The Labour Leadership Contenders - Who'll be the worst?

Oh my, I wasn't expecting this. Diane "Prejudiced Against Finnish Nurses" Abbott has made it onto the ballot paper for the Labour leadership election. This promises to make the contest far more interesting...

Andy Burnham (y'know, the one who looks like he should be a Miliband but actually isn't) must be a bit peeved, though. Not for the first time, Abbott has completely upstaged him. His triumph at getting enough nominations to get onto the ballot paper with just hours to spare is being largely ignored by the media because Abbott managed to do the same thing.

I've no doubt that a Miliband will emerge as the eventual victor, but for me the real competition is between Abbott and Balls. I can't wait to see who, over the course of what is sure to be a fiercely fought contest, shows themselves to be the one who'd be most likely to condemn the Labour party to a generation in opposition. They both have unique skills that mark them out as potentially disastrous Labour leaders, but I look forward to finding out which of the two of them comes across as the least capable person to be Leader of the Opposition. Make no mistake about it, will Balls and Abbott now in the contest, the race to be the worst Labour leadership candidate will be a fiercely fought battle...