I have myself have posted things & thought afterwards, maybe Id gone to far. Tom Arthur was definitely a plant there to bolster the flagging Lord Advocate, did I hear right that the Lord Advocate, said it was up to the committee to make the final decision on Salmonds evidence, and all that his office was concerned with is contempt. 24 February, 2021 at 9:24 pm I read that, looked at it and my gut instinct was to say, THATS A BLOKE. Billions on the Brexit divorce settlement I have been writing in here for the past 6-weeks or so. Liam Fox the Disgraced Defence Minister? Following the 2016 election, she was elected as Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, serving alongside Linda Fabiani MSP. The vultures are circling overhead! [2], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Di_Rollo. I hope this site wont suffer due to you. He said he saw the letter after it was composed. Here is the register for Christine Grahame. In February, MSPs on the committee refused to endorse Scottish Government plans to scrap the centuries-old requirement of corroboration. It would have been closed down and buried (rather like the Board meeting of Anglia Television got buried) and there would have been no defeat for Sturgeon and her gang. 6 High Street [17], However, Grahame's position was eventually vindicated, with the council recommending Galashiels as the preferred site in December 2016 stating "Galashiels offers the greatest potential to provide a world class attraction which will make a significant contribution to the Borders economy.[18], Grahame has been outspoken in her view that the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing is unsafe and represents a miscarriage of justice. So we have to get our message out in those terms. Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party, "BBC NEWS | Election 2007 | Scottish Parliament | Election Result: South of Scotland", "Election 2011 Scotland Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale", "Ken Macintosh chosen as Holyrood presiding officer", "MSPs: Cross-Party Groups: Animal Welfare", "North-east MSP gains new role in Scottish Parliament", "Lewis Macdonald elected temporary Deputy Presiding Officer", "Midlothian MSP takes a trip on new railway", "SNP councillors and MSP embroiled in feud over Great Tapestry of Scotland", "Great Tapestry of Scotland's Tweedbank business case examined", "Borders councillors being advised to pick Galashiels to host Great Tapestry of Scotland", "Council ditches Tweedbank to give Gala the Great Tapestry", "Christine Grahame: Al-Megrahi is home. Isnt that what lady Dorian said too? My graduate training has included both in-person and. Was that a waste of time? 24 February, 2021 at 7:15 pm 24 February, 2021 at 9:43 pm. These people are so sure of their abilities that they think they can do as they please. Whether it be sustained questioning over the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi for the Lockerbie bombing, her bid for SNP deputy leadership a decade ago not, she says, because she wanted the job but rather because she was sick of seeing the same old faces in the frame or in the current debate on the abolition of corroboration in criminal trials, she has not been given to keeping schtum in politics either. If Aberdeins evidence is made public Liz Lloyd is either going to have to take a fall to protect her boss or turn on Sturgeon to protect her career. But weve got to change our thinking. Millions for City Projects The only thing going south is the taxation on the sale of the oil. We all know what the original submission said before COPFS nobbled it. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Result 55 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote, Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. I am no fan of Liam Fox, but if you cpompare this with the skitter we have listened to today by Sturgeon and Wolffe, I think it is obvious that there will be a change soon at Holyrood. It is not a universal feature, though, she suggests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeenshire_East_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)#Election_results. I am a community health education major. that`s $65,000,000 going south every day,about $24 billion a year,if we nationalised our oil like Saudi. We are a very small parliament with therefore a small number of backbenchers so we dont have the same kind of freedom of thought across all the parties that they have at Westminster. We have shared heroes and deeply intertwined histories too. So I found this tiny clip (S6O-01939)", Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "I will quote a business in my constituency. So maybe their questioning wasnt as lame as it might appear. His peers must be astonished, whatever actually happened. This is beyond a joke, what I seen from Mrs Murrell in the covid briefing was appalling. Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2023, "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing legislation in Scotland similar to the UK Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill. In the 1994 European Parliament election, she contested the South of Scotland constituency, again unsuccessfully. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion. Christine Graham. The problem with trotting out all that spiel about Law Officers doing the duty all the time, is that its coming from a Lord Advocate who has presided over malicious prosecutions of private individuals, and didnt resign. 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? A lot, I think. Dont cling to the lectern as if you are drowning For Gods sake, Salmond is still being the gentleman, and she has knifed him how many times? I think Alex Salmond will be looking-on tonight, pleased that he has had the opposition plan set-out before him. Ive had the pleasure of watching many members of the legal profession undertaking court work prior to my retirement. Professional, independent upholders of due process, which has so many safeguards to help prevent any travesties of justice and democracy merely humble profferors of sage professional advice in this instance but its heehaw to do with us anymore were so over it. Im knackered just reading about it. For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. She is the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency having previously been MSP for the South of Scotland region, first elected in the 1999 election and re-elected in 2003, 2007 and 2011. Malcolm is, obviously, but there are not so many doing that and, in a way, its because were so small., Chisholm will soon be off too, the former health minister having announced he will step down at the next Holyrood election. Just need to be patient for now. Remember, there were two justice committees at one time; I opposed that, I thought it was [a] nonsense and it didnt cure things, it just meant more legislation came through and that was with a Liberal/Labour government, so it doesnt matter who is in. Jackie Baillie did at least try to get a straight answer from the slimy slippery Wolffe, but to no avail. Try every dirty legal trick in the book. He previously served from 2011 to 2016 as Lord Advocate, one of the Great Officers of State of Scotland and the countrys chief Law Officer, and as Solicitor General, the junior Law Officer.