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Norman Murray’s thoughts

By The Basa ⋅ March 5, 2007 ⋅

“Good riddance to bad rubbish” is the answer Norman Murray, the prospective Labour candidate for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh at the forthcoming May elections, gave to his friend on the bus home to Musselburgh the other night. Murray is taking the big pay-off from East Lothian Council where he is currently leader to stand for parliament.

His friend had asked him what he was going to do about the youth trouble that is currently on Musselburgh High Street and commented that someone will get killed soon.

“I don’t care about them, if someone gets hurt or killed as far as I am concerned it is good riddance to bad rubbish.”

I wonder if this information will be on the election leaflets we will soon be seeing dropping through our doors. Murray also said that he is going to as few as possible public question times and will concentrate on printed matter. It is believed that Murray is now scared to take to the hustings because of his £300,000 gift to his Chief Executive at the expense of his council tax payers (more info, click here and here).

Another bad headline for Murray appeared in the Sunday Herald yesterday. Murray didn’t feel like letting his local papers in the east know about what he wants and had to shy away through to Glasgow to let them know what he wants for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh if he is elected.

Murray, who is currently the leader of East Lothian Council, called for a more liberal approach to drugs, such as rethinking the laws on cannabis.

“Decriminalisation of cannabis is something I believe we should be arguing for. My own party isn’t arguing that, but it’s a view I strongly hold. Such a policy would take cannabis out of the black market.”

He added: “Criminalisation is not working, and the police will tell you that. Cannabis does not lead to class A drugs, but it does allow the dealers to experiment with young people.”

More controversially, Murray said he was interested to hear professionals calling for a similar approach to other drugs: “There is a strong argument coming from the police and medical people that says we should maybe be looking at licensing heroin and cocaine, creating a more controlled environment.”

Neither agreeing nor disagreeing with him, why does he have to call up Paul Hutcheon in Glasgow to say this? Why does he not call up the Scotsman or Evening News which by far the majority of his constitutents reads and let them know exactly what is in his mind.

Of course, we now know what is in his mind. Forget the electorate, I’ll look after my pals.

Back at the beginning of February EdinburghSucks reported thhat disgraced ex-councillor and fanatical Nolanite, David Brown who also took part in the “electoral cleansing” last year was seen recently showing Murray around the Craigmillar constituency. Norman ‘nae pals’ Murray has now firmly attached his credentials to the Nolan mast.

Even if you are a hardcore Labour supporter, you can’t really support this man by allowing him to be elected - can you?