Ed Miliband may have just beaten his older brother David to the post of Labour leader by a margin of 1.3% - and only after securing the backing of the trade unions. However, it would seem he would have secured a far more commanding victory had the vote been among the financial services industry. Or at least, that's what the Financial News online poll showed last week, with the 40-year old securing 74%. Older brother David came second with a mere 13%. Does this suggest there is an unholy alliance between bankers and trade unions in wanting the man known as 'Red Ed'?

It would certainly seem unlikely that the Ed could attract so much support from the financial services industry. He has previously called for another bonus tax, a financial transaction tax and an increase in the banking levy.