[3]. She compares her first spell as convener of the Justice Committee and fellow members as them all showing much greater skill today. Extra Billion bribe for the DUP in N Ireland In fact, I will qualify that if I may Liked by Christine Grahame Ford has announced that it is returning to Formula 1 from 2026. Grahame was the SNP's candidate for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale in the 1992 UK General election, but failed to win the seat. on the fake Scottish news? It could have been composed by any minion or even the ex-MI5 crown agent himself. I would like to work to help change the built environment to make it more sustainable and healthier for . I have seen the backbenchers being less rebellious over the 15 years across all parties, absolutely. aLurker says: At Westminster, its normal to have some backbenchers, particularly ex-Cabinet ministers who become real bombshells when thrown, so I think it is very important to do that. https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/02/25000-reward-offered-for-copy-of-geoff-aberdein-testimony/. Christina R. Graham (Pitts) is a Family Nurse Practitioner in Farmville, VA. . I want to ask the Lord Advocate about the meeting that was held between Levy & McRae and the Crown in advance of the hearing with Lady Dorrian. This is his site & comments as such put him in Jeopardy. 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. Al-Megrahi was a desperate man, but I believe there are other desperate men and women - in the US Justice Department and in Whitehall, - all with their own reasons for wanting that appeal to . Yup. Its a trait she kept up on her return to university in the early 80s, this time approaching forty and with two young children at home. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. It all happens after Fridays Fabiani Committee Meeting with Salmond and Mondays with Wolffe. Chemtrails grow fewer and fainter, as worry lines grow darker and deeper. But the animal is not Alex Salmond. Rhiannon Spear & The Rape Crisis Centre. She cannot help it and it is difficult to treat. Scotlands first female First Minister, ends up making a total corrupt arse of it, and going down lashing out sullenly in shame and ignominy. Join Facebook to connect with Christine Graham and others you may know. So *was* Geoff a complainant? Im wondering if there is any other link between Nicolas office and the copfs which would allow Lord Wolffe to say I didnt touch it. A lot said but little told. She is affiliated with medical facilities Northwest Medical Center and Tucson Medical Center. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency since 2011, having previously represented the South of Scotland region from 1999 to 2011. If it wasnt waffle himself (huge if) was it his missus? He had the look to me of someone that knew they were in a hole and was desperately trying not to dig any further. Blimy OReilly! However, watch as MSM and the BBC and the Tory autonomy-eunuchs conflate them. How much worse can it get? A sure sign your party is headed for victory. The contempt of the SG and SNP leadership has fro democracy is only matched by the Brit Nat Pres and Medias contempt for the truth. There we have it ladies and gentlemen and all in between. Big Jock says: All my life I have lived with the pain of english rule. She will have to be forced out. Truth fades from memory as propaganda paints a new reality. I did hear about any extra money for Scotlands schools pro rata Aided by the thousands of Wingers, who have to be the most knowledgeable collection of bloggers anywhere in the world. As a few have noted she does have a medical condition. To the need for a genuine separation of powers. Like the overwhelming majority of people Nicola Sturgeon unquestioningly bought into #MeToo propaganda which erases the fact that a full third of *current* domestic violence victims in UK and Australia (& broadly speaking across western democracies) are MEN. He looked and spoke as if he had just jumped out a piss and alcohol soaked bed whilst fully clothed. Not enough to make it disappear and for us all to forget anyway. By insisting on post publication redaction of paragraphs which name only one woman other than the FM, will the professional and independent law officer involved, who allegedly acted without the approval of the Lord Advocate, be prosecuted for contempt of court by effectively identifying a complainant? Still trying to make sense of James waffles assertion that it wisnae him, a big boy did it and ran away. Without them there is nothing. The man is obviously very ill and he is desperate to see his family absolutely desperate to see his family so, whatever it takes, that's the priority. Re Christine Grahame dont know much about her but I do about parkinsons. Maybe I read it wrongly, she gave the impression of the old school combative SNP MSPs. I watched the whole thing live. 24 February, 2021 at 5:27 pm. Craig Murray should just wire 25 large ones to James matthews because he quite clearly has the aberdein statement, or possibly even an interview lined up. Jackie Baillie: This really is the sort of thing the CIA gets up to in South America. She has let us down beyond all reasonable measure. Whether she has actually nodded in the video, I am not sure because I have not watched it. Ms Grahame was in Holyrood yesterday, but she has maintained a steadfast silence on the issue so far, insisting that she would not comment on anybody's private life. No mention of the damage the brexit carnage has done to the country, nor the fact that over 120000 people have lost their lives to covid because his party was only interested in brexit and getting their donors money spinning PPE contracts!! (You just never know what you might find out when you log in to WoS, but you can *always* be assured it is *ALL* good!). It emerged yesterday Christine Grahame, SNP MSP and convenor of the committee, has been accused by a former employee of making sectarian remarks about colleagues, including members of her own. 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. How can this man stand in parliament and say that the COPFS has redacted the evidence in the interest of the public when it is in the interest of the public to know who abused their position of power, who breached codes of conduct and who contributed to the waste of millions of pounds in an unlawful procedure and the damage limitation exercise that followed? Im not prepared to make any commitment just now until I see what happens up and through Stage 2 When we were talking about corroboration before we even had the legislation, I said the jury is out to use that awful expression Im not convinced. 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. 6 May 1999 - 5 May 2011. Social . Bet ya, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ghana-women-sexcrimes-trfn-idUSKCN25315H, WhoRattledYourCage says: