Although it was undoubtedly a skirmish, we can tell that neither Sturgeon or Wolffe are confident. In the criminal trial, Ms Hs testimony was trashed because two defence witnesses testified that she wasnt at the dinner, after which the alleged offence took place. I think Alex Salmond will be looking-on tonight, pleased that he has had the opposition plan set-out before him. Find out about tours and events at the Scottish Parliament. I was just getting into the whole Come to Ghana thing from the Ghana tourism authority on twitter, then this kinda threw me: https://twitter.com/FionaSnp/status/1364653197806174211. She will not consider quitting.. Sorry Brian and indeed other SNP members, but I just cant fathom why any reasonable person, seeing what they see now, can stomach remaining in the party? The campaign about Megrahi, and things like that, have all been important things to do and if nobody else was doing it, I might as well do it. I want to ask the Lord Advocate about the meeting that was held between Levy & McRae and the Crown in advance of the hearing with Lady Dorrian. Fingers crossed. So sad that some people here are crossing the line in what they post. What other job is she qualified for? Given that that article has been up since 15 January and is still up, and that it is essentially Mr Salmonds submission, can the Lord Advocate perhaps advise what has changed in the Crown Office? Stuart, I dont know how youre keeping up with all the last ditch, sleekit twists & turns as this farce heads inexorably towards towards a denouement, but thanks for taking one (a biggie) for the team. Im sure Mzzzzzz Sturgeon would agree. He did not tell us either if he saw the letter BEFORE or AFTER it was sent. So I waited until I heard the evidence and I still wasnt convinced. I know people who feel differently in different political parties about issues which their party has taken a line [on] but they dont speak out and thats a problem.. English Schools. Was this man given parliamentary privilege meaning that he could effectively be lying and never risk contempt of parliament? LeBay Daughter - Died of carbon monoxide poisoning. @ James Caithness I noticed that too he also had to put his finger on the page to remember what he was supposed to say (like a wee kiddy in P1) and got flustered when he was looking for the response on the page , maybe the loose bowels disturbed his concentration. Which is quite thing when just getting a foot out the bed in the morning may be an achievement in itself. Craig Murray is offering a 25,000 reward for a whistleblower to supply him with a copy of Geoff Aberdeins testimony. 24 February, 2021 at 7:08 pm. This episode is far from over. Did the letter even go across the Lord Advocates desk before it was issued? Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of its contributions to development in Malawi through its Malawi development programme 2018-23. Democracy is fragile. With the absolute disaster that was redactiongate on Tuesday I dont think even the MSM could overlook things from now on. After graduating, Grahame worked as a secondary teacher of English in a number of schools in Fife and Dumfries and Galloway. Grahame is a supporter of the political organisation Republic, a campaign to replace the British Monarchy with an elected head of state. [2] Grahame was brought up in Edinburgh, attending Boroughmuir High School. The Crown raises issues and concerns in any case in which it apprehends that a contempt may take place. Does this not perhaps help to explain why Scotland has the highest prison population rate per head in Western Europe, with 150 people held in prison for every 100,000 of the population? Its an anecdote Grahame used to recite when she was a high school teacher in an effort to encourage kids to speak up. My mother turned to me and says, dont just moan, Christine, phone somebody about it, she recalls. Thanks for posting Stu, I didnt realise there was an urgent question on this. Above looks interesting , is the press turning? They both know it is the end-game now. 24 February, 2021 at 6:37 pm, Even more interesting is this bit from Craigs site There is one extra thing in Aberdeins suppressed evidence which is not in his trial evidence. Same as her boss. Could it be Alzheimers? That media characterisation as Salmond vs Sturgeon is simply a general failing of all of the current media, namely that theyre incapable of understanding, handling, or presenting even marginally complicated issues, and so have to reduce everything to a personal level. attempt to use its powers to force release by Crown Office of all correspondence it holds involving those Alex Salmond accuses of plotting against him'. How is then there were another 10,000 new cases of the virus in the We appear to be living in a Sturgeonian dystopia where her popularity insulates her from scrutiny. Im sure he can throw money about and just mark it down as Covid Costs. Lots of looking down and to the left. I have been privileged to represent the people of Midlothian and the Borders for 22 years in the Scottish Parliament. Because we all know it exists, even Alex Salmonds lawyers know it exists and anyone who was at the criminal trial knows it exists, including the Judiciary! It would be helpful to know the process before the letter was issued to the Parliament. OT It beggars belief.. We have shared heroes and deeply intertwined histories too. She announces that the report will be put on the record, meaning it is available under FOI State owned Saudi Aramco it is the seventh largest company in the world by revenue. incompetences of Tory management of Covid 19 because Boris is spending money like Scottish water! View the profiles of people named Christine Graham. I am not going to get into the substance of the issues, not least because, in doing so, there would be a risk of my breaching the court order. Mr Wolf suffers from a neurological condition that Crown Office is corrupt and incompetent. I invite you to read https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/essential-tremor/symptoms-causes/syc-20350534 and reconsider your comment at 8:11pm. We know the media works on Salmond v Sturgeon, and it aint gonna change. Has she felt other parties have tried to capitalise on it? MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Constituency) 2011 - present day, Former MSP for South of Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2011, The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP. Surely not. Political Holdings Limited document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Time for Michael Matheson to live up to his motto of smart on crime. I was waiting for one of them to fall off. Wonderful for a new writer. I have it on impeccable authority that she was not merely not a very good lawyer, she was absolutely dire, almost unemployable; probably another reason that she hates Joanna Cherry. Bob Mack says: Hail Alba. Wikipedia: See previous para. What is one to do? His performance was an outrage. Who does he report to now & is it waffle himself? Is this the political protocol in every Parliament in every country, or is it peculiar only to Scotlands? Please dont hesitate to get in touch with me whether you have an issue, a question or even a suggestion you would like to put to me. Whether she has actually nodded in the video, I am not sure because I have not watched it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeenshire_East_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)#Election_results. We know this because this is what she said to the court. The current SNP, after the New Labour Blairite model, has become a mostly middleclass enterprise. 24 February, 2021 at 9:29 pm She is also ranked in the richest person list from England. Here endeth the lesson, let those who have ears and not one eye on their next career move, hear. She cannot help it and it is difficult to treat. TNS2019 says: 24 February, 2021 at 5:37 pm Democracy is fragile. Grahame, a veteran having been through four parliamentary elections, says she has never held ministerial ambitions and has never felt her freedom to speak up curtailed. Unbelievable though, the biggest gig in town and the big cheese doesnt know or control whos doing what or when. The Scottish Parliament is being undermined until people hate it and are happy to see the back of it. The way to force the release of the information from the COPFS which can not be resisted, is simply to pass a one paragraph Act. Fundamentally, what is at issue is an order by the High Court handed down to protect the anonymity of complainers. He testifies that he was contacted subsequently by Liz Lloyd to amend a press statement to hide the knowledge of the allegations against Salmond in March 2018. It is unthinkable in a case of this importance that Lord Wolffe would allow this to happen. It is clear she holds the bipartisan character of the committee system in high regard often very different from the tribal jostling that FMQs gives rise to while drawing a clear distinction between her roles as a convener and backbencher. So there are a few bloggers dropping hints now. Only the movement that he helped build could lift him up and through this. The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. This rhetoric is devastating for womens trust in reporting sexual harassment + abuse.. This is beyond a joke, what I seen from Mrs Murrell in the covid briefing was appalling. After reading many explanations about my comments about the member, Christine Grahame, sitting behind the LAs shoulder, I sincerely apologise for my comment. ", Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 September 2022, "To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Borders. A lot, I think. Without asking awkward questions. Rumour of good news imminent on Twitter anyone got anything concrete?? Orwell, 1984. Billions for English Flood Defences I am sure shady stuff goes on, but all the MI5, British Empire, colonialism isnt that what the dribbling feel-good alphabet soup crowd have as one of their mental afflictions? If she walks, her career in politics is over. Biology, B.A. on the fake Scottish news? Do you think whatever ails Nicola Sturgeon is contagious? Oh dear, I do not know what to say regarding my previous comment about Christine Grahame. Galashiels TD1 1SD. So *was* Geoff a complainant? The first time I was convener, we did inquiries we even did our own Act of