For Queen And Country
So Malcolm Chisholm has martyred himself on the cross of principle. Not for the first time has he resigned on a point of principle. So why not resign from Parliment altogether if you are so hung up on principles.
All Mr. Chisholm has done is to hand the batton to the opposition allowing them mileage to exploit as the country heads towards an election. Mr. principled Chisholm was selected and elected on a Labour ticket and has now twice stabbed them in the back. He is of course entitled to his opinions and to argue his point rightly so,but to allow a free ride to the opposition is a disgrace,and Mconnell should have had the balls to sack him.
If he feels so strongly then he should do the principled thing and resign completely,but then if he did that his meal ticket would come to an end,so much for principles then.
Chisholm is the worst kind of lowlife he is a traitor,and has sold his party out.He was useless as communities minister and done nothing for the punters he represents in this community. Spineless and aloof thats the best way to describe this MSP.
He has as anybody else has the right to dissagree and fight his corner,but when he endangers his chosen party it is time to be kicked out. Yes he may grab a few cheap headlines and please some of the party hacks,but what of the punters he is supposed to represent in Greater Pilton,they are left hanging on the alter of his principles.
Mr aloof Chisholm should have had the principles to resign from his seat and let the people decide his fate,but oh no that is one principle to far,so we will have to wait until may to voice our concerns about principled Chisholm.
The one saving grace in all this is that,with chisholm not resigning the seat it keeps that camp follower Keith Geddes from sniffing around. our old friend and consultant to the Labour party would turn up at the opening of an envelope,so imagin the sudden rush of blood to his head if he thought that Edinburgh and North Leith was up for grabs.
So Mr. aloof Chisholm in one sense has done the punters a favour. By not resigning from the seat he has kept the possibility or the horrible thought of consultant Geddes from throwing his hat into yet another ring.Â