The Gray Man

How is it possible to link Scottish Labour with the Police Academy films?

Remember Hooks from Police Academy? Little black lady with a squeaky and ineffective voice??

Iain Gray, of Scottish Labour erm.... fame? Little Gray man with a squeaky and ineffective voice??

While not quite George Galloway, Alex Salmond is a very effective communicator. Watch any of the exchanges in Holyrood and it is abundantly clear that he is always very well prepared and has an excellent grasp of one of the most powerful, essential qualities of a high-level politician. He can make a point and make it well!

Grannybel Goldie is also excellent at turning on the icy stare and language. Unfortunately, she doesn't completely shed the Morningside aspect of her character and this takes the edge of her lyrical waxing.

Lib Dims....well..... nevermind.

Then we have the Hooks of Scottish Labour - Iain Gray.

Almost everything he says is lost in the nervous-sounding squeak that is his voice. There is something about him that makes it hard to take him seriously. I think it is his voice. He never sounds quite sure of what he is saying. It never sounds researched and practiced. He comes across as someone who has been drafted in at the last minute to present the big show that will make or break the company. He does come up with some not bad lines. However, as Frank Carson will attest, it is the delivery of those lines that matter.

When it comes to the delivery, George Galloway is The Master. YouTube has numerous clips that demonstrate this. None more so than his epic testimony to the US Senate.

The possibility of GG returning to Scottish politics interests me. I imagine some monumental exchanges between him and Salmond. However, i am looking forward to him taking on The Gray Man.

That will be almost painful to watch. The Master destroying the apprentice!