THERE are some days when you almost feel sorry for Anas Sarwar. There he is, only trying to make Scottish Labour electable again, trying to…
) are experiencing a number of temporary difficulties. The SNP have been in government for 16 years. They are facing a press onslaught of now-familiar gargantuan proportions. Surely, surely, this is it ...BrexitHe’s so hard Brexit that he won’t even look at trying to restore freedom of movement when Scottish businesses can’t get the workforces they require and Scotland’s delicate and distinct demography suggests that is exactly what we need.
Those at the sharp end of callous Tory policies such as the two-child benefit cap, the rape clause and the Bedroom Tax will have to wait till Sir Keir decides there are no more horses to scare. Anas prays that Sir Keir won’t say anything as ridiculous as “we’ll make the rape clause more fair than the Tories” before Sir Keir goes and does exactly that ...
Then he opens the latest email from UK Labour HQ. “Having distinct Scottish policies is not helping the general UK campaign,” it proclaims. “Sir Keir would like you to start to publicly reverse those positions that seem to be at odds with the general message of economic re-assurance that we need to transmit to our swing voters in red wall seats.”Just to reinforce the point, those UK “comrades” are dispatched from London with lines for Anas to read out to assorted Scottish journalists.
Johann Lamont, without any prompting, gave the game away back in 2014 and Scottish Labour is in fact just a nameplate paid for by the UK party and expected to do as it’s told and to get in line when demanded.
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