The SNP is beyond redemption and this countrys institutions have resoundingly failed the people they exist to serve, while our leaders and their close associates get fat off the public purse whilst using spurious legal arguments, threats of imprisonment, outright lies and general obfuscation to hide their true activities from the public gaze. Tells him to convince Committee. To use words like smear we really need to be reflecting on the competence of the people around her.. Its obvious to a blind mans dug by now that Alex was completely hoodwinked by Mrs. Murrell, so how did he miss the warning signs? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Wings Over Scotland is a (mainly) Scottish political media digest and monitor, which also offers its own commentary. None of the anonymous accusers of Alex Salmond - who that same mainly-female jury decided had NOT been sexually assaulted - appear to care about women who really have been raped and assaulted. That pic, Dempsie is cosying right up tae Eck almost as if shes angling for something. Suppose it could, crikey I sat opposite him Cole-Hamilton does it every chance he gets. Im first and foremost a democrat. she then married AR in 2016? They are all equally dishonourable. And 11,915 has been raised so far , so if anyone can spare any money in these difficult times please do so as this is a very important case for all of us who believe in freedom of speech in Scotland . With a small c. Which means that the beneficiaries of theis small-c timidity are the Scottish Labour Party. Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus and now Scotland. Spectator Case Clancy says if the court can take an early lunch break so he can take further instructions. Were as agog as you to find out how it goes. You took the words right out of my mouth. He had all the stuff ready to go when they pulled the case(JR) just before LL was due to take the stand. She was still married in 2014 BUT the relationship with odious Robertson was going on then BUT the media went along with the bollocks that they got together later when they had both left their respective spouses. Last week, a cross-party group of politicians requested the right to question the minister over the issue. Yeah the women were so badly failed what a pile of shit. This is significant. Is sharing cake in the office really like passive smoking? Surely a public statement of the truth by him would clear things up! As the fallout from the Sturgeon-Salmond split grows ever more toxic, the battle lines over the future of the SNP are being drawn by Michael Blackley, Civil war: The 30-year friendship between First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her former mentor Alex Salmond, inset, seems over. On Tuesday, McCall had challenged H about her account of the dinner with the celebrity. Thanks :D. Thanks so much flash and the rest of the team for doing this. Anybody interested to listen to the High Court can do so as follows. One of the many things I dont get is why Sturgeon and Swinney are so keen for Liz Lloyd not to appear. A prominent figure on the Scottish nationalist movement, he has served as leader of the Alba Party since 2021. If you respond to their contact saying you dont watch broadcast television, they seem to go away for a few years. Or, you know, not. Her PR firm boasts of possessing "the best little black book [of contacts] in Scotland" [12]. Court adjourns until 1.30, https://twitter.com/jamesdoleman/status/1359843762038521859, Alec Prentice says the Crown has no objections to the proposed change to the order in order to clarify the situation. 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I know there are resources out there but is what you are doing able to help me choose cards better? He could not remember if any of the guests were carrying any injuries, and could not say whether any guest was drunk. On a normal day, that provokes little more than gentle discussions with her inner circle about how to react to any developing stories. 3. No names no pack drill but the Highlands is a very small place. The public figure, who is not being named for legal reasons, told the high court in Edinburgh that the woman took part in a small private dinner with him, Salmond and a third guest at Bute House in Edinburgh, the first ministers official residence, in June 2014. All of which is, I daresay, all very well and good. It comes after Jennifer Dempsie, a former aide to Alex. Hopefully new blood will rise out of the ashes. Many now openly concede that the murky affair has left Miss Sturgeons job on the line and are talking about who her successor might be. Yes had been behind by 18 points in February but now, with days to go, the same pollster put Yes two ahead. Once more, were in the uncomfortable position of agreeing with Jackie Baillie.. You will be breaking the law and risk prosecution and a fine. When it comes to such oppressions, post-colonial literature always points us in the direction of the bourgeoisie as the culprit. Uuuuuhu. It does not come across well. SOME in the party even admit that the explosive row between the two heavyweights of the Nationalist movement is threatening to tear their party apart. So, if the Spectator have won, are we getting the whole submission without the redacted paragraph? Alex Salmond is at the centre of extraordinary allegations that he sexually assaulted two staff members while he was First Minister. i would say the interfering unseen hand of of the south getting their stooges to do their dirty work. It looks favourable to me. Mr Salmond is accused of carrying out the assaults at his . As a general rule and when it comes to gender one cannot avoid generalisation this is a kind of politics that, more likely than not, is more attractive to men than to women. Thanks to those on here trying to fill in the names in the photograph. