We don't want to lose you, but we think you ought to go

I like Jeremy Corbyn. He espouses many of the belief and values I have cherished since my teenage days. He is against austerity, in favour of nationalisation, against the free market economy that only benefits the wealthy, and for more spending in real terms on the NHS. In that he shares much in common with his great predecessor Tony Benn, except perhaps in his support (albeit lukewarm) of remaining in the EU. Benn of course hated the EU, believing passionately it was a club for plutocrats and capitalists and actually worked against the interests of the individual.

But Labour would never have won an election with Tony Benn at the helm. Nor, I fear, with Jeremy Corbyn either. There just isn't the appetite among the electorate for his brand of democratic socialism, which is why he has to go some time before 2020. He is far too easy a target for the fascist press; indeed, even Laura Kuhnsberg, the BBC's political correspondent is also scathing about him whenever she gets the chance (which the BBC offer her far too often in my opinion).

Who should lead then? It's a tricky one. There's David Milliband of course, licking his wounds in his Manhattan redoubt but still dreaming of the Iron Throne. Then there's Alan Johnson, a sound choice perhaps, but would he take the mantle if offered? There's Ed Balls too, though he is now tainted as a loser. Harriet Harman is an experienced operator with a lot of plus points. But what of Ed's wife, Yvette Cooper? Mrs Balls is perhaps the strongest candidate Labour can currently put forward. The press would have at her of course, as they would at whoever took over, but she's got clout, personality and a very quick mind. And she can't be labelled a loony leftie. She, I think, could turn the tide for labour. And there's one other man I think could be an outstanding leader of the Labour Party: Peter Hain. He's very sharp, very experienced, has all the right ideas and could be a unifier. Trouble is, I don't think he would take the job if it were offered. But whoever turns out to be the strongest prospect, first Jeremy must step aside.

Come on Jezza. You had your chance, but the great British Public, spoon fed a pack of lies by the press decided they couldn't stomach you. And however unjust that is, politics is about power and how best to get it. You've always been a campaigner from the sidelines of politics- perhaps time for you to return to a role which even you might agree you find more comfortable.