The latest media spur on Lamont and her "no to everything Scotland stands for" is most welcome. The twit-o-sphere is a abuzz with taking her apart. I do enjoy it when politicians foul up. I even saw dissent last night on Labour Hame, the site where comments are ruled with a gloriously fascist, iron fist, that's how bad it is! (Though if it still there today I have not checked.)
One has to wonder if this truly is a cock up. I have heard claims that she is trying to create a strong labour character, a labour that makes tough choices and has the edge as it doesn't "flit" about the issues; but has ultimately failed due to the fact they have nothing to actually bring to the table. I can entertain this idea, I suspect that is what they told Lamont when they handed her this speech, but I wonder if there is more to it than that.
Here's a notion I wish for you to entertain, Lamont is a nobody. Not too hard is it? But I must emphasise how much of a nobody she is, to her masters in the central London offices she and her comrades in the Scots' wee pretendy-parliament are nothing more than upjumped councillors, pawns, a sacrifice.
The powers that be do not care for Scottish Labour, when Ed Milliband says jump, they should all jump in unison and thank him kindly for the honour. Deviation from the master plan will cause funds to be removed post haste, and these wings of the main Westminster parties do not have the support in Scotland available to keep themselves afloat. If New Labour say "do us a speech on New Labour values," Lamont will not hesitate to shed the lies the Scottish branch have been spreading, pretending to be the party of the people, party of the unions, the churches, and the hard working Glaswegian. They will deny any knowledge of there being anything in Scotland called Red Clydeside. "What's is that anyway? A night out?" Lamont would ask. All previous pretences can and have been removed at the drop of a hat 400 miles away.
But why? Why would Westminster demand the destruction of the lies that have served for so well in the past? With the media at their backs, why should Labour fear being caught-out as being more extremist than the SNP? The "tartan tories" has a ring to it, doesn't it? Why stop?
Quite simply, the Westminster branch have no intention of winning the Scottish Parliament, they have absolutely no interest at this point at all. Labour in Scotland is a goat to be sacrificed for the No Campaign. The most important thing at stake is keeping Scotland in the union, it is imperative Scotland must stay and pay for Trident, for Atos, for the pensions of every fat bureaucrat out there. London must have Scots money to stay afloat. Who cares about the elections of a pretendy-parliament? Westminster is the real prize. Lamont had to give a speech on how poor, wee and stupid Scotland is to perpetuate the lie we can not go it alone.
With today's backtracking, I'm beginning to feel that Lamont didn't have a brain in her head when she spoke, I even wonder if she believed it when she was told she would be making a strong case that paints her party in a positive light.
To be a fly on the wall of Labour in Scotland headquarters when it all hit the fan - now that would've been glorious.
But do not fear Labourites, the Scottish Elections are far away, and the General Elections even further. 3-4 years is a very long time in politics, I'm sure everyone will have forgotten about your massive betrayal by then. After all, who cares when Scotland's still in the UK?
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