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Jennifer Dempsie, a former Salmond SpAd, recently had a piece in Scotland on Sunday addressing this very issue. Searches at http://www.parliament.scot/ are already changing search terms like b e w a r e (quoted to give an exact match) into beware so if there are words with spaces between the letters they wont show up in the search results. This site will be closed down if there is the slightest excuse. Then just 1 a week for full website and app access. Talk about punching above your weight. Makes you wonder why they got her involved in the first place if she was never that capable? Some interesting faces. Alex Massie is Scotland Editor of The Spectator. SNP MP Angus Robertson and ex-special adviser to Alex Salmond, Jennifer Dempsie, get married Salmond was leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 . He was quite sober, I have to say. Who are ya.. Who are ya.. Whos that behind the mask?. Judge is giving Spectator QC hard time. Would-be SNP candidate Dempsie, left, with Alex Salmond FORMER SNP leader Gordon Wilson has criticised an ex-adviser to Alex Salmond about her involvement in helping secure 150,000 of Scottish Government cash for T in the Park after being hired by the festival. I suspect she is regarded by Sturgeon and Swinney as the weakest link, might be ok if she knew the questions being put to her before and was then well coached in her answers but liable to crack if asked to think on her feet. Your nothing but a Unionist they shout because you couldnt possibly support these poeople if you were a true Indy supporter. She had also said the meeting was arranged only because Mr Salmond had something to tell her relating to party business. THATS Mrs. Angus Robertson?! I might be wrong. Act now, or you will lose your licence on 28 February 2021. I think shes talking about you again, Rev. The sooner theyre booted out of Holyrood, the better. There were two others: a lady [H] who was a campaign organiser to some extent and the lady [who is not being named for legal reasons].. I look forward to hitting the campaign trail with fellow SNP members to help re-elect Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister and return an SNP Government., However, I have realised that there is still more I want to achieve in my career in business with some exciting new opportunities arising. How. My very limited experience of dealing with civil servants doesnt fill me with confidence in their abilities to think on their feet. Anything that deflects from that purpose is blocked and smothered. Re the picture above, putting some names to faces, is that Stephen Gethins on the spads left? Then again you might be staunch Nicola. Is Alex Salmond in reality thick as mince but just as good at fooling all of us, as the people now turning against him were as good at fooling him? Her own reputation may already have been tarnished beyond recovery and the Tories now think she is a big asset to them because she is so unpopular on the doorsteps. Backstabbing briefings and furious outbursts. How, when and what next, show me your crystal bollocks people, https://twitter.com/jamesdoleman is reporting on Spectator proceedings. I fear that the fiasco we see now is not just a domestic matter and strings are being pulled from Virginia( home of the security apparatus in US.) Will Mr Aberdein be accusing Alex of sexual harassment. But he said the three of them were left alone after the pleasantries and small talk was out of the way, with Miss Sturgeon and Mr Salmond talking privately in another part of the house, which features a reading room filled with books, a compact kitchen fitted with a 1,000 coffee machine and a comfortable living room with a colourful floral feature wall straight out of a new-build home brochure. How did it ever come to this?. Would you say he cheating on his wife Jennifer Dempsey? Join the conversation with other Spectator readers. Alan Mackintosh says: More importantly, how do they prove you are! What are they seeking to acheive? Holyrood mulls drastic booze marketing restrictions, Scotland's 20p bottle and can recycling rules: Five key questions, Fashion retailer Quiz closes its store in Aberdeen's Bon Accord Centre and moves instead to Union Square, 'It's for everyone': Plans unveiled for Moray to get its own flag, Top cop says 'creative solutions' needed to keep youths from causing trouble in Aberdeen - but parents must act too. He was never sexually unfaithful to Moira. Would you say he cheating on his wife Jennifer Dempsey? Weeks later, she introduced Mr Ellis to Ms Hyslop and the funding was agreed. Pretty sure she always stayed Dempsie during her first marriage. Absolutely not because I have this horrific image of him being fully aroused and lying over me, she told the court. His lawyer, Shelagh McCall QC, earlier accused H of lying about both attacks during her third day of evidence on Wednesday morning, alleging that H had instead initiated sexual contact with Salmond at Bute House in August 2013. Who is the red haired female? Lady Dorian ammends the order adding Of such complianers in the proceedings, with written reasons to follow. Fingers were immediately pointed at a former SNP adviser who was once a friend of the Scottish Government. I posted a guide on how to go about it last week? He cooperated with Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians in Scotland to produce a shared plan for devolution and was a prominent and articulate campaigner in the successful 1997 referendum to establish a Scottish Parliament, with limited tax-levying powers but virtually complete control over Scotland's legislation and public services. Keep on pointing them out please and be cool with allies from anywhere. A former aide to Alex Salmond has launched a bid to succeed her old boss in his north-east seat at Holyrood, it can be revealed. Geoff Aberdein gave full and truthful evidence to the committee as he is obliged to do. What a joke. She believed that referring herself to the independent advisers on the ministerial code of conduct for an investigation last Sunday would buy her some time and end the daily onslaught of negative media coverage. But again, I suspect there are some women put off by his Smart-Eckness and who find his chummyness mildly creepy. 