Ed Miliband : I'm my own man

Labour's annual conference begins today under the new leadership of Ed Miliband. Labour's new leader says "I am my own man" as Tories claim his trade union backing will push the party to the left.

- to be one's own man : independent in judgement and action
- relish : délectation / ici : se réjouir de
- to have a hand : avoir une responsabilité
- squeezed middle : les classes moyennes
- by a whisker : d'un cheveu
- to pip sb to the post : coiffer qqun au poteau
- grass-roots candidate/movement : candidat/gvt populaire / du peuple / de la masse
- to own up to sth : admettre qqch
- to sort out : régler, résoudre
- to sit on the sideline : rester sur la touche
Douglas Alexander

Video 1
- to tack : tirer un bord, louvoyer
- edginess : nervosité

Video 2
- to garland : enguirlander / ici : surnommer
- to flesh out (stroy, plan) : développer
- to sulk : bouder
- shadow cabinet

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