Jim Murphy

Jim Murphy - Another Smug Scots Parasite - Feeding Off The English...

Why England Needs A Parliament (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Jim Murphy: Scotland is a proud, historic nation... I'll do all I can for Scotland... I love Scotland... Scotland is the most wonderful place on earth... we Scots are so great I could wee myself, etc, etc... How do we afford all these MPs? And how come so many are for Scotland only? There's Scots over-representation at Westminster, MSPs, Euro MPs, and now a new full-time Scottish Secretary of State...

Jim Murphy - Scottish Secretary Of State - Snout In The Trough As Gordon Brown Honours His Pledge To Put Scotland First...

Why England Needs A Parliament (Free subscription) | yesterday

In recent years, the UK Government post of Scottish Secretary was cut down to part-time. Why should Scotland have a Secretary of State at all , some of us asked? 75% of legislation passed by the UK Government no longer affects Scotland, and England doesn't have a Secretary of State and NOBODY speaks for England as a nation - MPs supposedly representing English constituencies are too busy guzzling at...

Jim Murphy accuses SNP First Minister Alex Salmond of rigging independence referendum

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

New Scottish Secretary refuses to play any part in "rigged" independence referendum plans and derided the First Minister's economic strategy.

Glenrothes byelection: Labour pins hopes on Murphy's lore

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Labour might be the underdog in this crucial byelection but If anyone knows how to win a local campaign it is the new Scottish secretary, Jim Murphy

The AP notices that Texas ethics laws allow legislators to be cozy with lobbyists

South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Well, duh! Welcome to the crony state of Texas, a large part of the United States of Corporate Greed. The AP highlights Speaker Tom Craddick along with fellow Republicans Sid Miller, Jim Murphy and CradDICK Dem Kino Flores. Does anybody see a pattern there? Lets get rid of Tom Craddick and elect 'better' Democrats. What's a better Democrat? A public official who believes that government work is to...

Labour launches byelection campaign in Glenrothes

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Jim Murphy, the new Scottish secretary, suggests Gordon Brown would bring 'real benefit' by visiting constituency

New Scottish Secretary aims to net readers

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

NEW Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy today launched an official blog in a bid to promote a dialogue with the public.

• New Scottish Secretary aims to net readers - Edinburgh Evening News

Glenrothes by-election confirmed for 6th November

Labour Matters (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Glenrothes by-election will be held on November 6 and the new Scottish secretary, Jim Murphy, will visit the area tomorrow to launch the Labour campaign. The Prime Minister confirmed the date tonight after meeting the Parliamentary Labour Party. Labour’s candidate, Lindsay Roy, a headmaster in the nearby town of Kirkcaldy, is defending a majority of [...]

Murphy wants to work more closely with Salmond

The Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

New Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy struck a conciliatory note yesterday over his future dealings with First Minister Alex Salmond, most obviously by referring to the Holyrood administration as the Scottish Government.

UK minister backs Lottery concern

BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

The new Scottish Secretary, Jim Murphy, suggests more could be done over Scotland's share of Lottery cash.

Jim Murphy

David Torrance (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

Lots of profiles of the new Scottish Secretary, Jim Murphy, in this weekend's papers, including the Guardian and Daily Telegraph , and also some news coverage about how he'll tackle the SNP in Scotland on Sunday and Sunday Herald . The Scottish edition of The Politics Show also led with a lengthy interview with Murphy about how he'll tackle the role. I think he equipped himself well, making it clear...

Cabinet reshuffle: Two Murphys and One Mandy

Welsh Ramblings (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

The cabinet reshuffle has been generally very well analysed by Nick Robinson , but without paying any attention to the appointment of Jim Murphy as Secretary of State for Scotland and the retention of the roles of Welsh Secretary and the Northern Ireland Secretary. Rumours had continued to circulate that Brown might merge the Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland offices to create a Ministry of the...

Browne tells of pride as Murphy takes the reins

The Herald (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008

Jim Murphy was last night tasked by Gordon Brown with taking the fight to the SNP in Scotland, after Des Browne stepped down as Scottish Secretary.

Bizarre Cabinet reshuffle....

Zehra in Gloucestershire (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

...sees Caroline Flint take over from Jim Murphy as Europe Minister. A full list is available at http://www.politicshome.com/Landing.aspx?Blog=3503&perma=link . William Hague's take on the reshuffle says it all: http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2008/10/Bizarre_reshuffle_makes_Government_even_more_dysfunctional.aspx .

Jim Murphy is new Scottish Secretary after Des Browne decides enough is enough

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

Gordon Brown has appointed a fulltime Secretary of State for Scotland with more freedom to take on the SNP after Des Browne refused to carry on in the role.