Harvie: Really disappointing to see former Green MSP campaigning for Labour
Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie has said he is “really sorry” to see his predecessor campaigning for Labour in the General Election.
Robin Harper, who was the first elected Green parliamentarian anywhere in the UK, has been volunteering with shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray as he bids to hold the Edinburgh South constituency.
Mr Murray tweeted a photograph of “former trailblazing Green” Mr Harper in his office, saying it was “lovely to have a new volunteer”.
I'm not sure if Greens are allowed to go trailblazing, it sounds much too exciting, as if fiery is fun and we can't have that. Excitement is never very Green, doom is much more their line. Maybe Mr Harper realised how dull the Greens are, offering no opportunities for trailblazing at all.
On the other hand, the whole business becomes even odder when we remember that "Sir" Keir Starmer is most unlikely to have any trails which need blazing either.
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He probably realised that if he was going to be supporting a party that was incompetent, Islamic, Marxist, and Green, then the Labour Party would do the job just as well.
Sam - yes, he didn't necessarily change his political outlook, but did update his view on the realities of power.
Nothing to do with combustion. A blaze was/is a steak of white heart wood left when you slice off some bark with your machete. A series of these show those following you your route. You have blazed your trail. The intrepid traveller, or fading celebrity, always carries a big machete when boldly exploring the dense primeval jungle accompanied only by their faithful film crew and Chuck wagon. Plus Winnebago.
See also white lock of hair on horses forehead.
I can just imagine the bold Surkeer striding through his party assemblies wielding his trusty blade, Rumainah, cutting off the upstart members.
Doonhamer - yes I remember copying the idea with chalk as a child. Blazing a trail came up quite often in boyhood adventure stories as I remember. Sir Keir does it then hides the chalk and says it wasn't him at all.
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