PeanutButter Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65187823 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 So now we know, why she resigned so suddenly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboii Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Has he had his nose in the trough ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Snout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmax2020 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 It comes after a 3 year campaign led by prominent independence bloggers and supporters that attempted to get Police Scotland to investigate this on numerous occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTINX9 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) This has been trailed for weeks (arguably months) by Wings over Scotland and other sites. Perhaps the questions which should be being asked are? why has this been delayed so long why did they wait until Sturgeon left office and the SNP leadership election was over why has it been done just before Easter when the Scottish parliament is not in session and if this had happened weeks ago would Kate Forbes now be first minister? Given what happened with the Alba leader/former Scottish first minister - there is also the question as to how independent has the Scottish legal system been under the previous regime Hope none of that - as its not about the specific allegations - is problematic for this site. Edited April 5, 2023 by MARTINX9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboii Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Perhaps now is a better time to bury bad news.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddog Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Why the forensics tent? Is someone buried under the patio?! This is what happens when a political party goes unchallenged for so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheResponsibleHouseBuyer Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 38 minutes ago, reddog said: Why the forensics tent? Is someone buried under the patio?! This is what happens when a political party goes unchallenged for so long. ehh.... you mean England too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Roady Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Are they searching in her closet as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeless Millionaire Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Sackboii said: Has he had his nose in the trough ? Is the Pope a Catholic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmax2020 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 53 minutes ago, Sackboii said: Perhaps now is a better time to bury bad news.. Trust me, this hasn’t been timed to minimise it’s publicity, because this is cataclysmic and is the biggest bombshell in the history of devolved Scottish politics. This is about so much more than money is well, it’s linked to the attempted destruction of Alex Salmond which is why many people quit the party, not just that pair. Upon clearing his name, Salmond suggested there would be a reckoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former postman Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 What a gift for Labour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Rumours are her resignation as FM is linked to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddog Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, TheResponsibleHouseBuyer said: ehh.... you mean England too? Yes, exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Roady Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 16 minutes ago, Postman said: What a gift for Labour Yes...they needed to start making gains in Scotland to have any hope of forming a Government. Thats the real story here IMPO. I dont think that the SNP really wanted to win a referendum, they just wanted to be permanently protesting. All the time they had the socialist vote, Labour were never going to win a GE. Tory head office must be in meltdown right now and if not, they should be. Expect more extreme policies from the right over the next year....or perhaps, heaven forbid, they start to act like conservatives again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maghull Mike Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 or perhaps, heaven forbid, they start to act like conservatives again!" Dont joke! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTINX9 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Maghull Mike said: or perhaps, heaven forbid, they start to act like conservatives again!" Dont joke! Mike Kate Forbes is old school SNP - highlands and islands, religious and conservative but backed public spending. I wonder if more comes out about the leadership election process whether she may still get her chance. I think though she had a lucky escape this time round. Edited April 5, 2023 by MARTINX9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maghull Mike Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 The Police are now digging up her garden looking for CASH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddog Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Just now, Maghull Mike said: The Police are now digging up her garden looking for CASH! They must have a pretty strong tip off to go in like that. If they buried cash, that must be a pretty strong vote of confidence in £ sterling, or maybe they were too dumb to realise that if you bury cash it deprecates in purchasing power, or maybe they haven't buried anything. I know don't judge a book by its cover, but they do seem to be quite a strange couple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickOfWaiting Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 The most remarkable thing about this story, is that Sturgeon has a husband; imagine being married to that thing. Poor cnt was probably fiddling expenses, to put some money aside to do a runner from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickOfWaiting Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Roman Roady said: Are they searching in her closet as well? They couldnt, as she wouldnt come out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTINX9 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 39 minutes ago, Maghull Mike said: The Police are now digging up her garden looking for CASH! Are they - or is gardening another part of the service provided to SNP senior people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigantic Purple Slug Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 2 hours ago, MARTINX9 said: This has been trailed for weeks (arguably months) by Wings over Scotland and other sites. Perhaps the questions which should be being asked are? why has this been delayed so long why did they wait until Sturgeon left office and the SNP leadership election was over why has it been done just before Easter when the Scottish parliament is not in session and if this had happened weeks ago would Kate Forbes now be first minister? Given what happened with the Alba leader/former Scottish first minister - there is also the question as to how independent has the Scottish legal system been under the previous regime Hope none of that - as its not about the specific allegations - is problematic for this site. Add to that list, why the hell are the police digging up the garden ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmerEldritch Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Pmax2020 said: Trust me, this hasn’t been timed to minimise it’s publicity, because this is cataclysmic and is the biggest bombshell in the history of devolved Scottish politics. This is about so much more than money is well, it’s linked to the attempted destruction of Alex Salmond which is why many people quit the party, not just that pair. Upon clearing his name, Salmond suggested there would be a reckoning. Timed because head of Scottish police also recently announced he was leaving. This should have been investigated a long time ago. Wouldn’t be surprised if they are also brought into the situation at some point. Lots of suggestions he’d been bought by the SNP leadership before. Absolute disgrace the whole leadership group. SNP are done now and independence argument is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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