Parliament. She later divorced and reverted to her maiden name. Because you now seem in fact to be yet *another* Nicola lapdog, intent on licking both her (and maybe her husbands tails) in order to skew the story. She could have been nodding in agreement as well, one doesnt negate the other. Is this the one we know about, from Lady Dorrian? It seems the Dear Leader has taken a sledgehammer to ours for the sake of her own personal vendetta, and theyre no longer fit for purpose. As someone here said, let your enemies destroy themselves. Someone above quoted Alex Salmond on how he was basically saved by the Court of Session and the High Court. The whole thing was a ridiculous spectacle no matter what. They look at each other and ask .Do you think there might be any others?. So, Angus places the lotion in the basket? By Christine Grahame 24th Oct 2019, 1:00am Scotland has to choose between more Brexit chaos and regaining our place as an independent European nation, writes Christine Grahame MSP. Machiavellian is better and that points to one person only. She attained a Scottish Master of Arts degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1965 and gained her Diploma of Education from Moray House College of Education in 1966. Not enough to make it disappear and for us all to forget anyway. Shona Haslam - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - 12,981, Katherine Sangster - Scottish Labour - 5,410, AC May - Scottish Liberal Democrats - 2,615, Dominic Ashmole - Scottish Green Party - 2,154. Billions for new nuclear weapons She held the position alongside Linda Fabiani from 2016 until 2021. How did the mass Scottish political and legal car crash get to this level of dysfunction? I simply will not thole such dishonesty in my Partys officials, not under any circumstances. The halo of our Law Officers currently needs a substantial wash and brush up simply to be fit for purpose. Christine Graham - People Directory - 192.com 200 Results for Christine Graham Please use the search above if you cannot find the record you require. Without them there is nothing. anyhoo, that`s why Saudi nationalised their oil , so all profits stay in Saudi. Dont rock to and fro Im getting lost in many mazes of mazes, going inside out and then upside down; SO can you explain this strange message, please? If so, she has a neurological condition called Benign Essential Tremor. That Liam Fox? 24 February, 2021 at 7:03 pm. Really? Stand Fast! The contempt of the SG and SNP leadership has fro democracy is only matched by the Brit Nat Pres and Medias contempt for the truth. In the 1994 European Parliament election, she contested the South of Scotland constituency, again unsuccessfully. Wolffe also appeared to be reading all his answers from his folder. That tells you that Donald Gorrie was a bit of a rebel. All this lack of transparency and the farcical claim that they are working in our interest, when they are clearly working against it, is insulting. [15] Grahame favoured siting the tapestry in a disused building in Galashiels arguing that that option had more potential to regenerate the area and encourage tourists to access transport links from Galashiels to the wider region. [16], In June 2016 one councillor resigned from the SNP over Grahame's intervention, claiming it represented a "lack of support" for SNP councillors and that he had not voted for her in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections. Let us also not forget Alistair Carmichael, who set the legal precedent that its acceptable for politicians to lie as long as its political. Im sure that really helped the general integrity levels. the 2 month long vaccination program is going so well? Think about it. Hes not running the Scottish legal show!! Several attempts later, still cant get your clip to play Rev and I see nothing on YouTube as you said. Still trying to make sense of James waffles assertion that it wisnae him, a big boy did it and ran away. Exactly the same as the wummin oan her wedding night said tae her man efter seein him naked for the first time, Willie Jay says: Dr Milne was the natural. I am a genetic counseling graduate student with more than 15 years of professional experience in molecular and public health laboratories. Beat it. You can get involved with the Scottish Parliament by joining a Cross-party group, submitting a petition, lobbying or exploring our education resources. Going back a wee back today, when Ruth Davidson stated that a judge led inquiry was now needed, I felt that suddenly the ball had moved into the other side of the pitch. The comment about the nodding donkey is not nice. "There aren't winners here. No worries it was obvious you were not aware, so happy to help. Keep it up stu, we need you more than ever! Ms 2 and Ms 3. Its a trait she kept up on her return to university in the early 80s, this time approaching forty and with two young children at home. I am neither a unionist or a nationalist, but I have a strong mistruct, based upon experience, of Scottish lawyers. There we have it ladies and gentlemen and all in between. but McDonalds is open. Ive waited patiently for the SG to release the relevant documents.
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