MarkoRaj Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 This will be an interesting case. Hope there is a definitive judgement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 If she's guilty I hope it's within someone's power to stop her being an MP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, AUFC90 said: If she's guilty I hope it's within someone's power to stop her being an MP. The SNP could have done that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 22 minutes ago, AUFC90 said: If she's guilty I hope it's within someone's power to stop her being an MP. IIRC, a sentence of a year or more is required. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 The SNP could have done that. How so ? She resigned the whip and no one knew if she had done anything wrong or not. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think the SNP can stop her being an MP even if she's found guilty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrExile Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Such a shame as it was refreshing to see an snp mp with independent thoughts. Also thought she was down to earth and reflective of the party voters. In the end it looks like an 'SNP wanting everything for free' attitude may have undone her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loondave1 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Such a shame as it was refreshing to see an snp mp with independent thoughts. Also thought she was down to earth and reflective of the party voters. In the end it looks like an 'SNP wanting everything for free' attitude may have undone her. If she was an "SNP MP with independent thoughts" she is probably innocent as the day is long and framed by the Hive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 31 minutes ago, AyrExile said: Such a shame as it was refreshing to see an snp mp with independent thoughts. Also thought she was down to earth and reflective of the party voters. In the end it looks like an 'SNP wanting everything for free' attitude may have undone her. She's innocent until proved guilty of course, but it does look like she has been the architect of her own downfall. Don't see how you can you blame the SNP for this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Hopefully she gets a wee spell inside if she's guilty, left alone if she's not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotSquid Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 25 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: She's innocent until proved guilty of course, but it does look like she has been the architect of her own downfall. Don't see how you can you blame the SNP for this. They can be blamed for their pisspoor vetting procedures. She's not the first disaster they've had. After their Bill Walker nightmare you'd have thought their procedures would be rigourous, but they aren't. 5 minutes spent interviewing McGarry should have been plenty time to identify her roasteriness. There's also Michelle Thomson, not to mention their homophobic bigot fringe. They need to do much better. I think the sums involved here make a custodial sentence likely if convicted. It's a huge embarrassment for the SNP, but hopefully a lesson they will learn for the next selection round. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Must be the only MP in the House of Commons with a private Twitter account. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Sannox Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 No doubt it'll all be Westminster's fault. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 3 hours ago, AUFC90 said: How so ? She resigned the whip and no one knew if she had done anything wrong or not. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think the SNP can stop her being an MP even if she's found guilty. They let her stand in the first place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 3 hours ago, ScotSquid said: They can be blamed for their pisspoor vetting procedures. She's not the first disaster they've had. After their Bill Walker nightmare you'd have thought their procedures would be rigourous, but they aren't. 5 minutes spent interviewing McGarry should have been plenty time to identify her roasteriness. There's also Michelle Thomson, not to mention their homophobic bigot fringe. They need to do much better. I think the sums involved here make a custodial sentence likely if convicted. It's a huge embarrassment for the SNP, but hopefully a lesson they will learn for the next selection round. How does it compare to other parties? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todders Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 They let her stand in the first place. #SNPBad for not being able to predict the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Short of inventing some sort of minority report technology I'm not sure what the SNP could have done in this case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Just now, Todders said: #SNPBad for not being able to predict the future. Not really, they had doubts about her prior to being selected but at some point must have said 'f**k it, she's in' there may have been a bit of nepotism involved as her mother is a councillor in Fife and her aunt is Tricia Marwick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 They let her stand in the first place. Pretty sure the vetting process doesn't include use of a crystal ball tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 3 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: Not really, they had doubts about her prior to being selected but at some point must have said 'f**k it, she's in' there may have been a bit of nepotism involved as her mother is a councillor in Fife and her aunt is Tricia Marwick. What doubts did they have about her before she was accepted into the approved candidates list? Why would constituency members in Glasgow East give any sort of a f**k if her mum was a councillor in fife? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, jupe1407 said: Pretty sure the vetting process doesn't include use of a crystal ball tbh. See my post above. She stood for a Fife council by election and had a bit of a mare at the hustings, an MSP that I know was aware of this and could have added his tuppence worth(maybe he did) but she was selected anyway for the Glasgow seat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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