But picking such a popular tourist attraction and booking
out the entire building for the day has done Ed Miliband no favours with the
people who will decide if he wins the keys to Number 10.
Because
waiting at the entrance to the 115ft high sculpture was a disgruntled group of
people who had booked tickets to experience the view but were turned away.
“I want my money back,” protested one
particularly grumpy man, who said he would certainly not be voting for Labour
now that Mr Miliband had ruined his special day out.
If Labour loses the election by
10 votes, he can point to today as the defining moment.
But at least he
can say he saw FOUR Alex Salmonds. Yes, there they were, standing patiently on
the site where three years ago Great Britain witnessed “our country at our
best“ - in Miliband’s own words.
Up he went into
the sky, accompanied by the strongest members of his shadow cabinet.
Overlooking the
Olympic Stadium – “that place where all the UK came together and showed the
world what we can do” – Mr Miliband trotted out the sporting metaphors that he
hopes will inspire his team to victory on May 7.
“Like so many races here at the
Olympics, it might come down to the wire,” he said. “It might be neck and neck…
it’s going to be tough, you know it’s going to be tough… but let’s go out there
and win it together… let’s go out there to change our country.”
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