Isn't it obvious to EVERYONE that the wrong Labour
leader has resigned. The wrong head is rolling down the path. There is blood on
the floor but the wrong sacrifice has been made.
Something the Tories have (or should have) worked
out is that with a Labour ex-leader taking the blame for conning the Scots out
of a Yes vote up here and the current leader disconnected and un-electable,
Cameron has now been handed the chance of a majority at the next election. Is
that not why the Tories are light on Miliband bashing and serious about poking
Farage? They appear to goad Miliband just enough to look as if they are
serious but must go to bed every night praying he’s still there in the morning.
If asked by the politics fairy what they want for Christmas the Tories reply ‘we
want Ed M gurning at us across the political divide two beats behind the rest
of the nation on what really matters - pretty please’.
During the recent referendum, Labour was so intent
on keeping the union because they need their Scottish votes, that they forgot
that the votes they've had in the past are not a foregone conclusion. And it wasn't the Labour party sounding like they cared for the ordinary folk of
Scotland in those last desperate weeks. What they showed us – as Ms Lamont
pointed out – is that Labour HQ is mesmerised by the Westminster machine and
interested only in keeping those cogs turning. Arriving during the end game
as part of that horrible trio, sucking down some iron brew while trying not to gag was
far, far worse for Miliband than the other two. They already have nothing to
lose in Scotland when it comes to the general election.
When Labour also boast an ex-prime minister who
helped kick off Armageddon, every Tory drawing down an MP's salary must be
secretly planning to poison any non-male – non-white contender who looks like
they could pose even a half serious threat to D’Ed man walking. There is no
point now going over what could have been (see blog 88 Off with their Eds). However, it can be fun to play woulda / coulda / shoulda / what if /
perhaps / maybe so if you like mathematical equations here are some simple
ones to play with -
General election lethargy + Miliband = Tory win
2015
New Labour leader + UKIP effect on Tories = Labour
minority government 2015
New Labour leader + alliance with Greens + Labour
ditch support for HS2 = Labour majority win 2015
New female Labour leader + alliance with Greens +
apology to Scots + public finally sickened by Tory wetness and UKIPs
Hitler/light + ditch HS2 +Labour rule out every having ANYTHING to do with Libs
while Clegg is still sliming round = Labour outright majority.
But no – Johann Lamont fell on her sword. Ed grabbed
it up in a flash, wiped off the blood, stepped over the body and carried on in
his I-don’t-really-get-it gonkness. He got his big brother’s toy and he don’t
care. It may break, it may run out of batteries, he may not know how to play
with it anyway. That is not the point. It’s his now and he aint giving it to
anyone.
Oh boy
Anyhooo – on a lighter note – the first launch events
for Casey & the Surfmen are
underway for me. It’s been fun so far. When I did the Q&A after one reading,
a cute little boy put his hand up and asked “How old are you?” so this week at
the next tranche of schools and libraries, I will have to explain that when I
say ‘you can ask me anything’ what I mean is ‘ask me anything about the poem-story.
Check it out, help yourself to a free listen and/or
download it for the kids.