JIM Murphy blaming the Yes movement for something is hardly surprising.
Remember, this is the man who resigned as Scottish Labour leader shortly after a pro-independence surge saw his party lose 39 of their 40 Westminster seats.
This time, he has blamed pro-independence supporters for perpetuating the kind of inflammatory language that has been condemned in the Commons this week.
The Prime Minister has been pilloried for consistently describing legislation designed to prevent a No-Deal Brexit as a “surrender act”.
The use of the word “betrayal” was also flagged up MPs who have received death threats which mimic such rhetoric.
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Attempting to pinpoint the issue's origins, Murphy tweeted: “‘Betrayal’ and ‘surrender’ were daily insults hurled during 2014 independence referendum.
“In just 5 years those words have travelled from being delegitimising insults at the outer fringes of Scottish nationalism to now being screamed from the very heart of government. Grotesque.”
‘Betrayal’ and ‘surrender’ were daily insults hurled during 2014 independence referendum
— Jim Murphy (@glasgowmurphy) September 26, 2019
In just 5 years those words have travelled from being delegitimising insults at the outer fringes of Scottish nationalism to now being screamed from the very heart of government
Grotesque
The problem for Murphy, however, is that by constantly blaming someone or something else for everything, you are bound to overlook yourself.
Which takes us to August 2014, one month before the Scottish independence referendum.
Having been heckled and targeted by protesters throwing eggs, Murphy ramped up the rhetoric by insisting: “I won't surrender the streets to them."
Fast-forward to April 2015, and Murphy was using another of Boris Johnson’s favourite terms.
One month before the disastrous General Election for Scottish Labour, their then-leader described David Cameron’s plan for an English-only rate of income tax as a “brutal betrayal”.
It seems even Jim Murphy can pin all his problems on the Yes movement.
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