In the 2015 UK general election SNP won 56 of the 59 Scottish constituencies. Labour was just about eliminated as a political force retaining one and losing 40 MP’s. Jim Murphy the so-called leader of the Scottish Labour party resigned and disappeared from the political scene.
Having licked his wounds for a few months Murphy established a political consultancy business “Arden Strategies” in October 2015 with himself the only director and sole employee.
The years 2015-2018 were lean for Murphy in terms of political consultancy contracts when Corbyn was the Labour Party leader. The future was not promising. In one year the agency was valued at less than 4k.
But Murphy’s fortunes showed a marked upturn when the “old boys” of Tony Blair’s “New Labour” faction, financed by all powerful Jewish Zionists declared that Corbyn’s voter friendly “Momentum” supporters and himself were anti- semite and removed him from the Party leadership role in 2019.
Murphy speedily established a friendship with the new Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer promoting his own performance and loyalty to the “New Labour” Party while serving in the Governments of Blair and Brown. Political consultancy contracts flowed thick and fast to “Arden Strategies”.
In 2020 the value of the company exceeded 1.5m a figure doubled by the beginning of 2023.
The employee base is now around 40, growing fast as the next UK GE begins to beckon, with many prominent “New Scottish Labour” figures from the past, including Ken Macintosh and Blair McDougall working with Murphy.
The company first registered in Scotland transferred its business base to London reflecting its progress and references to Murphy and Scottish politics has been removed from the company literature.
“Arden Strategies” is being promoted as an international enterprise promising potential corporate clients information and support from the “inside track” of the Labour Party, (of government).
The UK GE strategy and policies of Labour Party in Scotland are being formulated under the direction of Keir Starmer advised by Murphy and his team, Sarwar has very limited input.
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No article mentioning the almost forgotten failure Murphy would be complete without mentioning his one true talent, aside form self promotion, his inspirational nature. To humourists Greg Moodie and Rose Garnett:
Episode 3: The Murphy Bot 9000
https://gregmoodie.com/moodievision-series-1-episode-3/
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Another example of Murphy providing inspiration for a lampooning as “Britains greatest ever political opportunist” from Bonnie Prince Bob:
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One is left to question whether someone much more competent that Murphy is operating behind this public front now?
Who could really consider that ‘tuba-honking dunderhead Blair McDougall’ could be that mastermind? [1]
Or similar serial failure ‘spider John’ McTernan [2] perhaps?
We deserve to be told !
[1] https://wingsoverscotland.com/the-auld-sang/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McTernan#Later_career
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Jim Murphy coming back from the dead cannot surely be true Calton Jock.
I mean if ever there was a man despised by the electorate it has to be one James Murphy. And who cannot but remember his farcical and pitiful soap box tour of Scottish constituencies. It would have made even the sternest of granite stones weep……and the seagull attack in Oban where Murphy and soap box had to hastily depart from the promenade address was an absolute cherry on the whole circus performance.
Aye, CJ, Jim Murphy will remind the electorate of exactly why they binned Labour, or Scottish Labour as they try to call themselves.
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