Miliband is Very Much Old Labour
Congratulations to Ed Miliband and his partner, Justine, on the birth of their son.
But the announcement of the birth with his weight in pound is very much in the past and well into Old Labour territory.
When our second son was born in the same hospital, forty years ago, his weight was given in kilograms.
So get into the present day, Mr. Miliband!
The Anonymous Widower 
I noticed it was in lbs. But then, when my daughters’ friends have babies, the weight is always told to people in lbs. I am sure the hospital work in kilos, but famlies and friends seem to work in lbs. I doubt either of my daughters have any real concept of what a lb is, even though they probably use recipes with lbs in on occasions. But they understand about a 10lb baby being huge and a 4lb baby too small.
Comment by liz | November 8, 2010 |