tangerine_neil
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He used his Parliamentary privilege to release it.
Yes. But apparently that hasn’t stopped the Crown Office in Scotland from threatening the Spectator. Or the threat may have been in relation to an earlier document they published. I can’t recall now but it’s in the link TM posted for you to read.He used his Parliamentary privilege to release it.
Yep I agree with your comments about the division of powers and that an amendment to the Act to build in more checks and balances seems like a good idea. It’ll be interesting to see how that’s presented in Scotland. England interfering in Scottish affairs. Or sensible house management, especially important if there was independence.
Because it’ll be coming from a Parliament dominated by English MPs.It came as a request from The honourable member for East Lothian, so cant see how it would be seen as England interfering.
The latest news today is that the Scottish Crown office has threatened the Spectator for publishing David Davis's speech to Parliament. They even tried to make them not tell anyone that they had been threatened.
Anyone would think they had something to hide.The latest news today is that the Scottish Crown office has threatened the Spectator for publishing David Davis's speech to Parliament. They even tried to make them not tell anyone that they had been threatened!
Jackboots
In a Democracy, in this case, the only reason to redact or censor information is, rightly, to protect anyone who has made a complaint of sexual misconduct. It is not there to protect incompetence or worse.
I am surprised that this is not bigger news.
Inquiry decide she had misled the Scottish parliament.
Sturgeon 'misled parliament' over role in Salmond investigation, committee finds
Nicola Sturgeon gave evidence to a parliamentary committee over the Scottish government's botched investigation into Alex Salmond.news.sky.com
Hope so, but they left the word “knowingly” out of the report and the vote was 5/4, so she may somehow survive.Looks like her number is up. Off you go Sturgeon.
Hope so, but they left the word “knowingly” out of the report and the vote was 5/4, so she may somehow survive.
Here's a video about the Alex Salmond shenanigans explained by the pro-independence Craig Murray.Good riddance to the poisoned dwarf(hopefully)more dirt now also to come out I've been told overspend on projects with millions missing.
She has been cleared of 4 specific instances of misleading the Scottish Parliament. The problem with what has happened is that, with evidence being hidden, no one knows what the correct question is for answer.Looks like she's just been exonerated by an independent commission.
I'd like to see what they actually said in full, but this is a major relief for her.
I'd like to see what they actually said in full, but this is a major relief for her.
How their elections will go is any guess. The SNP will be close to an absolute majority, I think, with the Tories and Labour fighting it out for second place.
Shandy you sound like that SNP mp on Question Time last Thursday. She kept trying to deflect the discussion away from Sturgeon by criticising JohnsonIt's strange how so many get upset by the allegations laid at the door of NS but completely and utterly ignore the same indiscretions made by BJ
Tories complaining about deflection. Comedy gold.Shandy you sound like that SNP mp on Question Time last Thursday. She kept trying to deflect the discussion away from Sturgeon by criticising Johnson
She got slaughtered by all the panel and the online audience
So it wasn't deflection? Last time I looked this thread was about Sturgeon.Tories complaining about deflection. Comedy gold.
Could be worse, could be Corbyn is the default answer to anything.
Whoosh!So it wasn't deflection? Last time I looked this thread was about Sturgeon.
Your posts are becoming more and more bizarre.
But do carry on as they've got huge comedy value
Just had a read at his report, I hadn't realised how narrow the remit was, purely to do with their meetings, phone calls and notes, with a small digression into whether throwing in the towel( his words!) on the judicial review was a breach.https://order-order.com/2021/03/22/...de-of-conduct-says-independent-investigation/
However the report comes with some very significant caveats posted by @Loco here (post 9): https://avftt.co.uk/index.php?threads/crankie-survives.16190/
In particular, I have been advised by my own independent legal adviser that nothing may be published which could identify certain particular individuals, some of whom had a significant role in certain events. A redacted report that effectively erases the role of any such individual in the matters investigated in the report cannot be properly understood by those reading it, and presents an incomplete and even at times misleading version of what happened. In earlier drafts of the report I attempted to anonymise certain individuals in such cases but these attempts were not successful.
It is therefore impossible to give an accurate description of some of the relevant events dealt with in the report while at the same time complying with the court orders.
I am deeply frustrated that applicable court orders will have the effect of preventing the full publication of a report which fulfils my remit and which I believe it would be in the public interest to publish.
They have an election in 6 weeks I imagine it’s a democratic vote is it not.The Spectator reporting directly what was said in Parliament has the full protection of English law. The Scottish Crown Office is making empty threats. But the fact that they have been made at all, shows that their judicial system is not impartial and is under SNP control. That is the road to a dictatorship and one-party State.
So she's obviously innocent of all accusations then ! Ha haI don't know.
NS, created a policy to include ex-First Ministers, without scrutiny.
She held meetings about AS, which aren't minuted, which she forgot about, she can't recall them very well.
The Scottish government had an illegal and inherently unfair and unjust investigation into AS.
They carried on regardless despite being told that wouldn't win and have embarrassed legal defence as their chosen representative to have an independent enquiry into AS had already met the complainants before being asked to do the investigation.
One of only 23 people leaked the story to the Press and the SNP didn't investigate where it could have come from.
The Crown office, have put a ban on the sharing of evidence likely to support AS.
The Scottish Government refuse to release everything they've got to the Scottish Parliament.
And that's without including the different roles of NS and her husband.
It's more complex than that, but that's all I recall.
If I was him, I'd feel like I was the victim of a stitch up too.
I think what it does demonstrate that there is no place for virtue signalling in politics. NS had her eyes fixed on a #MeToo scalp and in pursuit of that completely failed in due process.
So the women who complained have been let down and the right to a fair trail has too.
That's no place for whatabout The UK Government on this thread, we have enough on them as is it.
I know she should know better, and it's makes her a hypocrite, but what an absolute waste of police time and resources.Yes she certainly is today 17/4/2022 for allegedly not wearing a face mask when visiting a barbers. A complaint has been made to Police Scotland and they are investigating. BBC and various media reporting.
She’d have plenty of impact on your life if she got through Scottish Independence and if you really believe your last sentence then you need a serious rethink.It's clear cut where you stand politically and that's your choice. It's hugely hypocritical for the English press, the Scottish tories and some AVFTT posters to call her out for misleading Parliament/lying whilst ignoring the antics of our current PM. She has no impact on my life, whereas he does.
To be fair to her . . she did go in for a beard trimYes she certainly is today 17/4/2022 for allegedly not wearing a face mask when visiting a barbers. A complaint has been made to Police Scotland and they are investigating. BBC and various media reporting.