Dear All
It seems that Scotland’s unpopular Deputy
First Minster Nicola Sturgeon’s close colleague and Nationalist MSP Bill Walker
faces a double whammy.
It is possibly that Walker could end up
behind bars and also lose 90% of his salary while slammed up.
Disgraced Nationalist MSP Bill Walker has a
few quid.
At present there is a campaign to try and
force him from public office; it seems that publicly the Holyrood MSPs want him
out.
Bill Walker on the other hand wants to stay
on, despite being found guilty of guilty of 23 charges.
The case against him was pretty much as
damning as it gets.
Oh how I remember Bill Walker saying that
some of his SNP MSP colleagues were backing him behind the scenes.
Although 90 MSPs have backed a motion to
say he should go, Scotland’s unpopular Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
hasn’t signed it.
Remember Ms. Sturgeon said quite clearly
that domestic violence made her ‘sick to her stomach’.
And Nicola Sturgeon hasn’t signed the
Holyrood motion.
Remember Ms. Sturgeon said quite clearly
that domestic violence made her ‘sick to her stomach’.
And Nicola Sturgeon hasn’t signed the
Holyrood motion.
No; there isn’t a mistake above, just making
sure you grasp the point about the full extent of a publicly declared ‘sickness’
that Ms. Sturgeon is feeling at present!
Does the ‘sickness’ affecting her ability
to write her name?
The SNP controlled Holyrood's management
team, the corporate body, has recommended the move which must be ratified by
MSPs.
They must want the spotlight to remain on
Bill Walker and away from Nicola Sturgeon’s Office and the SNP HQ run by Nicola
Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell.
What a great pity for Ms. Sturgeon, the ‘face
of independence’ who is desperately trying to win over the women’s vote that
her 'friend' was smashing in the faces of women, a bit hard to stand in front of
women now.
And where is the Scottish Government’s
deflection campaign on domestic violence against women to show that Alex
Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon ‘care’?
Is it too raw for Nicola?
Is it too close to Nicola Sturgeon’s office?
Is there not enough ‘blue water’ between Bill Walker and Nicola Sturgeon?
The maximum sentence facing Walker is 12
months imprisonment, and with time off for good behaviour and a possibly move
to an open prison, Walker may not serve that long behind bars.
SNP soft touch policy on crime!
Heading up the stopping of the pay of
Walker is parliament's presiding officer, Tricia Marwick.
She said in a letter:
"From reviewing the core functions of
a member as set out in the
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) paper, we recommend that 90%
of salary should be withheld for the duration of imprisonment. I shall
therefore be seeking the parliamentary bureau's agreement to bring forward a
resolution before parliament next week to amend the salary scheme. In
recommending this course of action to parliament, it should be made clear we do
not seek to encroach upon the role of the courts. Our approach should in no way
be interpreted as a punishment that is for the courts."
Quite so ma’am!
Another interesting statement is that it
was stressed that planned action would not single Walker out - the rule would
apply to all MSPs.
There is only one MSP currently facing prison.
If Holyrood thinks that Bill Walker will
leave then I would suggest they don’t know Bill Walker, Nicola Sturgeon does,
she knows him well; old comrades, buddies, fighters for ‘Scotland’, ‘yours for
Scotland’ types and both have a few quid well tucked away.
Bill Walker will be back, instead of
letting others campaign to get him to resign, they jumped on the bandwagon, and
Walker won’t forget that, expect Bill Walker to cheer very loudly when Alex
Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon speak on independence issues.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
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