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Beam me up, Scotty: Salmond's sci-fi economics

After recently being accused of being even more fixated with Alex Salmond than George Foulkes The Animal swore he’d lay-off the First Minister for a bit. However following today’s legislative programme announcement, or moreover the reply, it became impossible to resist temptation. Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray isn’t a man famed for pithy humour (quite the opposite some would doubtless suggest) however his attack on Alex Salmond had political friends and foes chuckling as he accused the First Minister of:

“boldly going where no serious economist has ever gone before.”

If the polls are to believed then Alex Salmond is very much facing the Final Frontier, with his government looking extremely unlikely to live long and prosper (that’s enough Star Trek puns, Ed.)

Pyjamas in the Parliament

George Foulkes and Jack McConnell in pyjamas

When debate all becomes too much, many peers of the realm are partial to a restorative snooze during proceedings of “the other place”.  Baron Foulkes of Cumnock (who boasts a dual mandate as an MSP), made a move to import this practice to Holyrood today and arrived dressed for the occasion. The photocall (for charidee, of course)* occasioned the following classic quote from former Scots first minister Jack McConnell:

“Do you remember when we were ministers and had self respect?” – Jack McConnell

*The new pyjamas campaign has been established to raise £15 million for the new Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh. Foulkes and McConnell are picture with Elaine McGonigle, the director of the fundraising effort. You can make a donation here.

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