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Call for free vote on Alexander ban



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Published Date: 03 September 2008
By HAMISH MACDONELL
JACK McConnell, the former first minister, has called for MSPs to be given a free vote on whether or not to bar Wendy Alexander from Holyrood.
Members of the Scottish Parliament will vote tomorrow on whether to ban her from Holyrood for one day for failing to promptly declare donations to her Labour leadership campaign.

Mr McConnell, whom Ms Alexander succeeded as Scottish Labour leader last year, said MSPs should be given a free vote. "There's a lot of talk about parties voting en bloc for or against the standards committee report, but I believe very strongly that every individual member should make up their own mind on issues like this," he said.

"It's very, very important that the standards committee and the standards system in the parliament remain free from party politics."

In June, the standards committee ruled Ms Alexander had broken the rules by failing to register donations to her campaign within the required 30 days. The ban was agreed by one vote: the SNP and Lib Dems voted in favour, while Labour and the Tories abstained.

Two days later, Ms Alexander resigned as Labour's leader at Holyrood.



The full article contains 197 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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the_figures_are _fudged,

Galashiels 03/09/2008 00:04:28
There is a Scottish Labour Party ?

Not according to Bean in Westminster.

Anyway who honestly expects MSPs to do anything other than vote like droids as their masters tell them ?
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Jeeemy,

St Andrews 03/09/2008 01:10:39
Having been found guilty by her peers on the standards committee, Wendy resigned; this fact will not go away, now we see calls now being made to pressurise the MSP’s to scrap her sentence with the usual fear actions.
It could be you next, say’s Jack Flash in front of that committee, how would you feel about there being a whip on your sentence? As is usual Jack forgot that you have to be guilty to receive a sentence in the first place, ah well Jack should know how Wendy feels. Was it not 3 times Jack you de-neighed all knowledge, sorry Jack please leave the stage quietly, in the event the tumbrel might put in an appearance and you may loose your head instead.
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Jock Politicaljunkie,

Glasgow 03/09/2008 01:16:19


He REALLY doesn't like her does he?

Heh, heh.


The call Jack is making here is correct but he's not exactly making it for the right reason is he?

Heh, heh.


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pehman,

sussex 03/09/2008 05:03:56

Wee joke wants to be free of slab policy

Don't we all
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Anonym,

03/09/2008 06:41:20
Members of the Scottish Parliament will vote tomorrow on whether to ban her from Holyrood for one day...

At this stage, why would Wendy care which way the vote goes? If I was her, I'd be happy to stay away from the parliament for a day! Sat at home, feet up, read the papers...
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Darien,

Panama 03/09/2008 07:15:54
McFlannel has absolutely nothing to say about Scotland, the economy, her people, industry/commerce, society, jobless, poverty, the future, his 'vision' (i.e. none) etc etc, as this article demonstrates 'very clearly'. Only thing on his mind like all other New Lab MSP's is internal party strife and their positions at the trough. He will always be remenbered for one thing - that daft mini kilt.
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westcider,

Isle of Lewis 03/09/2008 07:46:20
You do the crime? You do the time......
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03/09/2008 07:56:45
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03/09/2008 08:05:09
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sam the god,

03/09/2008 08:27:49
A paid day off work magic.
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Mr. Lachie Todd,

Edinburgh 03/09/2008 09:10:21
Why does the Labour Party in Scotland insist in flogging a dead horse?

The former leader Ms. Alexander clearly failed to adhere to parliamentary rules and that is why she was forced to resign.

This attempt by the former leader of the Scottish Parliamentary Group to somehow exonerate Ms. Alexander will anger voters, including many from the Labour Party!

This will only serve to remind voters of the sad, sorry affair, especially with a Westminster by-election coming up. Does the Labour Party have a death wish?

