Its the current manifestation of Scottish government thats the problem here, not so much the Scottish Parliament as an institution. Roland LeBay - Committed suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning. 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. She hands this story to Leslie Evans, who nods gravely and pronounces Mr Salmond guilty as charged. She cant fall back on her legal career. She could have been nodding in agreement as well, one doesnt negate the other. It seems to me that Scots law is incompatible with One Nation Britain and will have to be got rid of at some point. If she goes he goes. Did I understand correctly that among all the waffle, lip licking, mumbling and frantically making as he went along, he actually said that the interest of the COPFS in the evidence is now concluded? Or they might simply refuse to answer, YET AGAIN. Hi zebedee. A week or two at the tops @jeggit Jason Michael. Millions for extra schooling in England 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. I am sure shady stuff goes on, but all the MI5, British Empire, colonialism isnt that what the dribbling feel-good alphabet soup crowd have as one of their mental afflictions? The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. Shall I withdraw my apologies about her? There is no question now but we are in a major constitutional crisis. But at least now youve seen it for yourself. 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. Grahame is a supporter of the political organisation Republic, a campaign to replace the British Monarchy with an elected head of state. https://archive.is/SkBP7/823ea518b2ab80a8f7d851d96f5a80a9276ce2e4.jpg, So wild guess as to Jeggitss next best thing to independence. That tells you that Donald Gorrie was a bit of a rebel. A Bill is a proposed Act of the Scottish Parliament. But I am absolutely more convinced than ever that there has been a miscarriage of justice. The rest are just balls. View the profiles of people named Christine Graham. Nothing to do with agreeing with him. In 2005 Christine Grahame MSP (an for the SNP) was allegedly shaggging a married Tory MSP and nodding her head saying yes to a different sort of question. Too many people know! Only a week or so ago, Angela Haggerty of The Herald was on national TV explaining that nobody was interested in the Salmond scandal. Really? This is the time of me too, when every man is guilty of rape, and every woman is to be believed. Away and shite, youre Office is in disrepute, on your watch again. Christine Grahame is a famous Scottish politician. Lets see what more we find out about this. Just saw this on ywitter from Ms Spear, Jaclyn McGowan faked pregnancy after one-night stand. Paul Wynn Jan. 12, 2023. For Salmond, not for Sturgeon. What are Christine M. Graham's areas of care? LeBay Daughter - Died of carbon monoxide poisoning. I note that the Lord Advocate said that he was not consulted. Find a doctor Back Find a Doctor. Someone above quoted Alex Salmond on how he was basically saved by the Court of Session and the High Court. Did the letter even go across the Lord Advocates desk before it was issued? 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. Was that a waste of time? Phone: 0131 348 5729
How did the mass Scottish political and legal car crash get to this level of dysfunction? Dont pretend to consult your notes when there is no conceivable need to do so Looking at the individual dissembling and obfuscating I couldnt help but think what a weasel of a little man. There are new readers here, brought by MSM mentions, who arent aware of whats been going on over the past few years. I simply could not have put it any better at all. I am angry and despondent: I may never see my nation free in my lifetime. She has served on the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body since May 2021.[1]. Where is he now? I know people who feel differently in different political parties about issues which their party has taken a line [on] but they dont speak out and thats a problem.. She has been an MSP since the Scottish Parliament was established in 1999, and has represented this constituency since 2011. Thank you. Surely not. Grahame has lodged several questions and motions on this in the Scottish Parliament[23] and continues to be involved with campaign groups on the matter. She continued to campaign for this for a number of years, with the line eventually opening between Edinburgh and Tweedbank in 2015. The halo of our Law Officers currently needs a substantial wash and brush up simply to be fit for purpose. the current trade issues, and the prior brexit WA and TCA negotiations. Probably tin-hattery but was a thought that crossed my mind. 10pm ITV News has led with the Sturgeon/Salmond news. 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. No, nobody uses Christine except Christine, and possibly my cats, and possibly, when Im not paying attention, my brother, who can always lead me astray and then I get the blame but then hes been doing that since I was three. The Scottish Parliament examines what the Scottish Government is doing, makes new laws on devolved matters and debates the issues of the day. Spanish, University of Nevada, Reno; 2006, M.D., University of Nevada School of Medicine I know. ?If youre a man, youre the last man. She is dangerous in the same way that Trump was dangerous. Bet ya, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ghana-women-sexcrimes-trfn-idUSKCN25315H, WhoRattledYourCage says: These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. Then ISP or AFI only on the list. I hope to work in the public health field. Submitted by: Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. who has a neurological condition that causes tremors. A. Lord James Wolffe in particular should be utterly ashamed. They have also lived in Lockport, IL and Farmington Hills, MI. [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. In a manner similar to my young experiences of Labour, it is looking likely I will never vote for the SNP again. This website contains useful information including details on how to contact me as well as local surveys and information. 6 High Street
