Using her married name, Christine Creech, she was the SNP candidate at the 1992 General Election for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. Thanks for posting Stu, I didnt realise there was an urgent question on this. That Liam Fox? I WOULD make common cause with unionists acting to protect the Scottish parliament and our democracy. Oh good, Guardian columnists. ", 8. The dirty infiltrators must be removed even if it hurts. I watched the whole thing live. It is perhaps time that untidy bastard Wolffe did some poridge. It beggars belief. Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, came out on top with her one-year-old hound Mabel, but the politician was humble in victory. Nicola sturgeon pretty much said she doesnt know who Geoff aberdein is even though shes already said she was in his company at the end of March 2018 and then had him round for coffee a few days later. Ive had the pleasure of watching many members of the legal profession undertaking court work prior to my retirement. So I did., Holyrood provides comprehensive coverage of Scottish politics, offering award-winning reporting and analysis: Subscribe, Read the most recent article written by - Time for Michael Matheson to live up to his motto of smart on crime, Stay in the know with our fortnightly magazine, Registered in England & Wales under No. Wolffesstuttering, breathless performance, constantly licking his lips like a nervous lizard, had all the convincing character of a small child with a chocolate-smeared face denying any involvement in a half-eaten Black Forest Gateau a surprising trait in a senior QC used to presenting cases in serious criminal trials. The SNP is looking more and more like a crime family than a political party. In 2005 Christine Grahame MSP (an for the SNP) was allegedly shaggging a married Tory MSP and nodding her head saying yes to a different sort of question. Yes, there are animals involved here. Christine Grahame was born on 9 September 1944 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, to a Scottish father and English mother. He was determined not to give the game away. 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? Of course, the reforms that have dominated the committees most recent deliberations police and fire reform, tribunals, changes to the court system, and the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill are something of an exception. Netflix devoured in silence as guitars and drums scream out to be heard. Shall I withdraw my apologies about her? The old grow lonelier, as the young forego their youth and grow lonelier still. Sturgeons statement that because you are found not guilty, that doesnt mean you are innocent will come back to haunt her. Political Holdings Limited document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Time for Michael Matheson to live up to his motto of smart on crime. 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. The Salmond scandal as the Brit Nat Press and Media calls it is now exploding all over English TV. If I heard correctly, the Lord Advocate said, in Parliament, that the sole reason for the redactions was to protect anonymity. Daring the COPFS to challenge AS in another court case namely contempt of court Millions to refurbish Westminster. He appears to have lost a lot of weight too. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. A disgrace, that learned gent trousers a pretty penny .was that performance even worth a penny. Bernaith smiles and catches his sneeze to protect the house of cards. This episode is far from over. It was strange performance. Illness and cancer disappear to make way for an ancient foe of dubious virility. Sometimes the opposition misses the mark and youre doing things. J. Hillis Miller Health Center is part of the Hospitals & Physicians Clinics industry, and located in Florida, United States. Another shite performance under what can only be described as polite questioning .I hope that someone wasnt paid public money to coach him Mr Wolffe, a former Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, said: No, I was not. Not that I was that interested in what she was saying I switched off to everything she has to say since she fired Mark MacDonald for sending a text. They have also lived in Lockport, IL and Farmington Hills, MI. In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Grahame held the seat, increasing her share of the vote to 45.1%. She could have been nodding in agreement as well, one doesnt negate the other. How can he have not been near it? Boris is spending money like Scottish water! No other concerns were raised, and no other concerns have been raised subsequently. With such history of sexually impropriety, Christine Graham is seen there nodding in agreement to slithery Wolffe licking his lips with body language that give much away in the effort to stitch-up Alex Salmond AGAIN. The harrassment enquiry was the lead item on ITV news at 10 tonight. @Willie Jay Top Holyrood seal clapper and nodding dog is Kevin Stewart MSP. @ Brian Doonthetoon says: From what Ive read, over the past couple of months, the first complaint/issue was raised by Ms H (criminal trial). I knew that aLurker, but the point I meant (and made badly) was the corporate integrity of COPFS is currently blemished by malicious misconduct and incompetence, which doesnt sit very well with the Lord Advocate blowing sunshine up the arses of Scottish Law Officers. Phone: 0131 348 5729 He looked and spoke as if he had just jumped out a piss and alcohol soaked bed whilst fully clothed. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion. The significance is that if Alex Salmond had been charged by the police, the judicial review would be sisted. 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! Because I know there are people in the Labour Party who support the abolition, for instance, of mandatory corroboration, I know it, but they wont speak out. Thatll be the harassment + abuse that the Jury determined didnt happen! Twitter. Yup. The other thing that distracted me was her mouth. It is interesting that he has been called back at all. 