Instead of acquiescing in this whitewash, Ms. Alexander should accept her suspension gracefully and then return and get on with her job: of representing the people of Paisley North.
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The Former Mr. Angry,

Perth 03/09/2008 09:59:16
Alexander continues to provide a source of time-wasting and argument in parliament when she should accept her punishment and move on. She was caught red-handed and is still determined (and her Labour cohorts) to plead innocence. A bad lot and we'll be well shot of them. Roll on the by-election - not the same government I know but it'll hasten the demise north and south of the border.
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Alan B,

03/09/2008 10:41:36
Continuing to back Wendy is doing labour no favours. It needs to clean itself up from the associated corruption over the last few yrs. Unless you admit your mistake noone will believe it has come to terms with its wrongdoing.
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03/09/2008 11:27:25
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03/09/2008 11:44:46
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Neil Waugh,

Old Strathcona 03/09/2008 12:55:55
Clearly the news hasn't caught up with Jack the Genius. Wendy Alexander is DONE LIKE A DINNER!!!
Deader than a Norwegian Blue parrot.
Lady "Bring It On" got brought down by her Westminster bosses. The Fat Lady has already sang her song.
She told a porkie pie when she filled out her donations forms. And she got rumbled.
So make a nice pot of tea (fair trade, of course) put you feet up and get caught up on some daytime tellie.
It's one day off fer gawd's sake.
The time hardly fits the crime.
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The Master,

03/09/2008 13:22:24
The mock indignation of all you Nats is just pathetic to behold. Everyone knows that the Nats on the standards committee overplayed their hand in voting for the humiliating suspension which deprived them of the Labour leader they just loved to insist was such an asset to the nationalist cause.

If you really think that Wendy's bungling constitutes deep rooted corruption and sleaze then I can only say that you ought to look beyond Scotland and your parochial separation agenda once in a while.
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03/09/2008 13:28:02
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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 14:04:39
Oh oh oh oh, hoi hoi, who complained about my post regarding wee Wendy ? Bet it was the Master who complained coz he fancies wee Wendy, man im away to puke.
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MacGillicuddy,

03/09/2008 14:44:24
I note my two earlier innocuous posts have been removed. Was that for suggesting that Wendy had committed a criminal offence? Could I please be informed by the administrator why these were removed?
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MacGillicuddy,

03/09/2008 14:45:03
#19
Snap! You could be right!
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The Master,

03/09/2008 14:48:22
#19: What do you think of Sarah Palin? Btw, bet my bird's sexier than yours (and no, her name doesn't begin with a "k"!)
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MacGillicuddy,

03/09/2008 14:51:07
For the benefit of those who missed them my two earlier posts were in the vein:

The former Firts Minister and national Joke gets punished for being a total incompetent by being sent to Malawi whereas Wendy Alexander was party to a criminal offence and she gets censured.

In my second post I took #17 to task for being somewhat euphemistic in his use of the term "bungling" in relation to Wendy's dodgy donations, and had the temerity to suggest that he was the one suffering the bout of indignation!

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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 15:00:12
#21

Yeh i know..!!

#22.. Hmm she is okay but im not really into Alaskan hounds and btw if your bird is sexier than mine then consider the fact that i know where you live and presumably that your bird will be at yours then if i were you i would keep her under locking key, man she is fair game.

Actually i have a wee photo of my bird, click on the pic to enlarge it, im on the right btw.

http://www.blogger.com/profile/01384911559335776492

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The Master,

03/09/2008 15:16:02
#24: it's the hot librarian look combined with the power thing that's driving the internet hunt for decent pics of Sarah (or so I hear!).

Nice looking girl you've got, btw. A match for mine, although she's a Kenyan and so has a distinctive look.
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03/09/2008 15:29:31
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morris,

edinburgh 03/09/2008 15:53:55
24

Off topic Spook I know but can you play for both Heriot Watt and Spartans? I thought they were in the same East of Scotland league?
Maybe I am behind the times of course.
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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 15:54:34
#25 The Master

I agree, she has that sort of librarian look, in fact she looks like a hard back with attitude.

Now whats all this about then ?"Btw, bet my bird's sexier than yours (and no, her name doesn't begin with a "k"!)
and then...."Nice looking girl you've got, btw. A match for mine, although she's a Kenyan and so has a distinctive look."

Tick tock, Kenyan starts with "K" btw. Erm what age is she, just asking soz i know if its worth comming up to yours or not.
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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 16:03:19
#27 Morris

Good question and it is a question that i am asked often on my football website.

