In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Grahame won the redrawn seat of Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, defeating former Liberal Democrat finance spokesman Jeremy Purvis. And thus to the Scottish people. To date, the case [for abolition] has not been proven beyond reasonable doubt, she says. Governments tend to think weve got four years in or five years in this time, we must get this through. My sincere thanks to Al-Stuart for many enlightening points. We know they were reluctant to go to the police. I dont know what her alliances are but I have heard her speak of her condition. For a little over eight minutes, the Lord Advocate was allowed to ignore and avoid a series of questions put to him regarding the abjectly corrupt Crown Offices recent interference with the work of the Fabiani inquiry by redacting evidence which in no way identified anyone as a complainer in the trial of Alex Salmond. On our side are the folk who really want independence. I have been writing in here for the past 6-weeks or so. See previous para. He testifies that he was contacted subsequently by Liz Lloyd to amend a press statement to hide the knowledge of the allegations against Salmond in March 2018. All this lack of transparency and the farcical claim that they are working in our interest, when they are clearly working against it, is insulting. It just goes to show how deep the rot of corruption is here that a former FM has to go this far just to get a fair hearing and to find an honest judge. Moochie Welch - Bottom half crushed against a wall . Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): Official Report: what was said in Parliament, Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), Scottish National Party Leadership Election, Scotlands Hospitality and Brewing Sector, Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft], Eddleston Water Project Named UNESCO Ecohydrology Demonstration Site, Congratulations to John McOwan, Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion dHonneur, Asda Extends Cost of Living Support in Cafs and Blue Light Discount, Penicuik Athletic and Football Strips for Malawi. If my experience is anything to go by, this will undoubtedly bring many, many visitors to Midlothian and the Borders as well as encouraging people to stay and live in the area.[13], In late 2015 Grahame became involved in a public dispute with Scottish Borders Council over the siting of the Great Tapestry of Scotland in the constituency. Wolffe failed to answer the most basic point: the Clown Office causing redaction of awkward questions to Nicola Sturgeon and hiding behind his bosses fake virtual signal excuse but were protecting the wummin. What is this all about, Brian? 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. I think you might be right. Why have we heard nothing about / from her until now? It is not a universal feature, though, she suggests. Like many of you, I suspect, I grew up with Labour. Obviously political reporting is most prone to that phenomena, but it also happens in all other reporting, e.g. It is/was a trial in name only. In February, MSPs on the committee refused to endorse Scottish Government plans to scrap the centuries-old requirement of corroboration. Russia, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and every other company in Europe? I know. Too many people know! (In 2007 Alex Salmondde-politicised the post and excluded the then-Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini, from Cabinet meetings. From his performance today, I suspect he did not approve the letter, and he knows he is in jeopardy. Even winning is losing as the costs are huge, and the time you never get back. I am definitely no expert, but I think this last attempt at obfuscation, whoever was involved, sealed the COPFS, Nicola and her husband to the recycling bin. If I heard correctly, the Lord Advocate said, in Parliament, that the sole reason for the redactions was to protect anonymity. Just watched Sturgeons soundbite on Sky News, baiting AS with her square-go style. Craig Murray is offering a 25,000 reward for a whistleblower to supply him with a copy of Geoff Aberdeins testimony. Daring the COPFS to challenge AS in another court case namely contempt of court Some poridge at Barlinnie. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Very badly reported as Salmond v Sturgeon of course. The whole thing was a ridiculous spectacle no matter what.. After graduating, Grahame worked as an English teacher in secondary schools. And now its going to be the gift that keeps on giving. Surely Scotland can do better than this? Look behind what WAS said not what wasnt. 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. They must be terrified. You unexist. Billions on off shore wind farm project for England. Did the Crown Office receive any submissions from any third party before it wrote to the SPCB yesterday? @ Strathy 8:58 pm We should expect those in whom we have placed our trust to protect above all else the 'constitution' and the structures that protect us from tyranny. 24 February, 2021 at 6:37 pm, Even more interesting is this bit from Craigs site There is one extra thing in Aberdeins suppressed evidence which is not in his trial evidence. Now we learn that they were instructed by the Lord Advocate, or by something acting through the offices of the Lord Advocate, to make their statements to the police. [16], In June 2016 one councillor resigned from the SNP over Grahame's intervention, claiming it represented a "lack of support" for SNP councillors and that he had not voted for her in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections. The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. [15] Grahame favoured siting the tapestry in a disused building in Galashiels arguing that that option had more potential to regenerate the area and encourage tourists to access transport links from Galashiels to the wider region. So correct me if Im wrong, a letter was issued by the COPFS, which clearly identifies one of the complainers by insisting on the redaction of 5 paragraphs, and Lord Wolffe states that he had no knowledge of the letter. I think the events of today have proven my point. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Katy Clark, Rhoda Grant, Richard Leonard, Michael Marra, Pauline McNeill, Carol Mochan, Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney
Chemtrails grow fewer and fainter, as worry lines grow darker and deeper. Cath The alleged knee touching allegation aimed at Salmond proved to be false much like many of the criminal accusations. Apologies if this has already been posted, the bypassing of Holyrood begins, we dont have years to hold an indyref, this Mays elections must be a plebiscite. 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. Oh good, Guardian columnists. After reading many explanations about my comments about the member, Christine Grahame, sitting behind the LAs shoulder, I sincerely apologise for my comment. Dr Milne was the natural. NS has shown contempt for our democratic system. [2], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Di_Rollo. Oh dear, I do not know what to say regarding my previous comment about Christine Grahame. 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. I have to assume Stuart Campbell is correct in his comments about Alex Salmond separating both posts while in office if thats the case , both the Lord Advocate and the SNP MSP Arthur have just told blatant lies in their presentation to Parliament, Its not been proven there is sufficiency of evidence to take us where the Cabinet Secretary wants to take us, which is, in his words, access to justice. Mrs. Christine E. Graham Sunset: March 22, 2022 God . James Graham Other occupants: James Graham View 2 Christine A Graham ER 2002-03 Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2. Millions for City Projects A fishing expedition ensues. Could he be deliberately stirring mischief in his alleged other role? Rumour of good news imminent on Twitter anyone got anything concrete?? Some performance of stuttering, breathless contradiction with occasional deflection. Using her married name, Christine Creech, she was the SNP candidate at the 1992 General Election for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. The world is closed. And he is a weasel. Date lodged: Monday, February 27, 2023, Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater, John Swinney
Wonderful for a new writer. makes his spout bull shit until those present are comatose. He appears to have lost a lot of weight too. She announces that the report will be put on the record, meaning it is available under FOI We are the inheritors. The walls are starting to close in on a few key players. 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. Fundamentally, what is at issue is an order by the High Court handed down to protect the anonymity of complainers. Jaclyn McGowan, 36, from Perth and Kinross, pleaded guilty to causing fear and alarm by stalking for nine months by lying about being pregnant.. Another thought were the MSP for Dumbarton and Donald Cameron simply laying the groundwork for more incisive questioning next Monday? Crown Office is corrupt and incompetent.. In 2011, she was elected MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. CHRISTINE GRAHAM OBITUARY. Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency. How the fuck did all this horrifying madness happen? The Lord Advocate sound an old and honourable title. Biology, B.A. ", Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 September 2022, "To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Borders. Which is why he had to make an abject, grovelling apology for them being the exact opposite of that recently. Because you now seem in fact to be yet *another* Nicola lapdog, intent on licking both her (and maybe her husbands tails) in order to skew the story. I WOULD make common cause with unionists acting to protect the Scottish parliament and our democracy. This rhetoric is devastating for womens trust in reporting sexual harassment + abuse.. So I found this tiny clip I do wonder if as Sturgeons leadership fall into dissaray followed by her inevitable resignation if Boris might look at this as the ideal time to offer a referendum? Wonder if he made a mistake there somehow. the 2 TRILLION OF DEBT before Covid must now be down to Grandchildren Trackback: trackback from your own site. The Lord Advocate: Her main challenger was Scottish Borders Council leader Shona Haslam, who took 12,981 votes for the Scottish Conservatives. Dr. Christine D. Graham is a pediatrician in Tucson, Arizona. We know they were betrayed by their sister, Leslie Evans, who took the material direct to the Crown Agent against their explicit wishes. Billions on Englands High Speed Railway Log In. 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. Same as her boss. Bottle banks are full while churches are empty. The fact that unionists are making the running on a lot of this doesnt mean the principle is wrong. Just in time for the May Elections we all saw that coming didnt we???? Unless of course he happens to be only the figurehead of COPFS but not the real head. The significance is that if Alex Salmond had been charged by the police, the judicial review would be sisted. The old grow lonelier, as the young forego their youth and grow lonelier still. In the criminal trial, Ms Hs testimony was trashed because two defence witnesses testified that she wasnt at the dinner, after which the alleged offence took place. Today Salmond scandal stories represent 6 out of the top 7 most read stories on The Herald website. Fearful of losing the judicial review, a second front is opened. She is also ranked in the richest person list from England. Murrell is probably in debt up to his eyeballs. Ive tried to see the issue from all sides. what a shifty cunt he licks his lips like a serial killer in a movie. The SNP leadership appears to be without any integrity whatsoever. So she makes a charge of sexual harassment, just so that it is on the record for vetting purposes. She has served on the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body since May 2021.[1]. I am a bit more liberal tho I reckon we slip him the micky SODIUM PENTOTHAL in his latte, administered just before. And intriguingly it seems the Crown Office will soon have another opportunity to obstruct the committees work: Hopefully that one will be less of a damp squib. I think that the role of backbenchers and the role of people like me is to, in a way, hold your party to account a little bit at times; [though] not to freelance, because Im very loyal to the Scottish National Party and to independence Whereas in here, it may seem a bit [contentious], theres fewer of us. Still, the sight of parliaments justice committee convener, who spent 12 years as a civil court lawyer, openly criticising senior leadership, must have been a boon to opponents. I wonder how much Nicola or Leslie or Liz or Peter etc will raise in their first fundraiser. We know the media works on Salmond v Sturgeon, and it aint gonna change. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. There is something no quite right about Craig Murrays trial.