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? A lot said but little told. Sturgeon, under the control of her brit state handlers is out to destroy the SNP. Following his discussion from his legal team, AS is a smart, knowledgeable & courageous man. This site is the glue that holds us all together. Notwithstanding this fiasco, she is IMHO one of the better SNP MSPs. She writes their story. Could the committee actually hold the Clown Office, the Clown Agent & the head clown the Lord Advocate in contempt & charge them with perjury by failing to deliver evidence which they hold, or even by denying its existence? I simply could not have put it any better at all. [citation needed]. When I did my first Summary-only court cases in Wales 40-odd years ago I was told; The entire interlude in the chambers proceedings was a complete waste of everyones time, producing no information of any value or truth. Dear Me; A family nurse practitioner is a nurse who completed a. In line with our commitment to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030, Ford will become the Its surely got to the point that the party is part of the problem, not part of the solution. Orwell, 1984. It will be a hard lesson to digest. Now, I may be wrong, but arent a lot of the Scottish legal profession pals of Murdo and the watp crowd. Please have respect for the Rev & think before you press submit. Bottle banks are full while churches are empty. Or is there another court order? Unless, of course the Clown Office, Clown Agent and head clown the Lord Advocate misrepresent even more laws AND the judicial statement from last week by Lady Dorrian YET AGAIN. Following the declaration, Christine Grahame said she was "relieved and excited". Interesting that even the BBC is, after months of pretty much ignoring this, now giving it proper attention: It was the lead story on Radion 4s P.M. programme tonight. Im away to watch towie for the first time ever , whole lot more believeable than this shit shower. There are new readers here, brought by MSM mentions, who arent aware of whats been going on over the past few years. Hope we can all survive this BS. There is no question now but we are in a major constitutional crisis. The work of Tommy H- So maybe their questioning wasnt as lame as it might appear. Police Scotland were pressurized to open an investigation. It is not a universal feature, though, she suggests. Someone from COPFS is dealing directly with government officials hence his statement he was out the loop. All my life I have lived with the pain of english rule. 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? Liked by Christine Grahame Ford has announced that it is returning to Formula 1 from 2026. Jackie Baillie: SNP ROTTEN AT THE TOP silence is no defence. If the SNP get a majority you can have independence if they dont then thats it once and for all, https://twitter.com/RhiannonV/status/1364604468285894661. -. To unpack that a littlein August 2018 AS successfully crowdfunded for the legal fees to petition the Court of Session for judicial review of a manifestly biased (a now widely-held opinion) civil service procedure,in which his petition was successful in January 2019, however there were no guarantees here. I think the LA might have realised of that again as he was reading, or rather skipping some of the paragraphs in his document. How the fuck did all this horrifying madness happen? He was reasonably composed until he hit the point about not seeking to limit the evidence blah blah about 15.57.20. This website is using cookies. ", Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 January 2023, "To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with COSLA with regard to the proposals in some local authorities to reduce teacher numbers, given its commitment to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by the end of the current parliamentary session. After the election, she was reshuffled from chair of the Scottish Parliament's Health committee to Shadow Minister for Social Justice, generally seen by media commentators as an upwards shift. This is only the 2nd time Ive watched James Wolfe speak in parliament, the first time was when Ken McIntosh questioned the competence of parliament to pass a bill, I cant remember what bill it was, something to do with the Continuity bill, Its hard to believe that same articulate, congenial, knowledgeable appearing man, is the same contemptuous bumbling wreck in that video at the top of this page. He wears ill-fitting suits from a charity shop and has green teeth. Again, back to the nine-year-old, if youre not going to say anything or do anything about it, dont moan. Sturgeon knows you are hunting her down and she also knows you are not that far off from nailing her, hence the threatening instructions to all SNP reps from SNP HQ to stay away from Wings Over Scotland. analysis, corruption, disturbing, investigation, scottish politics, video I cannot see how he could be liable to any action civil or criminal if he had to comply with such an order. Stephen I agree. Walter James Wolffe, Her Majestys Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate, Alison Di Rollo, Solicitor General for Scotland, Who else is in the frame as a seniur profesional prosecutor apart from the now notorious, and named by Jackie Bailey, Its a GLOBAL-WESTERN system DESIGNED to FACILITATE false accusations of domestic abuse, driving exaggerated statistics of Violence Against Women & Girls for mainstream media PreCrime amplification, to demonise, dehumanise and *normalise* the courts-judicial criminalisation of men as STANDARD, which is intended to lead to the destabilisation of the family unit and the subsequent *divide and rule* fracturing of multiple societies being gaslight set-up just to be put back down. The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. Youll notice her in the chamber quite a lot now youve seen her once. David Harvie, the Crown Agent, wikipedia says: The Crown Agent is the principal legal adviser to the Lord Advocate on prosecution matters.. ?If youre a man, youre the last man. She has let us down beyond all reasonable measure. A Bill is a proposed Act of the Scottish Parliament. Jackie Baillie: Those are words I never expected to have to say. Did the letter even go across the Lord Advocates desk before it was issued? We know they were betrayed by their sister, Leslie Evans, who took the material direct to the Crown Agent against their explicit wishes. A. Jeez, what a farce! You can get involved with the Scottish Parliament by joining a Cross-party group, submitting a petition, lobbying or exploring our education resources. Some days she can hardly get going, other days shes twitching all over the place. Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): 8. In 1999, she ran for equivalent constituency in the new Scottish Parliament. In the background Liam Fox and the Tories are talking about intervening. You know, our marvellous First Minister is obsessed with bringing more women into Scottish politics. Skip navigation. But honestly still have no idea how this is all going to end (yet). With the absolute disaster that was redactiongate on Tuesday I dont think even the MSM could overlook things from now on. The Holyrood inquiry into the Salmond affair is to use the parliaments power to compel the production of documents held by the Crown Office. From The Herald. acceptable answers (for NO) include a kidnapped child trapped in an underground dungeon with 20 minutes worth of air and the kidnapper is trying to stonewall you, take the fifth, asking for a lawyer . This comes across as a deliberate attempt to withhold information and to tamper with the ability of the committee to make an informed decision. https://twitter.com/Jeggit/status/1364674843245953031. We know they were reluctant to go to the police. I was waiting for one of them to fall off. Grahame has lodged several questions and motions on this in the Scottish Parliament[23] and continues to be involved with campaign groups on the matter. Only explanation that fits his response. She is also ranked in the richest person list from England. @Mac Ayeand even a former FM had to crowd-fund to finance it. Margaret Grahame, my paternal grandmother, was born in 1877. This is very serious. Moochie Welch - Bottom half crushed against a wall . The only thing too wee too poor and too stupid about our country, it seems, is the bulk of the political class in it. It now seems so. Find out how to adopt this simple step into your daily oral health regimen. This site requires JavaScript for certain functions and interactions to work. Having said that, I felt awful and I couldnt study after it. Those who dared loan a book out and then leave it untouched for hours on end similarly felt the ire of a determined Ms Grahame. Mr Salmond is in some debt to you and I know that you will believe that doing your job as a journalist is not a question of debt but rather a question of professional integrity. I guess it is whether you feel she is a visible ally for the ridiculous charade that was the AGs appearance. I wonder if the reason why he was unsettled at points might have been because somebody else had written the answers for him and as he was reading them he came across parts he realised would put him in an even more difficult position so he could not bring himself to read them aloud. Her maternal grandfather was Welsh. It emerged yesterday Christine Grahame, SNP MSP and convenor of the committee, has been accused by a former employee of making sectarian remarks about colleagues, including members of her own. most oil companies sucking up our oil, (BP,Chrysaor Holdings Limited) are headquartered down south same town as the tax goes. She announces that the report will be put on the record, meaning it is available under FOI My mothers lesson about if youre not prepared to say or do something, I dont want to hear about it has remained with me sometimes to my cost that if something really is wrong, I spoke out, she says. I used to joke about it with her I called her stevie wonder once. Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency. Did the Crown Office receive any submissions from any third party before it wrote to the SPCB yesterday? Hope is rationed. Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4224045.stm. 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. My concern is we want cases that get to court and have a chance of success., Given the Lord Bonomy review into additional safeguards is not expected to report until early 2015, can anything possibly assuage her concerns between now and the Bill going before the chamber at Stage 3? For Salmond, not for Sturgeon. Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Christine is a 1983 horror film directed by John Carpenter based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Ms 2 and Ms 3. In June 2005, she was elected Honorary President of the Federation of Student Nationalists. SC, a great support during her time of illness, along with a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives, and . I said a few blog posts back the truth will out. Look behind what WAS said not what wasnt. So, Angus places the lotion in the basket? Probably tin-hattery but was a thought that crossed my mind. As someone here said, let your enemies destroy themselves. That the COPFS only intention on this was to protect the identity of the accuser is simply not credible. The world is closed. Fundamentally, what is at issue is an order by the High Court handed down to protect the anonymity of complainers. Well. Even more apparently lately. Mist001 says: Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website. Trending videos Doctors and patients discuss the latest medical treatments and health tips Drugs A-Z Search prescription drugs for why they're used, side effects and more. At 76, Christine Grahame has become the oldest MSP ever to be elected to Holyrood,winning 19,807 votes. I hope to work in the public health field. How many of those cases brought were also malicious? I received a copy of the letter for my information after it had been issued. Might he declare May as a defacto referendum? If copfs is responsible for malicious prosecutions then what does this potentially mean for hundreds if not thousands of convictions in Scotlands courts over recent years? It is my understanding that the current Loard Advocate. I suppose we shouldnt be surprised but its still a shock to find ourselves in this situation. The Crowns sole interest in the matter is to secure respect for that court order. Really? full marks to Jackie Baillie for making him look shifty and evasive, Well done Jackie you are wasted in the Labour party, Ian Spruce says: Thats it., 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. Crown Office is corrupt and incompetent. The video isnt working, it cuts out at 6 seconds after calls Jackie bailie.. Has it been redacted too? Wonderful for a new writer. See all of Christine Grahame motions in Parliament. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19115502.uk-government-spend-millions-scotland-without-holyrood-say-so-part-levelling-up-agenda/.
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