Amber Rudd: if I were PM, Id fire all the men and have all-female Cabinet. Those who continue to shout wheesht for indy, or that there is nothing to see here, or that it is all Salmond and Cherrys fault, have lost all sense of critical faculty and moral compass. [19] In May 2009, Grahame visited Megrahi, in Greenock jail. 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. Sturgeon knows you are hunting her down and she also knows you are not that far off from nailing her, hence the threatening instructions to all SNP reps from SNP HQ to stay away from Wings Over Scotland. Illness and cancer disappear to make way for an ancient foe of dubious virility. Some performance of stuttering, breathless contradiction with occasional deflection. Interesting that even the BBC is, after months of pretty much ignoring this, now giving it proper attention: It was the lead story on Radion 4s P.M. programme tonight. Better to have an independent scotland that is clean. She, like most, still lack the introspection to acknowledge this empirical @1inthree fact (links within the piece). Rumour of good news imminent on Twitter anyone got anything concrete?? Only explanation that fits his response. Hearing that commitee are now using their powers to compel the release of Murrels text and WhatsApp messages. English Schools. The same Liam Fox that took his un-vetted mate all over the place on Government business? Ive seen the television news channels are now all over the story and there will soon be nowhere to hide. Oh good, Guardian columnists. And thus to the Scottish people. Amazon is blossoming as hairdressers and pubs go bust. Its game over for them. Then he turns into a stuttering mess for some reason. I know that that msp has a medical issue which causes head tremors. (And have taken the trouble to copy it before it vanishes into the ether like so many message before yours.). One can`t help that Sturgeon and co are loosing control of the situation. You see how important Ms 2 and Ms 3 are to the plot. Aided by the thousands of Wingers, who have to be the most knowledgeable collection of bloggers anywhere in the world. Or is there another court order? It will be a hard lesson to digest. Both, in fact, appear very, very nervous. I note that the Lord Advocate did not answer any of my previous questions. 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. Christine is related to Terrence Davis Graham and Ronald J Szypajlo as well as 3 additional people. Has Scotland or anywhere else ever jailed a Lord Advocate ? Ive tried to remain calm. Politicians speak words as nebulous as candy floss as people greedily consume them. Sits behind Sturgeon to her RHS. Gave me a few good sniggers. Chemtrails grow fewer and fainter, as worry lines grow darker and deeper. I am not too sure where I actually stand here for I do not really have much information of the person that I first referred to as a nodding donkey. She compares her first spell as convener of the Justice Committee and fellow members as them all showing much greater skill today. You unexist. Asked if she considers herself a thorn in the leaderships side, she says: No, I dont think so at all. An untrained dog, taken in by a neighbouring family, was jumping up on local children. I think you might mean Christine Grahame? She has just tweeted about Boris by passing Holyrood with funding ,which everybody in this site has been stating was going to be an issue for the last 18 months. Was it Mr Donnelly who was contacted? But at least now youve seen it for yourself. They both know it is the end-game now. Which is quite thing when just getting a foot out the bed in the morning may be an achievement in itself. SC, a great support during her time of illness, along with a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives, and . The vultures are circling overhead! Ms 1 fears that this may be an opportunity for Alex Salmond to get back into Hollyrood. The only thing too wee too poor and too stupid about our country, it seems, is the bulk of the political class in it. The SNP leadership appears to be without any integrity whatsoever. Judith McKinnon holds their hand all along the way. I thought Id kept it but in my technophobe world I hadnt. Ah didnae dae it! Join Facebook to connect with Christine Graham and others you may know. 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. It speaks volumes about the quality of the opposition in Hollyrood. This comes across as a deliberate attempt to withhold information and to tamper with the ability of the committee to make an informed decision. I watched the whole thing live. I dont think you need laws all the time, sometimes, its just policy changes.. Clearly comfortable The Crown has her back. I dont think that will work and I think the independence movement will be their victim. It is perhaps time that untidy bastard Wolffe did some poridge. She often sits behind NS or others and is often in the camera shot. Rumour of good news imminent on Twitter anyone got anything concrete?? Jackie Baillie: J. Hillis Miller Health Center is part of the Hospitals & Physicians Clinics industry, and located in Florida, United States. Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency. He never did She is also ranked in the richest person list from England. He looked and spoke as if he had just jumped out a piss and alcohol soaked bed whilst fully clothed. 