Shake Out The Persian Rug

Ed Miliband should put down a motion absolutely ruling out war against Iran, and he should make it clear that any Labour MP who failed to support it would not only have the Whip withdrawn but also be expelled from the Labour Party. A tiny number of them would do so, would be so, and would take their media puppet-masters with them. But in the country at large, Labour Party membership would treble within a month.