He said: There is a rift in the party and that is happening because we have developed the cult of two personalities over the years. Two questions These will be delivered by the beginning of next week. @dakk no need for sarky comments. Jennifer Dempsie has entered the contest to succeed Salmond as the SNP candidate in Aberdeenshire East, it emerged yesterday. It was tweeted by one of the people in it. I actually think that I have seen this photo of LL (at another function?) However, I do recall the nature of SNP conferences really changing quite suddenly one year. Massive development this, when you think of the implications. I would be astonished if they could compel Mr Salmond to do anything. No, not that kind, the vote-winning kind. Theres something very unnatural about Aberdeins front leg and the hand on his shoulder is very clumsily edited. Almost certainly Police Scotland will allocate it to a special unit to deal with. Interesting tweet from Tompkins MSP (Con) today, https://twitter.com/ProfTomkins/status/1359534914627137537, BREAKING Alexs side have not really been engaging in that, theyve been pretty tight. The trial, which is expected to last for three to four weeks, also heard that the crown and defence teams had agreed that Salmond rarely stayed overnight at Bute House in May 2014. Last year he married Alex Salmond's former aide Jennifer Dempsie, whose own career in politics was derailed by the row over a Scottish Government grant to the T In The Park music festival. A former SNP aide who set up a meeting between Ms Hyslop and festival organisers DF Concerts has since abandoned plans to stand for election. If they did, they would not have put their (fake) names to a document which tells those women that the legal system will not protect them. I had her sussed in 2016 and Im not even close to any of them, so how did he miss the warning signs? I was genuinely expecting to zoom in on that photo and see Sturgeons special adviser hanging around with Osborne and Murphy! People know people. 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. BLMac says @ 12:50 pm But on this occasion, Miss Sturgeon flew off the handle. All angles where pressure can be brought to bear on the SNP leadership exposing how far out of touch they are with the membership and populace is worthwhile. She also told the court on Monday she was carrying an injury from a previous incident. But as youre reading this, the High Court is hearing a legal challenge that could blow all that obstruction to smithereens. They are not used to in-fighting and think that it should not happen when all members of the party share the ultimate goal of independence. Good find. Had the jury found him guilty, he would. No doubt shell give judgement after her holidays some time in June. https://archive.is/7HjKR. SNP branded 'a joke' for refusing to hand over Alex Salmond inquiry documents after second vote defeat in parliament Some of the main players - Salmond, Sturgeon, Kenny MacAskill and the FM's husband, Peter Murrell, Chief Executive of the SNP. ALISON BALHARRY says: Henry Kissinger How to avoid another world war That's a significant gap. In her final evidence session on Wednesday morning, H denied she had made up a story about Salmonds attempted rape. Has the British deep state all over it. There is a huge choice. Especially Derek MacKay being touted as leader so soon before his fall from grace. 13 March 2017 Two weeks into the New Year, Angus Robertson, the deputy party leader, called a top-secret summit of SNP insiders at the Craigellachie Hotel in Moray. Privately, some in the Government also worry about losing their grip on Scottish politics at the next election and dread the prospect of one coming along before 2021. Salmond's majority in the seat at the 2011 Holyrood election was a . They do not want Alex to appear last under any circumstances because he is just as strong an orator as Nicola and what he says will have more effect if he goes last. LL and the man behind her are not really reflecting any light at all (which is not possible in that group situation) and LLs hand, which looks as if it is wearing a red lace glove, has been edited to remove a clutch bag. Instead they are still trying to catch Alex Salmond. The Spectators QC, bodes well. Cybertroll. She added: Alex Salmond will be greatly missed in the Scottish Parliament. 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. Did they lose evidence, fail to trace and interview all the potential witnesses, did Police not take the enquiry seriously and fail to investigate? Liz Lloyd in this photo who did she work for at this point in time? Hearing ends. Just had a Stuart Nicolson memory. The leadership have total control of the party and thats the state weve been in for years. And that meant that the Scottish Labour party spent a great deal of time resisting Blairism, just as it will, if returned to power next year (as the polls suggest it will be) do its utmost to preserve the status quo. She campaigned to inherit Salmond's Scottish Parliament seat in Aberdeenshire East but withdrew to focus on her business career. Politics is the clash of ideas and policies not people. Wont hold my breath on the spectator breaking ranks. What a surprise. The 33-year-old, a special adviser to Mr Salmond. Whats a heptagon cross, sounds interesting. @Alison Balharry He was quite sober, I have to say. (More), Stats: Vapid tool of the junta, John Swinney, has gone quiet. Thank fuck neither of them were involved in that whole trial business- surely a photie like this coulda been used by his defence counsel to show how obviously trusted he was by his female work colleagues. Sir, - Since the Holyrood election we have had a host of correspondents banging on about respecting the will of the Scottish people. Rev do you have a date for the pre referendum picture? The wife of the SNP's Westminster leader has gone into business with a disgraced politician and is boasting of the contacts in her "little black book".Jennifer Robertson, a former aide to . Jennifer Dempsie, 25, has been appointed a media spin doctor, Geoff Aberdein, 24, will liaise between the parliament and the government, and John McFarlane, 25, has been given a key policy . See pic in background with dates. Eileen, depends if it is only for A and H who are purportedly the plotters as well as accusers. Lady D cant appear to be too keen to withdraw certain aspects of the anonymity order .. even if she believes some parties have been involved in a stitch-up, she needs evidence, by case law or precedent. Seems there are a lot more pieces to this jigsaw than the box declares. Lesley Riddochs recent programme on Estonia revealed 3 essential features in its independence from Russian rule: 1. Talk about punching above your weight. Miss Sturgeon had hoped she could move on from what had been her worst week as First Minister. Angus is married to Jennifer Dempsie, a key special advisor to Alex Salmond when he was First Minister. This ring-fenced money thing. You can unsubscribe at any time. Geoff Aberdein and Duncan Hamilton guests at top-secret summit. THATS