Sunday, June 14, 2015

VOTE : Who has been the worst Secretary of State for Scotland since devolution?

Now count yourself lucky here - I was planning to really hurt your head by asking who your favourite post-devolution Scottish Secretary is, but at the last minute I decided to have pity on you. Believe it or not, ten people from three different parties have held the office since it became largely redundant in July 1999, meaning you've got a veritable rogue's gallery to choose from. Multi-voting is enabled, so you can spread the hate around as much as you wish. Vote wisely!
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20 comments:

  1. bill forsythJune 14, 2015 at 11:39 PM

    I would have to say Carmichael mainly because not long before accepting the post he described as a ludicrous and largely useless one and he did bring the office into disrepute with his recent behaviour .

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  2. RolfeJune 14, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    Oh, that's a hard one. It's so tempting to vote for Carmichael, but is that just because his awfulness is so recent and fresh in our memories? I don't think Fluffy has had time to show his mettle in the contest yet, and Moore definitely wasn't as bad as Carmichael. Danny A only held the office for about five minutes and I don't remember him doing anything especially egregious in that time.

    By that time we're back at Jim Murphy, and anything he did or didn't do before 2010 is completely overshadowed by his more recent antics, so he's a hard one to place. Before that? Who's Des Browne? I literally barely remember. Same for the others. At least I know who they were, Stalin's Granny and all, but again I struggle to remember what they did specifically in the role of SoS.

    So maybe it's going to have to be Alistair the liar after all.

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    1. RolfeJune 14, 2015 at 11:45 PM

      I just saw the bit about multi-voting. Isn't that a contradiction in terms? How can more than one be the "worst"?

      Fie on your cop-out. I'm going for Carmichael over all the rest.

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    2. HaplegJune 15, 2015 at 4:05 PM

      Des Browne, as I recall, held it along with Defence Sec. But yeah, very forgettable.

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  3. AnonymousJune 14, 2015 at 11:45 PM

    The best one was Danny Alexander because he never really got his feet under the table before he was moved to be Gideon's bagboy. He had no time to do anything except find the toilets in Dover House.

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  4. MICHAELCJune 14, 2015 at 11:49 PM

    Carmichael. Amongst other things his contemptuous appearance at the devolution committee

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  5. FergusMacJune 14, 2015 at 11:54 PM

    You are asking which turd smells the most disgusting. I don't even want to examine the evidence ...

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  6. Andrew HaddowJune 15, 2015 at 12:30 AM

    I voted for them all as they've all been outstandingly shite.

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    1. DavyJune 15, 2015 at 1:20 PM

      I only discounted Browne as I don't think he did any actual damage.

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  7. douglas clarkJune 15, 2015 at 2:29 AM

    Should the qustion not be who was our worst Viceroy?

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  8. AnonymousJune 15, 2015 at 7:14 AM

    It has to be Ms Soubury's assistant Mr Mundell for me. Although, to be positive, his communication skills is his strongest trait.

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  9. AnonymousJune 15, 2015 at 8:00 AM

    Who cares-they were all useless.

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  10. AnonymousJune 15, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    Gordon Brown.

    Come on, none of the SSocs before 2010 could even fart without approval from the Clunking Fist.

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    1. Humerous VegetableJune 15, 2015 at 11:14 AM

      That's like saying, you voted to have acne, which is your worst plook?

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  11. gavinJune 15, 2015 at 11:20 AM

    This recalls the Headie at an English school some years ago, who wanted everyone to share first prize for a race, no matter who had won.
    Before the referendum was announced, the SoS's at least pretended to work for Scotland. Since 2011 none of them have bothered to hide their bias against the interests of Scotland, so I would nominate all of them.
    Mundell may well prove to be the worst however, as he lacks the capacity to know what's going on around him---though he will have to share the prize with the Morningside Muppet, who seems to think he is in opposition to the SNP.

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    1. UnknownJune 15, 2015 at 11:59 AM

      I have to agree with you, Martin and Mundell, should they not be working together, silly me, the are.

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  12. LuigiJune 15, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    James, that is one of the most difficult questions you have ever asked. They are all so bloody awful. As things currently stand, I'll go for Carmichael. However, I have a feeling that Mundell will soon provide some stiff competition for this accolade.


    By the way, if you had turned it around, I probably would have voted for Des Browne as the best (i.e. least worst) SSS since devolution.

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  13. AnonymousJune 15, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    I assume you mean "who has done the worst job as" rather than "who has been the worst person to be" SoS for Scotland.

    I voted for Carmichael but mainly because Mundell hasn't had much time in the job yet. Try asking this again next year :-)

    Sue Varley

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  14. DeniseJune 15, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    Mundell he is shaping up as awful and he is a Tory, Although to be fair most of the others have been Tories as well

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