Hariot Watt Uni and Edinburgh uni have a team participating in the EOSL like you say http://www.hwufc.org.uk/ but both universities also have teams which play in the British university soccer league (Busa) which is an inter Varsity league between the Uni,s. see link http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Kader-is-the--head.3898141.jp

Now it is the University (Busa) club which i play for not the senior Heriot Watt clubs as that would indeed be in direct conflict with Spartans, i hope you can follow my slavering lol.
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The Master,

03/09/2008 16:06:14
#28 Spook: just had her 28th and Agnes' in to older men (as I know to my advantage), so on yer bike kid!
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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 16:08:01
#27 Morris

Sorry BUSA stands for British universities soccer association as to League
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morris,

edinburgh 03/09/2008 16:08:34
29

Believe it or not I had actually concluded this was the explanation a few minutes ago.

Of course Heriot Watt would play in inter Uni fixtures.I should have been able to work that out far sooner than I did! Doh.
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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 16:14:20
#30 The Master..

Ooer i say Agnes !! very Scottish name for a Kenyan..

Hmm 28 is she ? man your old enough to be her Grandpa lmao, im only kidding but what age are you ? if you dont mind me asking.
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The Master,

03/09/2008 16:21:08
#33: a very Scottish name for your Granny!

I'm old enough to be her father just and no more: I'm 40!
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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 16:23:24
#32 Morris

lol thats okay, im asked that question a lot.

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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 16:27:39
#34 The Master..

Och your just a young thing and hears me thinking you were some old snarling pompous tweed waring bible bashing Roseburn Daily Telegraph reading Grandpa!!, sorry about that but i did lol..
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03/09/2008 16:32:43
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morris,

edinburgh 03/09/2008 16:33:29
33
Off topic again of course,but years ago I knew a little girl whose name was Senga and I thought it was because her father was a Swedish merchant navy type. Turns out it was partly true( AGNES in reverse), but when in Sweden she tended to be known as Senga.

A few years later I met another "Senga" but I had already established she was a Scot, and I said to her Ah yes Agnes spelled backwards !

She replied Oh So it is! I never realised that before!

Her name was Senga, and she had no connection with Sweden or anywhere else as far as I could tell.

Ive come to this conclusion.
If I think that I understand something
I LOOK AGAIN!

It cannot be so simple,that I can understand it surely !



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The Spook in Leith,

03/09/2008 16:49:19
#38 Morris

lol, hey Morris sometimes the most simple things in life are the most complicated. I think Senga was a fashion icon in the now defunct soap
" High road", if my outstanding knowledge of Scottish programs is correct then Senga was the fictitious wife of Andy Cameron in High Road.

Lovely name senga but would never use it in public though.
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Alternative (High-Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 03/09/2008 17:03:55
What a waste of public time and money debating whether or not she should be banned--for a whole day--and having a vote on it.

I mean, who bl00dy cares now? She's resigned. Let it rest there. To carry on with this would be a criminal waste of time and money and would show the politicians who participate in it up for the mindless idiots they are.

If they insist on wasting their time in this way, then I will have more respect for the politicians who manage to find themselves some "more pressing matters to attend to" whilst the other morons go on arguing about how someone who has resigned has to be retrospectively "punished".
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03/09/2008 17:03:55
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03/09/2008 17:07:14
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morris,

edinburgh 03/09/2008 17:11:03
Interesting 5 o clock News!

Labour have denied that there is any Blairite plot to remove Brown.What does that mean I wonder?


I was unaware of any plot/rumoured or otherwise to remove anybody, and Blair,who hung on as long as he wanted, was from the same mould as far as I can see?What is a Blairite plot anyway? Bliar has long gone and Bean (bliar MkII) is in charge now.

Opposition parties have declared LIT unworkable.Well it will be if you make it so yes.

Inland Revenue have said it was perfectly simple to amend the programme to take a seperate Scottish element into account when this was first mooted years ago.
Why is it unworkable now?

The Lib Dems want an even more complex version(but God knows why)and they are a Unionist party.

Maybe its so they can make it unworkable?

Porkies would seem the the only item on the menu these days!
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morris,

edinburgh 03/09/2008 17:12:45
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Bird of Prey

Yes but it might look a bit odd on the Spartans team sheet!
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J J PETTIGREW,

kirkcaldy 04/09/2008 08:53:35
my comment removed,why?It seems Laour administrations neither like scrutiny nor criticism,time for the peenie wearers to be purged.
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Richard Lionheart,

04/09/2008 17:08:25
In the event that the body corporate decides not to exclude Wendy, this would somewhat call into question the ability of Politicians in Scotland to Police themselves and should lead to calls for a completely independent and public form of regulation of our MSPs behaviour.

 

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