GiGi Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Polling figures will likely swing slightly in favour of the SNP after today, possibly with more tomorrow if the tories don't withdraw their hilarious VonC. There was some heavy political pressure bearing down on this inquiry to try and get Sturgeon out which has fallen on its arse. Wonder if there'll be further look at the conduct of the committee? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Just now, RiG said: I never wanted to go to Ghana anyway It's ok unlike most of it's neighbours in west africa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, Academically Deficient said: Wings Over Scotland losing his shit. Scotland is finished and North Koreans are laughing at us. Allegedly. The North Koreans have been laughing at us for years... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: https://news.sky.com/story/watch-sky-news-live-10315632 Rewind about 10-15 minutes for Sturgeon dishing out telts to Glenn Campbell. I watched it. Utterly desperate stuff about the SPIRIT of the code as opposed to the letter of the code. Aye, nae bother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 FWIW. If only the decision had been in the hands of someone who was not an appointee to the SNP if may have side-stepped the issue of his neutrality. The Party should have gone for someone-else who could have been seen to be independent as this was not just an internal Party affair (excuse the pun!). This may even have repercussions for James Hamilton's position as President of the International Association of Prosecutors. If you read the Wike info below it mentions that he was involved with a broadly similar situation with the Welsh Government. After that the First Minister there didn't last long and he became deeply unpopular. This could come back to haunt the Party and Hamilton and no amount of sincerity is going to change the details of the relationships involved. They are a matter of public record and will take a huge amount of glossing over for this matter to be put to rest. James Hamilton (barrister) - Wikipedia James Hamilton, SC (born 20 March 1949), is an Irish barrister and administrator who served as the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Republic of Ireland's Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions from 1999 to 2011. In September 2010, Hamilton was elected President of the International Association of Prosecutors, succeeding Francois Falletti.[1] Hamilton became Director of Public Prosecutions in 1999, succeeding Eamonn Barnes.[2] Before becoming Director of Public Prosecutions, Hamilton was a practising barrister and was head of the office of the Attorney General of Ireland. James Hamilton is a former advisor to and member of the Scottish National Party. He was appointed as an independent advisor to the Scottish Government on the ministerial code in 2013 and was reappointed by Nicola Sturgeon in 2015.[3] He was also appointed to the same role by the Welsh Government.[4] In 2017, he concluded that Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones did not mislead the Senedd over what he knew about bullying allegations at the top level of government.[5] Hamilton also conducted an investigation into whether Sturgeon had breached the Scottish ministerial code during the Scottish Government's investigation into sexual harassment complaints made against Alex Salmond.[6] This was paused in 2019 and resumed in August 2020.[7] And in March 2021, his report was published.[8] -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I know it’s meant as a kind of “we’re a police state” metaphor, but I’m absolutely gone at the idea of some North Korean peasants have a good chuckle about this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, GiGi said: Polling figures will likely swing slightly in favour of the SNP after today, possibly with more tomorrow if the tories don't withdraw their hilarious VonC. There was some heavy political pressure bearing down on this inquiry to try and get Sturgeon out which has fallen on its arse. Wonder if there'll be further look at the conduct of the committee? If there isn't, then it'd be a joke. They've done an unbelievable amount of damage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Scottish Government hire clears Scottish Government. Whitewashing is a lucrative industry. Lord Hutton is obviously the daddy but I'm sure Hamilton will go from strength to strength. -20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genuine Hibs Fan Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, NotThePars said: I watched it. Utterly desperate stuff about the SPIRIT of the code as opposed to the letter of the code. Aye, nae bother. That was the moment for me as well. Fair play to Glen you've got to ask the questions but you're not winning this one mate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Scottish Government hire clears Scottish Government. Whitewashing is a lucrative industry. Lord Hutton is obviously the daddy but I'm sure Hamilton will go from strength to strength.The state of this pish [emoji23] 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 HB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Aaaaaannnd no scot tories were available to comment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonwell Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Detournement said: Scottish Government hire clears Scottish Government. Whitewashing is a lucrative industry. Lord Hutton is obviously the daddy but I'm sure Hamilton will go from strength to strength. Thinking about you at this difficult time x 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post doulikefish Posted March 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Detournement said: Scottish Government hire clears Scottish Government. Whitewashing is a lucrative industry. Lord Hutton is obviously the daddy but I'm sure Hamilton will go from strength to strength. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Tories will presumably still go ahead with their pathetic VONC just to cement their staunch credentials ahead of May. They know they can't win it, but if Labour abstain then they can give it the shite about how they are the only party that can be trusted to properly oppose the SNP, etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Detournement said: Scottish Government hire clears Scottish Government. Whitewashing is a lucrative industry. Lord Hutton is obviously the daddy but I'm sure Hamilton will go from strength to strength. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genuine Hibs Fan Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dev said: FWIW. If only the decision had been in the hands of someone who was not an appointee to the SNP if may have side-stepped the issue of his neutrality. The Party should have gone for someone-else who could have been seen to be independent as this was not just an internal Party affair (excuse the pun!). This may even have repercussions for James Hamilton's position as President of the International Association of Prosecutors. If you read the Wike info below it mentions that he was involved with a broadly similar situation with the Welsh Government. After that the First Minister there didn't last long and he became deeply unpopular. This could come back to haunt the Party and Hamilton and no amount of sincerity is going to change the details of the relationships involved. They are a matter of public record and will take a huge amount of glossing over for this matter to be put to rest. James Hamilton (barrister) - Wikipedia James Hamilton, SC (born 20 March 1949), is an Irish barrister and administrator who served as the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Republic of Ireland's Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions from 1999 to 2011. In September 2010, Hamilton was elected President of the International Association of Prosecutors, succeeding Francois Falletti.[1] Hamilton became Director of Public Prosecutions in 1999, succeeding Eamonn Barnes.[2] Before becoming Director of Public Prosecutions, Hamilton was a practising barrister and was head of the office of the Attorney General of Ireland. James Hamilton is a former advisor to and member of the Scottish National Party. He was appointed as an independent advisor to the Scottish Government on the ministerial code in 2013 and was reappointed by Nicola Sturgeon in 2015.[3] He was also appointed to the same role by the Welsh Government.[4] In 2017, he concluded that Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones did not mislead the Senedd over what he knew about bullying allegations at the top level of government.[5] Hamilton also conducted an investigation into whether Sturgeon had breached the Scottish ministerial code during the Scottish Government's investigation into sexual harassment complaints made against Alex Salmond.[6] This was paused in 2019 and resumed in August 2020.[7] And in March 2021, his report was published.[8] Don't think anyone serious has questioned his impartiality thus far and even the spectator have stated it's an independent report -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) Humza Yousaf currently getting the presenter telt on the BBC News Channel. I've never quite bought the whole BBC bias stuff as much as some but you can tell some of them are absolutely desperate to find some slither of guilt. Edited March 22, 2021 by Highland Capital 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Just now, Detournement said: Scottish Government hire clears Scottish Government. Whitewashing is a lucrative industry. Lord Hutton is obviously the daddy but I'm sure Hamilton will go from strength to strength. You are 2, 3 years tops from aViAtIoN fUeL cA'nT MeLt sTeEL. It's good to have an open mind. Just be careful your brain doesn't roll out. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Detournement said: Scottish Government hire clears Scottish Government. Whitewashing is a lucrative industry. Lord Hutton is obviously the daddy but I'm sure Hamilton will go from strength to strength. Did you not predict a different utcome from this Hamilton inquiry? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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