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Thursday, February 10, 2011
The real issue behind the conviction of Jim Devine
Jim Devine, the former Labour MP for Livingston, was today convicted of two offences under the Theft Act. Caron's Musings fairly describes it as "an inglorious end to a chaotic career" and provides enough background to suggest that is rather a kind judgement on him.
The deeper question that watching the video above gives rise to is how such a stupid, incoherent figure ever got elected to parliament in the first place. The answer must have something to with the curse of the safe seat and Scottish Labour's cynical machine politics.
Indeed, and to think he was Robin Cook's agent...
ReplyDeleteWell said, that man.
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely agree with you.... how could this guy have been selected in the first place? Is anyone going to investigate his activities as the head of Unison?
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