These were the delightful images MSP's, Civil Servants, Members of the Public and the viewing audience of dozens of political anoraks watching on BBC Parliament witnessed yesterday, when Iain Gray 'challenged' First Minister Alex Salmond to a debate on Scotland's future on St Andrew's day.
Mr Gray a former secondary school teacher will quite naturally have seen the two handed 'come ahead' gesture many times in the playground and at some of the more rambunctious square goes, often seen in the wee small hours of Labour party conferences boozing dens and naturally amongst combatants in our national sport of street fighting.
I was fortunate enough to be in the Chamber and in the canteen after Iain Gray's finest moment. Heads slumped among the thinking Labour MSP's, the writing is definitely on the wall. Iain Grey will no doubt be challenged between the Glasgow by-election and Christmas.Who will replace him as Leader Labour in the Scottish Parliament?
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What a corker Monty.
After I read about it on Subrosa's blog I was obliged to go have a look. I actually thought that it was gonna be a damp squib; that in fact the story had been egged a bit in the telling.
But no. I was wrong. I sat hugging my sides for fear they would split as I watched a rather inauspicious political career disappear headfirst down the pan tits up! (or something like that)
PS... it looks in the last pic that that old bird in the bright green thing next to the grey haired one is getting herself ready to get tore in aboot Alex as well? Who's she?
That's his deputy Joanna Lamont. Moridura has posted the entire Salmond versus Gray debate. ffw to 5m on the following video to see Grey in full on Ned mode. Salmond's comments about his fourth Labour leader could be incredibly prescient.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGDSodWzkEE
His successor will be one of those wee noddy bas***ds that sit behind him every week trying to get noticed. God help them as well, because if anything Nicola is even sharper!
I'm afraid I had to go watch it as well after reading about it on S/Rs blog. Incredible. So who will Alex have up next then? My money is on Jackie Bailie.
In a further attempt to stop Salmond from having the temerity to debate Brown, Cameron and Clegg in a wholly legal debate. I'm expecting the unionist cabal of Gray, Goldie and Scott to come together in an unholy Trinity and demand a joint debate with Salmond, fully omitting the fact that they debate every Thursday and have singularly failed to land a blow. Look out for a jointly signed letter in blood!
Aye Monty, you may be right there. So,that wouldn't be such a bad idea. Instead of the English debate on telly (which let's face it will be full of questions on health, policing, prisons, education, local government and other England only subjects), let's have a Scottish debate.
A debate on the things that matter to Scots and Scotland.
International, defence and social security matters could surely be dealt with by the Scottish Party leaders (and in the case of Labour by the parliamentary chargehand). They might have to mug up a bit on these subjects, but they must know their parties' policies.
Of course, as you point out that wee Labour bloke, what's his name again, will probably have been replaced by then.
I suppose they could put up that thin man, Murray or whatever he's called. He'd be great against Alex Salmond. He lost out in debate to readers of the Scotsman last week... Eck would mince him in minutes.
Thanks for the gen on the woman in green. Never heard of her until now, and have no real expectations of hearing about her again. nonetities all of them.
Typical insecure male trying to make on he's hard as nails.
We're judged on our actions not our words.
Gray's a pussy and couldnae blaw the skin aff puddin!
Crazy D
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