"No one - at least no one I know - wants 'pure capitalism,' and certainly not 'predatory capitalism,"' he declared.

When Miliband turned his back on the Iraq war, called for employee rights over boardroom pay and denounced "predatory capitalism", they squealed in horror.

Ed Miliband's rhetoric on predatory capitalism has been spot on, but he needs to have the courage to follow through with his convictions.

Ed Miliband's half-formed outburst against predatory capitalism could be wrested from him and become the new consensus.

Miliband used the example of Southern Cross, a care-home business bought out by a private equity fund, to illustrate "predatory" capitalism.

Astute as Miliband has been, predatory capitalism is an easy target.

Anyway, it is impossible to distinguish "productive" from "predatory" capitalism.

In Poland, this is a primitive capitalism, a predatory capitalism.

'The problem is a system of irresponsible, predatory capitalism based on short term benefits,' says Labour leader Ed Miliband.

SIR - We will doubtless hear much in the next few days about "productive" versus "predatory" capitalism.