Jamaldo Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Jim Murphy knows full well the level of dross within the party means they'd be hard pressed to find anyone even remotely capable of leading them. He'll ride it out for as long as possible. His ego is far too large to do anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmy Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Jim Murphy knows full well the level of dross within the party means they'd be hard pressed to find anyone even remotely capable of leading them. He'll ride it out for as long as possible. His ego is far too large to do anything else. He could do a TV advert for Irn Bru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bairn Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I've heard good things about Tom Greatrex. As regards Enrico's comment above, neither is Murphy. Murphy may survive on a technicality. AFAIK the rules state you must be an MP or MSP to run for leader but doesn't state that you need to be an MSP or MP to be leader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 He could do a TV advert for Irn Bru. That snowman could be understood as being a metaphor for the Scottish electorate now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Kicking a man when he's down, it's not cricket and you would never catch me doing it in a million years.....I believe you were consolling them on friday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 He's not going to resign is he? They'll have to expel him from the party.tie him in a sack and throw him in the Clyde. FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Jim Murphy knows full well the level of dross within the party means they'd be hard pressed to find anyone even remotely capable of leading them. He'll ride it out for as long as possible. His ego is far too large to do anything else. That was until he lost all the big Westminster boys their jobs. At least a few of them will realise that to save their careerist souls they might have to dislodge some of the Hollyrood deadbeats and squeeze in to the "pretendy parliament". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 @angrysalmond; Do you have no sense of identity, enjoy arguing aggressively with your colleagues & remaining out of touch with society? Join #Labour today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 How in God's name does this man think he doesn't have to go? He just oversaw the most humiliating wipeout of any party in British political history. And before any Labour revisionists get in. The threads on this board show that absolutely nobody foresaw the extent of this defeat for Labour when Murphy became leader. He thought he wouldn't lose any seats. This happened on his watch. His leadership has been one colossal clusterfuck. Of course, it'll need more than a change of leadership to salvage the wreck that is SLAB but it does need a change in leadership. Murphy is utterly despised by his own party, never mind the electorate at large and is the most damaged of goods in Scottish political history. To conclude - Jim must stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyAffro Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 What were the polls when he took over compared to the actual result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 http://www.ncpolitics.uk/2015/01/15-15-pick-fifteen-charts-2015-general-election.html/2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akredz Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 What do you think Scottish Labour should do? Disband and merge with the Lib Dems and try and form a coherent alternative party. And maybe have some actual policies rather than just bad mouthing everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 English labour want and need to become more Blairite though if they're going to improve their showing in the marginals. The Scottish and rUK sections of the party are on completely different paths now. http://www.politico.eu/article/labour-recovery-uk-election-blair/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseMan Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 When he does eventually resign it'll be interesting to see where he goes next. He doesn't really seem to have any transferable skills at all. I suppose he could always go back to Uni and finish his degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 The Job Centre? I would say the doctors, see if he can get a line for incapacity benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 When he does eventually resign it'll be interesting to see where he goes next. He doesn't really seem to have any transferable skills at all. I suppose he could always go back to Uni and finish his degree. Maybe Phoenix Honda need a new car salesman. That's what he basically came across as to most of the electorate, which is why he made things worse not better for his patter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 http://www.politico.eu/article/labour-recovery-uk-election-blair/ outstanding article - sums them up perfectly. Shifting to the 'centre ground' will only further alienate the working classes in Scotland and the North of England. Defcon fucked is right for labour tbh. I'm really not sure how they recover from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Maybe Phoenix Honda need a new car salesman. That's what he basically came across as to most of the electorate, which is why he made things worse not better for his patter. I don't think so. That's a results based profession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 outstanding article - sums them up perfectly. Shifting to the 'centre ground' will only further alienate the working classes in Scotland and the North of England. Defcon fucked is right for labour tbh. I'm really not sure how they recover from this. I couldn't stand Blair, but he gave the impression he had a plan, knew what he was doing and sold it well to the people he was targeting. Miliband's party had an incoherent hodgepodge of contradictory policies, often seemingly made up on the hoof during the election campaign. Even if you haven't really got a vision you have to make it look like you do. Promising you'll eliminate the deficit without saying what cuts you'll make, ruling out tax rises except for things like the Mansion Tax which would raise next to bugger all, criticising the Tory welfare attacks but saying you won't reverse them, none of that inspired confidence. They should take their time selecting a new leader and go back to the drawing board. Worst thing they could do is a knee jerk retreat back to Blairism, that corpse is thankfully dead and rotting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyAffro Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 http://www.ncpolitics.uk/2015/01/15-15-pick-fifteen-charts-2015-general-election.html/2/ Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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