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. But something is in the air. Not enough to make it disappear and for us all to forget anyway. This is OUR democracy, not theirs. Latest Tory list of their illegal activities! It is quite clearly a vexatious intervention presumably intended to manipulate the narrative which Alex Salmond is empowered to deliver. Someone from COPFS is dealing directly with government officials hence his statement he was out the loop. Having said that, I felt awful and I couldnt study after it. Those who dared loan a book out and then leave it untouched for hours on end similarly felt the ire of a determined Ms Grahame. Sorry Brian and indeed other SNP members, but I just cant fathom why any reasonable person, seeing what they see now, can stomach remaining in the party? Galashiels TD1 1SD. 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. Rumour of good news imminent on Twitter anyone got anything concrete?? Here endeth the lesson, let those who have ears and not one eye on their next career move, hear. Who does he report to now & is it waffle himself? Since we have been in Union (if perhaps unequal) for 300 years, its different. After graduating, Grahame worked as a secondary teacher of English in a number of schools in Fife and Dumfries and Galloway. Theyre all lying, corrupt cockroaches, Anonymoose says: 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. He ummed and aaahed and answered nothing of importance. State owned Saudi Aramco it is the seventh largest company in the world by revenue. Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency. Time is running out sturgeon. 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. What if be had been unable to crowdfund and had to suffer in silence through such an unfair biased procedure? I have been privileged to represent the people of Midlothian and the Borders for 22 years in the Scottish Parliament. This website contains useful information including details on how to contact me as well as local surveys and information. 24 February, 2021 at 9:43 pm. Even more apparently lately. 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. There is something quite rotten, corrupt, stinking to high heaven about Craig Murrays trial. I suppose we shouldnt be surprised but its still a shock to find ourselves in this situation. This website is using cookies. Its our dear Lawrence and Craig . Did I hear bodies being thrown under a bus by Wolfie? I think the LA might have realised of that again as he was reading, or rather skipping some of the paragraphs in his document. His peers must be astonished, whatever actually happened. I have myself have posted things & thought afterwards, maybe Id gone to far. Thats a problem because all political parties, not just the fact that the SNP is in government, but opposition sometimes need people on their backbenches speaking more freely and it doesnt happen in here the way it ought to, I think. 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? But a portent of what is to surely follow and I hope that soon, both will be talking to Salmond. I watched the whole thing live. Christine is related to Terrence Davis Graham and Ronald J Szypajlo as well as 3 additional people. Billions on Dud Track and Trace AwakeNotWoke says: That arse wipe Spear on Twitter has just accused Alex Salmond of a abuse of Power where is yer evidence Mr Spear it is a mister isnt it ? Rev, you have to be the hardest working Investigative journalist in the uk. 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. 6.1.1, The world's most-read Scottish politics website, Posted on
I have absolutely no faith in Scotlands prosecution service. The SNP leadership appears to be without any integrity whatsoever. She didnt know who James matthews was quoting yet there were only three people at that first meeting and it certainly wasnt her stooge. After gaining Diploma in Legal Practice she worked as a solicitor. Strange to come to answer questions with a prepared speech. James Caithness says: Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "No strikes. Im hanging on until the election or a leadership election, whatever comes first. the 2 TRILLION OF DEBT before Covid must now be down to Grandchildren As Rev suggested, there was this man who is allegedly an expert in court, always on his brief and quick with his digging for the truth (maybe). that JB also name checks? One of the best 50 quids I have ever spent Captain. "[25], Grahame has two sons and is a grandmother. I used to joke about it with her I called her stevie wonder once. Do you understand that youre alone? Grahame says that she is listening to the debate. In this election, she increased her majority to 6,826. Surely one of the papers will publish one of the key witness statements currently hidden from the committee