11 February, 2021 at 12:36 pm. Last week, a group of opposition MSPs united to write a joint letter to the culture committee urging Ms Hyslop to be called to give evidence on the award. Nicola will get some very clever/judicious face and body/hair shaping, cosmetic adjustments and become glamourous without becoming too brassy or obviously altered. She will be gracious to her once bitterest rivals.She will make a statement on ASs death, (hopefully distant in the future) Ha Ha thats how fkn stupid this whole set up is you would need a bloody good memory to figure out the moves in this Machiavellian tragedy or balls up whatever suits the description. The 33-year-old . I think it is a leaving photo. As Lallands Peat Worrier reminded us: On the constituency ballot, 41% of the male electorate supported the SNP, compared to only 32% of women voters. Same with the statements from the head of Rape Crisis Scotland. The committee is duty-bound to do all it can to get to the reasons why the Scottish Governments procedures were so badly flawed and why the women involved were so badly failed to do so, we must have all the evidence available and the chance to question Mr Salmond.. The man behind him has an enormous head in relation to those much nearer the camera. @Mike interesting article, thanks. Kiwilassie says: I have been honoured to have received lots of lovely support and made many new friends along the way, of which I am very thankful. Turns out we are finding each other all over the place. However, I do recall the nature of SNP conferences really changing quite suddenly one year. Was she Jennifer Dempsie at that time or Mrs Ruari Beaton? how do i prove im not watching live tv on any channel ? Some in the party think Miss Sturgeon has lost the tight grip Mr Salmond previously had, and are alarmed by a clear breakdown in discipline although they cite that as inevitable when the number of members and elected politicians has gone through the roof. Well done again Stu no wonder your blog has the highest numbers and best ratings. It is in every Democrats interest to see them off. You have to hand it to nicola she seems to be able to control a unionist media. All Rights Reserved. Is it about correcting the process? After that, you went into the cult of personality and that was transferred to Sturgeon, he said. But the strongly worded attacks angered some within the party who think it plays into the hands of their opponents and makes it impossible to make the party look united. From the left, Stephen Gethins head looks to have been badly superimposed on a much older mans body. Despite having worked for BBC Scotland, been the political editor of the Scottish Daily Mail and now being the First Ministers personal spokesman and special adviser, the only photograph weve been able to find of him is this one, keeping some interesting company before the indyref. Whatever you want to call it,. So when Angus Robertson had the affair 2014/2015 with another woman. No doubt shell give judgement after her holidays some time in June. The idea of a free thinking head of an independent Scotland informed by the likes of Craig Murray ,with its important strategic position must be pure distilled anathema to the powers in the US that control foreign policy in the UK and much of Europe. She has given them jobs and yet not a word from those who berate you for the same thing. I so hope the legal challenge today means Alex is allowed to tell all at this mockery of a judicial committee. No, not that kind, the vote-winning kind. It shows you what you will need to provide Police with etc. ALISON Youre right and also never underestimate in this debacle its not even a double cross more like a heptagon cross! Hate to be pedantic & burst a bubble but if you look at what is projected on the wall behind the group in the photo it says: Alex Salmond its been gone over loads of times. Mr Aberdein also revealed new details of a meeting between Mr Salmond and Miss Sturgeon. That is a very interesting picture indeed. February 11, 2021 by, getting her out of it by trying to pre-determine what questions she could be asked, massivelycompromised monstrosity and all-round offence against human decency and justice that is the Crown Office, the High Court is hearing a legal challenge that could blow all that obstruction to smithereens, https://www.gov.scot/publications/special-advisers-july-2018/, https://www.gov.scot/publications/special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-media-meetings-and-expenses-april-june-2019/, https://charlottestpartners.co.uk/kevin-pringle/, https://charlottestpartners.co.uk/andrew-wilson/, https://charlottestpartners.co.uk/about-us/. I imagine some thought will have gone into their selection. Even taking into account the bright lights to the left, the light and shadows (or lack of) on some individuals dont make any sense and the proportions and resolution are not right across the image. The camera place if she was never that capable could not say whether any was... 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