Ed Miliband's credential "I was economic advisor to the Labour government" there is your answer & how to vote! #StandUpBeCounted | Ed Miliband's credential "I was economic advisor to the Labour government" there is your answer & how to vote! #StandUpBeCounted |
| Ed Miliband was an economic advisor to Gordon Brown, the same Gordon Brown who failed to regulate the banks. #AskTheLeaders | Ed Miliband was an economic advisor to Gordon Brown, the same Gordon Brown who failed to regulate the banks. #AskTheLeaders |
| #EdMiliband presenting his role as economic advisor to the treasury, at the time of #Labour's mismanagement of the economy, as a positive! | #EdMiliband presenting his role as economic advisor to the treasury, at the time of #Labour's mismanagement of the economy, as a positive! |
| Can't blame @Ed_Miliband for not having 'life-experience' - sadly there is a pol class that perpetuates itself. As PM he needs to change it. | Can't blame @Ed_Miliband for not having 'life-experience' - sadly there is a pol class that perpetuates itself. As PM he needs to change it. |