The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

Iain Dale's Diary: Galloway & Boulton Lay Into Draper.

There could scarcely be a better index of our nation's ethical decay than that George Galloway is today in a position to claim moral superiority over the talentless, ignorant Derek Draper. Unless perhaps it is the temerity with which Draper claims moral superiority over Guido Fawkes, while at the same time making unsubstantiated criminal allegations. Draper is a man who simply does not know right from wrong. He has no role in public life. Nor has Mr. McBride.

Both were close to, influenced by, and influential upon, senior Labour figures. They were the "Alistair Campbells" of Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson; their right-hand men. Experienced journalists attest that Gordon Brown didn't move without McBride's advice.

Remember who chose these nasty specimens for their jobs. The only reason you ever heard of either of them is because they suited the tastes and the purposes of their former masters. At best the Prime Minister's and Secretary of State for Business's  judgement, and at worst their morality, are in question today because of their choices.

As Adam Boulton commented, "…this is how it ends…" As Mrs P. commented, "…this shows them up for exactly what they are…". This is New Labour. It is how it is and how it has always been. Lies, dirty tricks, whatever it takes to take and retain power. Alistair Campbell was too clever and Tony Blair was too smooth to be detected, but do you really believe either was a better man?

We know now how they gained and kept power. The only question now is why they ever wanted it. It was certainly not to build a better society, was it?

h/t Old Holborn for pointing me to the amusing image (click on it to enlarge)