shortly? [8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she went into self isolation as someone over 70 years old and therefore at more risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms. But, personally, I had sat with people on that committee and I know, while there might be some party politics in it, there were also genuine concerns, and I wasnt prepared to have the committee members, whoever they were, [treated] as if it was some kind of cheap political posing and it wasnt for some of them at all., Grahame brushes off a suggestion she is outspoken, rather it is that she speaks out when the situation calls for it. Find out how Christine Grahame has voted recently. Even the most pathetic softball questionfrom the suddenly-ubiquitous slimy Sturgeon superloyalist Tom Arthur appeared to disconcert him, as hehesitantly waffledwithout actually answering it perhaps because he didnt want to endorse Arthurs flat-out lie that previous Lord Advocates have alwaysbeenmembers of Cabinet. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. I was just getting into the whole Come to Ghana thing from the Ghana tourism authority on twitter, then this kinda threw me: https://twitter.com/FionaSnp/status/1364653197806174211. Christine Graham Director of Trust Administration and Chief Fiduciary Officer at UMB Bank Leawood, KS UMB Bank, +3 more University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, +2 more Christine. Grousebeater mentioned that there was a new party in the offing yesterday on twitter. J. Hillis Miller Health Center Location 1600 SW Archer Rd. I see Johnson is about to bribe local councillors with cash to play with at local level (ignoring Holyrood intervention) Within next two weeks. David Harvie, the Crown Agent, wikipedia says: The Crown Agent is the principal legal adviser to the Lord Advocate on prosecution matters.. A Bill that is introduced in the Scottish Parliament is scrutinised and debated by MSPs. It will be a hard lesson to digest. Odd, that MSPs of a Holyrood Parliament can meekly accept flannel when the gravest of questions require to be answered? By Christine Grahame 24th Oct 2019, 1:00am Scotland has to choose between more Brexit chaos and regaining our place as an independent European nation, writes Christine Grahame MSP. Will AS give evidence & not give a jot about the redactions. Both, in fact, appear very, very nervous. The Nodding Donkey behind James Black Forrest Gateaux Wolffe is Christine La Bonker Grahame. Thanks again, Al-Stuart for cutting through the usual crap and exposing a poor wee lassie with problems as being another chancer in the SNP premier league. Mist001 says: So hasnt he just said something that will aid jigsaw identification for a lot more people who dont follow Wings or Craig Murray? Christine Graham - People Directory - 192.com 200 Results for Christine Graham Please use the search above if you cannot find the record you require. What he did not say is who wrote the letter. i.e. His hands are as filthy as the last Lord Advocate! The pile of evidence is growing so fast that it will take Poirot Sherlock Holmes and miss Marples to get to the bottom of who did what and who authorized it .The scary thing is some of not all will escape any form of prosecutions and some will stay in positions of responsibility in the event of any outcome Fair point about Christine Grahames tremor, but in that film with her nodding YES, it was quite clearly well controlled, voluntary and given in agreement to Wolffes waffle at trying to STITCH UP ALEX SALMOND AGAIN. Those checks and safeguards were put in place to protect ordinary citizens from the abuse of power. So maybe their questioning wasnt as lame as it might appear. Grahame has named her continued support of this as one of her biggest achievements[12] and said on its opening As someone who has campaigned for the return of the Waverley Line since 1999, it was an absolute privilege to be have finally traveled the length of the journey by rail, and to appreciate our wonderful countryside from a new perspective. We know they were reluctant to go to the police. 9+ years of both covert and overt operations by the British state designed to destroy trust and confidence in Scottish institutions and devolution? She, like most, still lack the introspection to acknowledge this empirical @1inthree fact (links within the piece). Is this the silver bullet moment for Salmond. Maximum damage to the reputation of Alex Salmond. The thread hands up if youre totally corrupt, wasnt a license to talk about the alphabet women. If I heard correctly, the Lord Advocate said, in Parliament, that the sole reason for the redactions was to protect anonymity. Mr Wolf suffers from a neurological condition that Sturgeon, under the control of her brit state handlers is out to destroy the SNP. The lines are being drawn up: on their side are the Sturgeonista loyalists, the sophomiric woke Wahhabis, the grey suited Charlotte Street SPADs and those dependent on the SNP for funding for their quango or the prospect of sinecures as long as they remain on message. You know how we are supposed to forget the 100 sheer It would be helpful to know the process before the letter was issued to the Parliament. CHRISTINE GRAHAM OBITUARY. MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Constituency) 2011 - present day, Former MSP for South of Scotland (Region) 1999 - 2011, The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP. Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list. Margaret Grahame, my paternal grandmother, was born in 1877. I think the comment Roddy Macdonald says: is spot on. A woman who faked a pregnancy after a one-night stand has been sentenced to community service. 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]. @ Strathy As a witness Ive been examined, and cross examined, on a number of occasions during jury trials. I can remember Malcolm Chisholm coming out in favour of minimum unit pricing against the whole of the Labour benches. Having watched Mr Wolffe in the Supreme Court, hes kind of like that all the time stuttering and those revolting tongue-roving manoeuvres, although he stutters less and talks slower in court and is even more boring what I thought was new was the waver in his voice as he answered Jackie Baillie I suspect he knows his days are numbered, and with the bullshitty non-answers though he did claim, in parliament (aha, we must remember hes got to act under the ministerial code no telling porkies to parliament) that the Clown Office was not trying to obstruct democracy etc,,, quite a claim, seeing as how they are. Although she was unsuccessful, she was elected as an additional member of the South of Scotland region. Bob Mack says: We have shared heroes and deeply intertwined histories too. 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. I think the events of today have proven my point. By this time next week, I expect Nicola Sturgeon to be gone and the reputation of Scotland internationally demands this happen now. I can remember people like Donald Gorrie, [who] was always off message. This is his site & comments as such put him in Jeopardy. This is then updated with any changes they provide. Did anyone ever tell you what a hard-working, honorable and honest man you are Mr Wings. With that said, if the committee or SPCB go to Lady Dorrian/High Court with all of the evicence (which it may or may not get from the Clown Office) and has the judge give opinion on their lawfulness in respect of the criminal trials anonimity order, then that would clear the way for all of this evidence to be published to the inquiry, evidence which is being witheld & buried by the corrupt Clown Office, Clown Agent and the biggest clown of them all the Lord Advocate. Please have respect for the Rev & think before you press submit. Everybody knows. 12 mins ago I simply will not thole such dishonesty in my Partys officials, not under any circumstances. Tuesday we take the wheelie bins out.. Apart from that, Im sure the superior intellect and years of sword-crossing with genuine political heavyweights will ensure Mr Salmond has more than a few aces up his sleeve I expect Scotlands former First Minister to take Sturgeon to the cleaners. We know the media works on Salmond v Sturgeon, and it aint gonna change. The LA waffle about the redactions being to protect the accusers etc. The fact that unionists are making the running on a lot of this doesnt mean the principle is wrong. (In 2007 Alex Salmondde-politicised the post and excluded the then-Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini, from Cabinet meetings. I used to think it was just some of the gang well most of them over the wall in La la Land that were a bit loopy now I know where they get it from ,The message from the top is stick with the SNP or you will jeopardise a vote for Independence fk me ok when , where and when is this just round the corner event likely to happen do I need to put it in my diary ,circle it on the calendar ,write its my forehead , Ive tried to remain calm. Some performance of stuttering, breathless contradiction with occasional deflection. You see how important Ms 2 and Ms 3 are to the plot. 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Going back a wee back today, when Ruth Davidson stated that a judge led inquiry was now needed, I felt that suddenly the ball had moved into the other side of the pitch. The one thing I will say though is that Ms Grahame seems very much like my mum theres nothing going to keep her back. Very interesting link Hautey, hopefully Salmond will now be able to tell all. Surely that would have sunk his boat instead of asking questions that have an infinite get out Claus. Christine Grahame MSP @CGrahameMSP MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. Thats what used to go on in Clarence House in the good old days. Mind you it used to be ably assisted by the Office of the Solicitor General but thats currently closed, apparently, for reasons. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Result 62 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote, Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Political Holdings Limited document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Time for Michael Matheson to live up to his motto of smart on crime. After reading many explanations about my comments about the member, Christine Grahame, sitting behind the LAs shoulder, I sincerely apologise for my comment. Heavy investment is made into encouraging a concrete complaint. But honestly still have no idea how this is all going to end (yet). The questions asked were also pitifully vague and tedious. You couldnt possibly do that now. Those senior prosecutors have also ignored Lady Dorrians ruling. what a shifty cunt he licks his lips like a serial killer in a movie. So there are a few bloggers dropping hints now. They would sit down and just talk and [at] one point, I remember a whole lot were talking and finally, I just said, look, you may have the rest of the evening to do this, I dont.