Tuesday 18 September 2007

Sisters. Sisters.


So, the new the Leader of the Labour Group in the Scottish Parliament, Wendy Alexander MSP, has had her night of the long knives and has appointed her first Shadow Scottish Cabinet.

"Wendy Alexander's cabinet table will have seven women and three men around it, after the new Labour leader at Holyrood named her ministerial team."

Casualties include former Labour Minister Hugh Henry, Deputy Labour Leader Cathy Jamieson (given no portfolio) and most significantly a former Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive Minister, Patricia Ferguson, who coincidentally didn't back a left wing challenger to Ms Alexander several weeks ago despite being a member of the Campaign for Socialism.

Who would want to be a male Labour MSP for the next few years, or indeed a non-Wendy accolyte of either gender?

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