Mrs. Angus Robertson?! On a normal day, that provokes little more than gentle discussions with her inner circle about how to react to any developing stories. @Sylivia 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. she made only brief reference to the fact there is an ongoing police investigation into complaints about Mr Salmond and that she had referred herself for investigation but there was no substantive discussion of the matter. Alex Salmond has been on trial in a court and been found not guilty, It appears especially audacious given the immense lengths the Scottish Government has gone to to PREVENT certain people from appearing in front of the Fabiani Fiasco. Off-camera came the audible respose that she could name them. 1. And one source in the party said that a lot of people would want him back but admitted that might be problematic for Miss Sturgeon. As I understand it, Salmonds lawyers had published his staement after carefully redacting in order to protect the complainers and, since he hasnt been arrested, they seem to have achieved that to everyones satisfaction. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. First Minister of Scotland The decision to award the 150,000 grant has been mired in controversy after it emerged a former aide to Alex Salmond set up the crucial meeting between Ms Hyslop and the festival organisers. How, when and what next, show me your crystal bollocks people, https://twitter.com/jamesdoleman is reporting on Spectator proceedings. A certain seniorofficial 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. Nicola will get some very clever/judicious face and body/hair shaping, cosmetic adjustments and become glamourous without becoming too brassy or obviously altered. I met him during the Brexit campaign at an event I organised in the Palace of Arts, he has a remarkable grasp of politics and is someone who is an engaging speaker. Your choice of course but you dont get refunded your legal costs even if found innocent (or no case to answer). She had also said the meeting was arranged only because Mr Salmond had something to tell her relating to party business. H previously told the court she had been wearing a skirt and that Salmond had been drunk that night, but did not mention there was a fourth person at the dinner apart from Salmond and the celebrity. I also see Liz Lloyd and a bunch of blokes. eventually independence will generally be secured, but questions may remain on whether it is real independence or if the colonial power still retains control over key areas of the economy, territory, politics, justice, etc. Despite the fact that the party itself has honoured or at least admired warrior queens (in the members estimation) such as Winnie Ewing, Margo MacDonald and even Nicola Sturgeon, the fact remains that women are much less likely to support the SNP than men and, furthermore, this gender gap causes the party some problems. What is an example of a descriptive and amusing. Last night a senior organiser of the Yes campaign, Jennifer Dempsie, said: "The intention was never to mislead. John Pentland, Liam McArthur, Mark Griffin and Liz Smith said: There has been no adequate explanation as to what the money was used for.. More and more as these inquiries (sic) have gone on, along with repeated meddling deceitful statements (eg. Behind Liz Lloyd is Ewan Crawford married to a BBC reporter, he worked for the BBC too from memory. 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/. 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. But such is the state of the SNP in terms of membership loyalty and the cult of personality that I think I would be in a minority on that., He added: We are heading for trouble and the party membership dont realise it they are in a state of denial. Jackie Baillie has been okish during this but she can f**k off with the above. But surely Tuesday night was something special, when Mr Robertson and his wife, Jennifer Dempsie - the former journalist, one-time Alex Salmond aide and sometime facilitator of pop concerts. Stu, I posted this on the Four Words article, but not sure if you saw it: I tweeted Tricia Marwick & Andy Wightman yesterday and both denied the MacWhirter claim that the Crown gave legal advice to parliament? Man tells court the woman was at private dinner at Bute House with him and Alex Salmond. Just another attempt to smear and attack Alex Salmond by the back door. 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. This has already been said not quite spelled out clearly enough: The Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints is trial No. 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. Category Dont think SPAD Stuart Nicolson ever worked for the BBC, theres a current Stuart Nicolson at the BBC, not same person. Whether this state of affairs continues well well have to wait & see.. He regularly used to explode when confronted by negative newspaper headlines. As for Salmond, there is a little thing called trust, and Im confident Salmond trusted his team, but thats not always a two way street, as we now see with Sturgeon. 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. In 1999 Duncan Hamilton had a brief encounter with Jane Smith (daughter of the late Labour leader). Just clocked the details on the screen, it must be Salmonds leaving do so around Sep/Oct 2014. Hand on shoulder? Thought this was going to be about the position of Special Advisers in the Ministerial Code. Its all become too complex, hasnt it. They want Nicola to have the last word because the last words are remembered. Or is the order something else? Lady Dorian notes difference in English and Scottish law in this matter, as England has a statutory ban on naming alleged victims of sex crimes, Its amazing how quickly MPs/MSPs are cast off for any negative press or a hint at a challenge. Stu, A couple of days ago, some bright spark spotted the double spacing to defeat word search in the documents. Surely there is some specific objective of this committee. Whilst searching for info on Stuart Nicolson, I came across this. Fingers were immediately pointed at a former SNP adviser who was once a friend of the Scottish Government. When he gets kicked out of his Spad post he can always get gigs as a Jimmy Somerville tribute act. 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. Why is Jeremy Hunt pretending he can control inflation? i would say the interfering unseen hand of of the south getting their stooges to do their dirty work. Totally lost now, like what is even the formal point of it? See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Act now, or you will lose your licence on 28 February 2021. 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. Not sure if someone here can remember. Can someone clarify for the hard of thinking. Courage, of the leaders and people at the time of declaring independence; So when Angus Robertson had the affair 2014/2015 with another woman. They are all equally dishonourable. Can i just remind everyone about Mark Hirsts fundraiser . 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