Scraping the barrel

I see in The Guardian that

"Derek Draper, the former New Labour lobbyist who became a psychotherapist, is to be the first appointment by Labour's general secretary, Ray Collins, to help revive the party's fortunes.

Draper, whose psychotherapy website describes him as "experienced at treating emotional and psychological issues including: self-esteem, personal development, depression, anxiety, addictions, self-harm, personality problems and family and relationship concerns", will advise Labour on how to win the next election."

I know that he is doing the job for free, about what his advice is worth, but Derek Draper as an advisor...

As the Guardian reminds us

"Draper was special adviser to Mandelson, who in turn was acknowledged as one of Tony Blair's closest aides and a master of political spin. But Draper fell out with Mandelson over arguments on manipulating the media.

Draper's downfall came in 1998 when he became a New Labour lobbyist for GPC Market Access. He boasted to an undercover reporter, the Observer's Greg Palast: "There are 17 people who count. And to say I am intimate with every one of them is the understatement of the century."

That claim to the paper government forced his exit from Labour politics."

Gordon Brown's team seem unable to make any decision without screwing up; a characteristic that has been described as the "reverse Midas touch".

I note that the BBC have decided that this story is not worthy commenting on. I doubt that they would ignore the story if David Cameron appointed Neil Hamilton as an election advisor.