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Brian Montieth - Ignorance is no defence: the Speaker has to go

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Published Date: 09 December 2008
ALEX Fergusson, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, has come in for a good deal of criticism in the past year or so – pretty much unjustified in my book.

He was finding his feet when the mother of all embarrassments happened to him: he made a mistake when helping with the draw for the Scottish League Cup semi-finals, calling out the wrong team names and incorrectly pairing Rangers with Aberdeen whe...



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  • Last Updated: 08 December 2008 11:14 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Brian Monteith
 
1

Thrawn,

UK 09/12/2008 06:49:23
Despite their different political allegiances, Michael Martin and Derek Conway, both of working-class stock, are buddies. Need I say more?
2

Darien,

Panama 09/12/2008 10:41:17
Whichever way you look at it, Martin is an embarrassment to Scotland. But then, so is New Labour. And then again, so is any Scottish so-called 'Unionist' (i.e. British Nationalist) who supports the British Nation State instead of the Scottish Nation and State in all respects. That also makes Mr. Monteith an embarrassment. Wha's like us indeed.
3

Mr. Lachie Todd,

Edinburgh 09/12/2008 10:47:36
At a time when the UK is in recession, and probably entering a deep depression, the last thing the public are interested in is a party political argument about antediluvian practices and procedures in a Victorian building!

The fact of the matter is that Damien Green "groomed"
a young, impressionable Tory voting civil servant bound by the civil service code and Official Secrets Act, in order to leak confidential information to the media!

David Cameron aspires to be the PM? If, in power would he allow an Opposition Member of Parliament to act in the same unethical, and possibly criminal manner?

4

G,

dundy 09/12/2008 12:35:08
The civil servant involved commited a crime. If he did it because he was persuaded to do so by the tories then they have committed a crime too.
Bring on the enquiry....

 

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