Jim Murphy is new Scottish Labour leader.

[dishevelled]

I'll just have the 5-1 on a wipeout.

 

[DexterTCN]

Twitter reports say tories are joining Murph on the streets?

 

[jakejb79]

Does anyone think the SPANISH would go into a coalition Government with the tories.

 

[Sue]

'Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy and Eddie Izzard have been forced to abandon a rally on the streets of central Glasgow, as they were shouted down by nationalists chanting “Red Tories out!”.

Murphy at first gamely tried to turn the chant to “Get the Tories out!”, but judging by this footage from Channel 4 News’s Alex Thompson, the Murphy and his celebrity endorser cut their losses and escaped in a waiting car.'

http://www.theguardian.com/politics...knife-edge-ken-clarke-warns-chaos-second-vote

Not sure about the 'shouted down by nationalists bit'. Could be anyone really...

 

[Celyn]

It was Sean Clerkin and friends. According to Sean Clerkin, he heard about Murphy's little rally from members of the Labour Party in East Renfrewshire.

 

[Sue]

It was Sean Clerkin and friends. According to Sean Clerkin, he heard about Murphy's little rally from members of the Labour Party in East Renfrewshire.

Who's he?

 

[Celyn]

He likes protesting at things. Was once an SNP candidate for something or other, years ago, then moved to Scottish Socialist Party, I think. Quite an equal opportunity protestor as he has protested against the SNP as well. Possible highlight of career = scaring off a previous leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, when said Labour guy (Iain Gray) ran off to hide in a Subway sandwich shop. The really amusing bit was Labour leader saying he wasn't a bit upset, oh dear me no, and giving us all a tale of his previous heroic exploits, i.e.

I spent two years working in the civil war in Mozambique, I've been to Rwanda two months after the genocide, I walked the killing fields in Cambodia and I was in Chile three days after Pinochet was demitted from office.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Gray

Labour guy then resigned about a month later after his party didn't do at all well in the 2011 Scottish election.

 

[Bernie Gunther]

Found this on Twitter, make of it what you will.

 

[Pickman's model]

Found this on Twitter, make of it what you will.

i think a lot of people would turn up to see ed miliband in scotland. not labour supporters, but hey ed should take what he can get even if it ends with him in some infirmary or other.

 

[DexterTCN]

I wonder if the held it next to the subway entrance to make sure there would be people around?

 

[Sue]

Ah, Iain Gray. I'd forgotten he ever existed...

 

[weepiper]

Jim Murphy is well aware of the reaction he was going to get. In fact he's been getting much the same reaction every time he's turned up with his rent-a-crowd over the last few weeks. This is a total non-story being blown up into Nasty Nationalists Denying Oor Jim's Right To Free Speech, rather than the same small group of noisy hecklers that's been following him around since he started getting up on Irn Bru crates with his megaphone during the indyref. If you shout at us Jim, some of us will shout back.

 

[Celyn]

Ah, Iain Gray. I'd forgotten he ever existed...

Yes, he wouldn't qualify for a Sellers & Yeatman history, 'cos of not being "memorable", (well apart from the killing fields of Cambodia etc).

 

[dishevelled]

Murphy just seems to have one of those faces that you'd just like to slap. Annoying toerag. I think so anyway.

 

[krink]

I see the bookies have the SNP doing a total wipeout in Scotland at 5-1

If I were a tory in Scotland?...

I can't find this. I'm not a betting man and I can't use google very well, can someone help me out?

 

[dishevelled]

I can't find this. I'm not a betting man and I can't use google very well, can someone help me out?

I got it off the William Hill online betting site. I typed SNP into their 'search' option.

 

[Idris2002]

even if it ends with him in some infirmary or other.

Should've worn his wellies.

 

[Pickman's model]

Should've worn his wellies.

give it some welly

 

[Idris2002]

Or you'll be in the hospital or infirmary.

 

[danny la rouge]

If Murphy loses his seat and subsequently his leadership, Labour could do worse that Kezia Dugdale. I've been able to watch her talking since the election programme started without feeling rising rage or nausea. Why did they think someone unlikeable would be preferable?

 

[dishevelled]

If Murphy loses his seat and subsequently his leadership, Labour could do worse that Kezia Dugdale. I've been able to watch her talking since the election programme started without feeling rising rage or nausea. Why did they think someone unlikeable would be preferable?

danny... you don't vote in general elections. What are you doing... taking notes... writing. I'm slightly confused.

 

[danny la rouge]

danny... you don't vote in general elections. What are you doing... taking notes... writing. I'm slightly confused.

I have always felt able to comment on electoral politics nonetheless. Indeed, Dugdale is an MSP anyway. I'm not saying I'd vote for her, I'm saying she's far more likeable than Murphy. If I was Labour I'd pick her as leader.

(As it happens I did vote this time anyway. First GE I've voted in this century).

 

[dishevelled]

(As it happens I did vote this time anyway. First GE I've voted in this century).

you are russell brand

 

[danny la rouge]

you are russell brand

Nope. I voted for entirely different reasons. Devilment mainly.

 

[brogdale]

you are russell brand

harsh

 

[Pickman's model]

you are russell brand

no, dlr has some politicks

 

[danny la rouge]

Thank you sirs.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

And he's gone.

 

[Pickman's model]

good.

 

[redsquirrel]

Worth noting that it was a ~80% turnout in his seat, people determined to get him out.