Beyond that, all fingers point to Finance Secretary Derek Mackay, a man who appears to have been working to improve his image and delivery style. Joanna is making the best of a bad job whilst at the same time giving the bloated one the finger. Hopefully new blood will rise out of the ashes. But the First Ministers focus should be on independence she shouldnt be involved in any tit-for-tat and the people working for her shouldnt be getting involved in that. Regardless of our clashes of ideas they are trying to undermine our systems. And Lloyd is within his groping distance surely thats a bit risky. JC posted that herself and was pleased to do so. My very limited experience of dealing with civil servants doesnt fill me with confidence in their abilities to think on their feet. If I can see the current situation is legally farcical, then Im sure a Judge will too. For the first time since 2007, some SNP members admit it could be in freefall. One is dragged off to the Nick the perpetrator and charged the other one is in the Mortuary the victim one is interviewed by the Cops witness For anyone who has been reading my postings on American influence within the SG/SNP Please note Duncan Hamilton received an LLB from the University of Edinburgh and was a Kennedy scholar at Harvard, Massachusetts. Wouldnt it kill 2 birds with one stone if one of the Committee invite Alex Salmond in to join when Nicola being questioned with nothing to hide as we are so often told, then Im sure Nicola wouldnt mind clearing this all up in a oner. A FORMER SNP leader has slammed Alex Salmond's ex-adviser for setting up a meeting which led to a government grant to T in the Park. Is it just me or are there big red flashing warning signs going off? All carefully choreographed which means theyre all equally guilty and due for a long rest away from the slimelight. 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. Kiwilassie says: If we really mean to fix Scotlands three century+ mankit bourgeoisie midden we will need the right people for the job. In a pre-recorded interview, the celebrity said the atmosphere at the dinner, which had been arranged to discuss his support for the yes campaign, was jovial, adding: It was optimistic, hopeful, friendly.. Geoff Aberdein and Duncan Hamilton guests at top-secret summit. Then get it trending on twitter with a hashtag. Ms Dempsie, who lives in Garmouth in the north-east, began working for the SNP a decade ago as a press officer for Nicola Sturgeon, before being appointed as a special advisor to Mr Salmond when he was first minister. Cyberbully. Alec Prentice says the Crown has no objections to the proposed change to the order in order to clarify the situation. Before, we had people who were part of a team with one leader. Jim Sillars, a former deputy leader, has railed against the rise of the dominance of the party leader under both Mr Salmond and Miss Sturgeon and believes it has left the party light on options for a successor. In her final evidence session on Wednesday morning, H denied she had made up a story about Salmonds attempted rape. 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. At a media briefing on Tuesday, her top special adviser, Stuart Nicolson, who is known for his aggressive and combative spats with journalists, appeared bruised and tired, particularly since questions were now focusing on his friend, Miss Lloyd. Which is probably why Cummings was so protected. Nicola Sturgeon led the congratulations after the couple posted a picture of themselves on social media. In addition, Miss Sturgeon is also at risk of losing the support of those who signed up to the SNP with the sole objective of demanding a second independence referendum a group which includes some MPs and MSPs and is becoming increasingly restless. https://charlottestpartners.co.uk/kevin-pringle/, Anyone got a view on how the Spectator case is going?. The two women to Alex Salmonds left looking cosy and happy with him look quite familiar . Its almost enough to make a person vote for a working class republican socialist party! You can unsubscribe at any time. Jennifer Dempsie was planning to stand for the SNP at next years Holyrood elections but yesterday announced that she will not be standing. Just clocked the details on the screen, it must be Salmonds leaving do so around Sep/Oct 2014. Or is the order something else? Yes you are correct re the whos who,others I know I contributed. That is, I think, just the way it is. Is Putin about to gamble on a second mobilisation wave? More info. Shelagh McCall QC, representing Salmond, accused the prosecution witness on Tuesday of making up the attempted rape and said the woman had used knowledge about the former first minister's . You have to hand it to nicola she seems to be able to control a unionist media. This site will be closed down if there is the slightest excuse. Whispers of vendettas. Same with the statements from the head of Rape Crisis Scotland. The 33-year-old, a special adviser to Mr Salmond when he was First Minister, has been at the centre of claims of cronyism after the festival was awarded 150,000 in taxpayers cash. While playing it down publicly, Nationalist politicians admit there is now little doubt that this is the biggest crisis facing the SNP since it first came to power in 2007. What is it with these mediocrities that they think they can destroy those vastly superior to them in every way with a click of their fingers? Angus is married to Jennifer Dempsie, a key special advisor to Alex Salmond when he was First Minister. During his criminal trial, Alex Salmons and his lawyers were shown the full set of recovered WhatsApp messages between the people he says we're plotting against him. Pressed by McCall to admit she had willingly kissed and caressed Salmond in 2013, H said: Thats