Some late - inning plot developments are forced and contrived; even less convincing is the annoyingly inconsistent character of Rachel, who undergoes
radical shifts according to the needs of the plot.
If there is a story of Miliband's political journey in the last five years,
according to the senior campaign aide, it is his gradual
shift from Wood to Beales — from Miliband's more
radical instincts to the cautious tactical politics he had learned during his long stint under Gordon Brown at the Treasury.