Despite his non-appearance on the campaign in Glasgow East, Gordon Brown's new NewLabour still managed to lose their third strongest seat in Scotland to the SNP, a hitherto small anti-union party for which Labour provided the ideal growth medium by its cack-handed policies (similar to the growth of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland).
Given the failure of its policies in Scotland, its rejection by the electorate and the lack of a leader, it can be argued that Labour is now doing more harm than good in North Britain. Gordon Brown's NuLabour has reached the point with Scotland that Britain reaches with most of its colonies and possessions: Thank You Very Much But Please Fuck Off Now And Leave Us Alone. If he had any self-knowledge he would instruct Labour clubs to arrange the translation of Fabian Society pamphlets into Pashtu and similar languages. The Labour movement should transfer its assets to Afghanistan where they could educate the locals in the arcane rules of snooker, darts, dominoes and cheap brown ale. Backgammon, apricots and sweet tea might be more culturally sensitive. I look forward to the first Co-op opening in Musa Qala and the inaugural WEA lectures in Kandahar.
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