If you’ve had occasion to read any of the Labour websites recently you will have noticed that Labour, behind the scenes, is in turmoil.  The most damaging revelation perhaps that the backstabbing u-turner, Ed Miliband, isn’t trusted by many in the Labour Party.

Falkirk and his craven surrender to the Unions and his knowledge and worse, his approval, of their vote rigging activities were hidden from view by the BBC with its decision not to report such goings on in their full gory detail.

Today the Observer/Guardian reports:

Secret memo shows key role for Blairites in Labour’s election team

Alastair Campbell and Alan Milburn to advise Ed Miliband, according to leaked plan that will infuriate party left
One senior Labour party figure described the three-page leak as “dynamite”, saying it would intensify already bitter power struggles at the top of the party and exacerbate tensions over how ambitious and bold central policy messages should be over the next 17 months. “This is a power grab by Douglas,” the source said. “It looks like a return to New Labour tactics, with the old caution and everything driven by focus groups. There will be a massive row about this. Key people look like they have been sidelined.”

‘Dynamite’…..’a power grab’…..’a massive row’….

The BBC haven’t got round to reporting this…will they ever? It does seem to be an eminently reportable scoop..but once again no signs of interest from the BBC political journos.

Covering up dissent and disarray within Labour?

Trying to keep up the myth of Miliband as the strong, powerful, in control leader?

Maybe they’re just doing the usual trick they apply when they get what appears to be bad news for certain favoured segments of society….wait and wait, think things through, and work out the best line to take that limits damage and if possible actually turn it on its head so that what appears highly damaging is in fact presented as some sort of victory.