There is no doubt for me that Angela Eagle MP will be a future Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer at some time. Whilst the media is making much play of the fact that Alan Jonhson MP is boning up on his primer in macroeconomics, Angela Eagle MP, with her degree in PPE from Oxford, could be the perfect politician in future to take the economic arguments to the experts.

She also very much does human, and clearly knows how to relate to our potential voters.

It could be that Ed Balls MP brings too much baggage, as a ‘Brownite’ in terms of the implications of economics policy. For example, his opposition to foundation hospitals is an obstacle to the debate on ‘marketisation’ of the health service which is about to be discussed by the Conservatives. It would have been extremely difficult to assume the mantle of Shadow Chancellor under the circumstances, and I also feel that Alan Johnson MP is the right man for the job presently. These cuts are deadly serious!