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!! Do you think whatever ails Nicola Sturgeon is contagious? Hearing Holyrood is to: I simply will not thole such dishonesty in my Partys officials, not under any circumstances. If she does that she might salvage alternative career paths. Most of us would agree, from where we look it surely would never stick? Nothing to do with agreeing with him. It was just a skirmish today; both Nicola Sturgeons Covid Presentation and the Lord Advocates appearance at Holyrood. I have it on impeccable authority that she was not merely not a very good lawyer, she was absolutely dire, almost unemployable; probably another reason that she hates Joanna Cherry. 6,096 Posts, The *timing* of Wolffes 2016 appointment and subsequent insertion into Cabinet meetings makes a lot of sense. These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. I did hear about any extra money for Scotlands schools pro rata What about Carig Murray? At the forefront of the backlash are to be newly empowered minority groups set-upon by right-wing white heterosexual males, who as well as being the key to OWNING the streets (the roots of any fledgling dictatorship) are themselves being mass emasculated to simultaneously make them more susceptible to State and societal subservience; which upon #ToryAnalyticas own militarisation trigger #OpFukuglaschu was (is) in the process of guilt-shaming demoralised and depressed young men to be handed their #PatrioticPoverty purpose on a plate and *channelled* to find their meaning in an #AusterityArmy uniform in order to begin the mobilisation of a truly global, 21st century fascism. Dont cling to the lectern as if you are drowning She will have to be forced out. 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. 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, advised the Scottish Government on a botched Complaints protocol, appears to operate double standards in who will be threatened with Contempt of Court proceedings, repeatedly obstructs the production of evidence and information germane to the Inquiry, and steadfastly refuses to address the patent conflict of interest with his cabinet post and his independent capacity. She has a condition that causes a head tremor. Lord James Wolffe in particular should be utterly ashamed. @ Strathy 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. About. After her visit, she told the press: "I found it quite upsetting. However I believe she was also gaslighted by British State plants whom she thought were her friends, within the SNP and Scottish Government Civil Service apparatus who no doubt reinforced the #BelieveHer messaging which followed and reinforced #MeToo in late 2017 and into 2018 until this day. Alex Salmond hit initially a target of 50k and then I think 100k in about 24 hours if I recall correctly. AwakeNotWoke says: 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. Thats what makes it most galling bacause it is all so needless. And one post in particular seems to suggest that she is no shrinking violet. Obviously they could see what was happening with the flawed processes some time ago. ", 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. If so, she has a neurological condition called Benign Essential Tremor. Sturgeon wont resign. It would be the same tactic (described by Chomsky) used against the NHS and welfare state. Its surely got to the point that the party is part of the problem, not part of the solution. The Government shouldnt produce so many bills. I dont know about you folks but these days Alex Salmond dignity is clear to see. Guilty Fool takes sovereign nation for idiots! I received a copy of the letter for my information after it had been issued. Christine Grahame's office in Galashiels Grahame joined the Scottish National Party in 1970. Real professionals! [10], In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election Grahame was re-elected as an MSP. I note that the Lord Advocate said that he was not consulted. The truth will out in full and in glorious technicolour. Her office accepts new patients. to pay off. So I did., Holyrood provides comprehensive coverage of Scottish politics, offering award-winning reporting and analysis: Subscribe, Read the most recent article written by - Time for Michael Matheson to live up to his motto of smart on crime, Stay in the know with our fortnightly magazine, Registered in England & Wales under No. Has she felt other parties have tried to capitalise on it? I am sure that he will want to take the opportunity in answering my next question to go back and cover the stuff that he did not answer before. Shona Haslam - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - 12,981, Katherine Sangster - Scottish Labour - 5,410, AC May - Scottish Liberal Democrats - 2,615, Dominic Ashmole - Scottish Green Party - 2,154. Does this mean that COPFS has been chancing their arm with that letter hoping Fabiani and co would be intimidated by it and remove the publication? [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. I know because I stood next to her for half an hour and saw first hand that her assertion the tremor she has is harmless and relatively minor. Moochie Welch - Bottom half crushed against a wall . Please have respect for the Rev & think before you press submit. In line with our commitment to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030, Ford will become the 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. Obviously political reporting is most prone to that phenomena, but it also happens in all other reporting, e.g. No other concerns were raised, and no other concerns have been raised subsequently. 