Before Dwight Eisenhower became America’s 34th President, he was the Supreme Allied Commander in World War II who famously said: “I would rather have a lucky general than a smart general.”

It’s a saying often used in reference to political leaders and so far, the man currently leading Scottish Labour has the air of a lucky general.

Michael Marra’s biggest good fortune is not having Keir Starmer as his Supreme Commander at London HQ.

As we know Starmer was as successful as General Custer at the Little Bighorn.

Whether or not PM Andy Burnham proves luckier than Starmer only time will tell but the latter set the bar so low it would be an achievement of Liz Truss proportions if Burnham fails to do better.

Marra’s good luck continued earlier this week when a Reform MSP resigned from her party six months after being elected.

The aptly-named Amanda Bland – even her ex-Reform colleagues would be hard-pressed to pick her out of a line-up based on the impact she’s made at Holyrood – has refused to quit as an MSP to be replaced by the fourth choice on the Reform list.

Given Reform leaders hold........

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