not true. It is understood the Spectator will argue there is a strong public interest in disclosure under article 10 of the European convention on human rights, given the significance of Salmonds allegations about Sturgeons government and party, @mac Was she Jennifer Dempsie at that time or Mrs Ruari Beaton? Alex Massie is Scotland Editor of The Spectator. The minister argued the payment was vital to ensure the multi-million-pound festivals viability as it moved from Balado, near Kinross, to Strathallan Castle, in Perthshire. She told me that it was time Alex retired and left politics early in 2016 The knives were out back then. A certain senior official had thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money spent on lawyers getting her out of it by trying to pre-determine what questions she could be asked, while Alex Salmond has been "invited" to appear, but literally threatened with imprisonment if he turns up and tells the truth. Ill be pleasantly surprised if the Spectators application today is successful. These will be delivered by the beginning of next week. It would be great if they are successful though and might speed up justice. them. Since he was a cheery wee chap just doing his job courteously, I asked him in to see there was no arial connected to the screen. Poor Alex, surrounded by that lot. Hand on shoulder? Ms Dempsie had been nominated for a place on the SNPs list in the for the Highlands and Islands but, posting on her social media page, she said: I have decided that I will not be taking forward my nominations to be a list SNP MSP. When Kevin Pringle wasnt around to sign off a press release you sent it to Nicolson, so Pringle rated him. In his pre-recorded police interview, the celebrity said H, a former Scottish government official, had been at the dinner that night and was known to him as someone involved in the independence campaign. Oh! Court adjourns until 1.30. Working as a project manager for promoters, DF Concerts, she set up meetings with four ministers, including Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop, who signed-off the six-figure grant. I suggest you hold those words you just polutted this thread with up to your mirror. Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned springs to mind for some reason. 1,107,807 Comments, Wings Over Scotland Powered by WordPress Thanks to those on here trying to fill in the names in the photograph. Behind Liz Lloyd is Ewan Crawford married to a BBC reporter, he worked for the BBC too from memory. Yes, regarding Robertson the Odious, allegedly he wasnt a very nice guy re his first wife. Thats a significant gap. She questioned H about whether she had actually been present at the dinner and whether she had chosen that date because another public source had named the celebrity as having been at Bute House that night a claim H repeatedly denied. Readers' Ombudsman: Your chance to shape the journalism rule book, Health chief Humza Yousaf promises no repeat of 'extreme' plea for staff at NHS Grampian, Terms and Conditions for Subscriptions (excluding Home News Delivery Subscriptions), Evening Express and Press and Journal combined site. Not sure if someone here can remember. @eileencarson it is Jennifer Dempsie, as was then, now Mrs Angus Robertson. A judge had already ruled that the Scottish Government's handling of complaints against Alex Salmond had been tainted with prejudice and illegal . In one source, this is even tied to previous innuendo of 'links between Alex Salmond and media baron Rupert Murdoch, as well as businesspeople like Donald Trump and Ineos . Miss Sturgeon looked tired and bad-tempered when she attempted to get away from the issue and focus on Brexit on Wednesday but still faced questions about Mr Salmond during a Sky News interview, during which she confirmed that their 30-year friendship is now in doubt. THATS Mrs. Angus Robertson?! Some I recognize, some I dont; but theres a few looks a bit familiar, I should know who that is. Once more, werein the uncomfortable position of agreeing with Jackie Baillie. The sooner theyre booted out of Holyrood, the better. Just had a Stuart Nicolson memory. Jennifer Dempsie, a former Salmond SpAd, recently. The man behind him has an enormous head in relation to those much nearer the camera. ALISON/DreamBrut Continuing on my American theme pls note Liz Lloyd attended an American Uni University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There is every likelyhood, that once one complaint is made, many more will follow, and it will in effect become the equivalent of a class action. It would be bliss, never to see that gawping avatar or reads those life-sapping words ever again. I have never been a willing participant in Alex Salmonds advances towards me, and never will be.. @DreamBrut letters from RapeCrisisScotland (sic) /aka mouthpiece_SNP), and now this SPAD, Still this is splendid news and goes some way to reaffirming not only that justice needs to be done, but needs to be seen to be done for it to carry any trust from the public. Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (/ s m n d /; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician and economist who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. 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. I agree. They will. Dial 0207 660 8149 and listen to request for your code which is 183 737 8571. On the list, 35% of men voted for the SNP, but only 27% of women. I cant tell whether they think theyll still wriggle out of this or were seeing a scorched earth campaign in action. 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? The Stuart Nicolson photo is a photo of the group of Spads that worked for Salmond, at the point of his departure in 2014, including a few who had moved on during Salmonds tenure.
