Ray Lewis and The Labour Response

Another day, another resignation from Boris Johnson's mayoral team.

The first one was probably something he could not control. People say stupid fucking things all the time - it is no excuse, though, and Boris was right to boot this guy. However, the scandal around Ray Lewis was entirely avoidable.

Seriously, the allegations relate right back to the 1990's. Was Lewis not vetted? The Tories should have known that there is a problem before Lewis was even offered the job. As unpleasant as it might sound, background checks are part of modern politics, and the Tories should have got to know everything about Lewis before he was offered the job with Mayor Boris.

Because Boris is the most powerful Tory in the country right now. Yes, he is even more powerful than Hug A Husky Cameron. Calm down David, I know that damages your ego and deflates the air of smug complacency and pomposity that has surrounded you for the past year or so, but it is true. Boris Johnson is the most powerful Tory since John Major handed over the keys for Number 10 to Tony Blair. This scandal is the sort of thing that should happen to a Liberal Democrat leadership contender. Not to the most powerful representative of the party who most likely will be in power after the next election. The Tories need to raise their game and sort themselves out.

The Labour reaction to this resignation has been as predictable as it has been hypocritical. Take Hazel Blears:

"People across the country will note that after just two months, the new Tory administration in London is in complete disarray. David Cameron has known Ray Lewis since his first day as Tory leader and Boris Johnson appointed him as deputy mayor days into the job. People will ask themselves: how have they allowed themselves to be embroiled in a mess like this?"

Yep, that is Labour criticising the Tories for being in a mess. It is the pot looking over at the kettle, chuckling slightly, and calling it black. Seriously, Hazel, if you think that the Tories are in disarray, why don't your toddle off to Scotland and look at how the leadership of the Scottish Labour is getting on? Whilst you are north of the border, head over to Glasgow and see how that by-election, in a safe Labour seat, is going. And even if you don't want to head North, go into a Cabinet meeting and watch the Cabinet positioning themselves behind their sinking leader, waiting to jostle for the position of Labour Prime Minister for whatever period of time is left before Labour ceases to be governing this country.

This scandal has shown the Tories to be inept; but they have nothing on the absolute catastrophe that is the Gordon Brown Labour party. So, Hazel, put your own house in order before you carp at others. You chipmunk faced twat.