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. 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. There now seem to be many comments supporting my nodding donkey first thoughts. 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 . @Willie Jay Top Holyrood seal clapper and nodding dog is Kevin Stewart MSP. This is very serious. Billions on Dud Track and Trace Notwithstanding this fiasco, she is IMHO one of the better SNP MSPs. She was defeated by Nicola Sturgeon. Jackie Baillie did at least try to get a straight answer from the slimy slippery Wolffe, but to no avail. Unbelievable though, the biggest gig in town and the big cheese doesnt know or control whos doing what or when. I dont think [I am] a thorn [in the side], I dont think so at all. I watched the whole thing live. Incidentally, in his interview with Mark McNaught recently Craig Murray identified a former MI5 agent working at the Crown Office. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. Billions for new nuclear weapons The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. Bythe end, hed left nobody any the wiser. As a witness Ive been examined, and cross examined, on a number of occasions during jury trials. We have shared heroes and deeply intertwined histories too. You can see he is at points desperately skimming through sections of his document and actually attempting to paraphrase and make up as he went along instead of reading directly, which is what he did initially when he was calmer. Cant stop staring at Tom Arthurs tie. Contempt of democracy and contempt of a nation. But the animal is not Alex Salmond. Boris is spending money like Scottish water! The Crowns sole interest in the matter is to secure respect for that court order. Christine Graham - People Directory - 192.com 200 Results for Christine Graham Please use the search above if you cannot find the record you require. After graduating, Grahame worked as a secondary teacher of English in a number of schools in Fife and Dumfries and Galloway. [3], After a period as a housewife, she returned to Edinburgh University as a mature student where she earned a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1984 and a Diploma in Legal Practice in 1985, subsequently practising as a solicitor at a number of law firms until her election as an MSP in 1999.[4]. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. She writes their story. Do you think its possible that the man is ill? Christine, concerned the animal would soon bite a young child, went to her mother. Its bubbling up. We know they were betrayed by their sister, Leslie Evans, who took the material direct to the Crown Agent against their explicit wishes. That, from any governmental leader, is unacceptable. Contact details Contact online Email: Christine.Grahame.msp@parliament.scot Website: christinegrahame.com Facebook: Christine's facebook Contact at the Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP Phone: 0131 348 5729 Text relay calls welcome. How the fuck did all this horrifying madness happen? The same goes more or less for the High Courthow many of us could have withstood that kind of pressure? Is this the silver bullet moment for Salmond. With the Parliament being the highest office in the land, higher than the Scottish Government and higher than its pet prosecution office (COPFS), this should be a walk in the park. The one thing I will say though is that Ms Grahame seems very much like my mum theres nothing going to keep her back. It beggars belief. She cannot help it and it is difficult to treat. It is my understanding that the current Loard Advocate apologised for the Malicious Prosecutions fiasco, even though he inhereted the mess from the previous Lord Advocate, who got promoted for it, or something like that! She cannot help it and it is difficult to treat. Orwell, 1984. Without them there is nothing. Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency. Shall I withdraw my apologies about her? Following the 2016 election, she was elected as Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, serving alongside Linda Fabiani MSP. A stalwart of Holyrood since its inception in 1999, Grahame is both a formidable and highly respected character having been called on to convene four committees two of which, justice in her 15 years. To date, the case [for abolition] has not been proven beyond reasonable doubt, she says. You know, our marvellous First Minister is obsessed with bringing more women into Scottish politics. As a member of 30 years standing, I cant quite believe Im saying that. Christine D. Graham, M.D. At several points Slimey mentions that the Crown Office is staffed by professional prosecutors. Plus all of them stating it is to be treated as a plebiscite. 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? The Lord Advocate, or something working through his office, instructed the two complainants to file complaints with the police.
