Conferences on a Decade of Devolution are ten a penny these days. But the latest at least offered the potential for some entertainment given that not only was Alex Salmond speaking but so too was his principle opponent: Jim Murphy.
Many of those who remember Mr Murphy from his days at Strathclyde University and the National Union of Students take a not-on-your-life attitude when the question of praising Mr murphy arises. Yet there’s been a grudging acknowledgement – even amongst nationalists of a certain age – that Mr Murphy’s performance as Secretary of State has taken the fight to the SNP more effectively than any other Labour politician. True, you may say, this merely makes Mr Murphy Top Gerbil. Still…
On the other hand, his communication skills do let him down from time to time. So thanks to the Scotsman’s David Maddox for highlighting this:
Mr Murphy decided to go digital on the First Minister, so to speak.
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