Cyberbully. Kevin Pringle (SNP ex spin Doctor)is in the back row surely ? From the left, Stephen Gethins head looks to have been badly superimposed on a much older mans body. Is that a real question or a stab at satire? No, not that kind, the vote-winning kind. On 27 February, project manager Jennifer Dempsie - who had previously worked as an adviser for former first minister Alex Salmond - first contacted the office of Jennifer Dempsie has entered the contest to succeed Salmond as the SNP candidate in Aberdeenshire East, it emerged yesterday. To use words like smear we really need to be reflecting on the competence of the people around her.. So when Angus Robertson had the affair 2014/2015 with another woman. It looks more like youve been fooling us. Hearing ends. Once more, werein the uncomfortable position of agreeing with Jackie Baillie. We are finding non democrats in all sorts of high places too! Thank fuck neither of them were involved in that whole trial business- surely a photie like this coulda been used by his defence counsel to show how obviously trusted he was by his female work colleagues. It does not come across well. SOME in the party even admit that the explosive row between the two heavyweights of the Nationalist movement is threatening to tear their party apart. She believed that referring herself to the independent advisers on the ministerial code of conduct for an investigation last Sunday would buy her some time and end the daily onslaught of negative media coverage. None of her ministers felt brave enough to ask questions about the impact this is having on the party or the Government. Call Us: 1.800.883.9662. jennifer dempsie alex salmond. Miss Dempsie was a special adviser to Mr Salmond, who was a guest at her 2011 wedding to Isle of Harris bunkhouse owner Ruari Beaton, 48. We see Scot Gov now no better than Westminster, sadly. The sooner theyre booted out of Holyrood, the better. May 28, 2016. Its the same situation in parliament from six MPs to 56 and now 35. When Miss Sturgeon chaired a meeting of her Cabinet at St Andrews House on Tuesday. But the strongly worded attacks angered some within the party who think it plays into the hands of their opponents and makes it impossible to make the party look united. One aspect that might be worth pursuing, I genuinely dont know, so everyone pile in, is a letter (to be published) to the SNP expressing your concerns that the money has been embezzled, providing the SNP with an opportunity to re-imburse you within a certain time limit (and no reply will be considered as a refusal) and that failure to do so will result in you making the complaint a formal one to Police Scotland. She has publicly defended a male-born trans woman who runs a Scottish rape crisis centre. Two questions Police Scotland will be very keen to slippy shoulder the entire thing onto the Electorial Commission. Alan Mackintosh says: Mr Salmond will stand down as Aberdeenshire East MSP next year following his election as the MP for Gordon in May. Theyre a dirty bunch Mr Wings. So far it certainly sounds like Lady Dorrian is amenable to changing the wording of the order to specifically say that you mustnt identify anyone AS A COMPLAINER, rather than simply identifying anyone who HAPPENS TO BE a complainer, which would be very welcome. Im at a loss to understand what authority the Scottish Government thinks it has over a man they have wronged so shamelessly. menu Insight into the minds of the Nicolsonerati, Perception is everything: how politicians, public servants and corporate bosses learn the art of spin. This shit show has gone on long enough. Did he think that he could maybe get him onside? She added: Alex Salmond will be greatly missed in the Scottish Parliament. It will be a tough act to follow, but if selected, I believe my experience at Holyrood, the Scottish Government, and as an advisor to the former first minister as well as working in PR and journalism in the private sector, willstand me in good stead to deliver on the priorities of the people of Aberdeenshire East.. At a media briefing on Tuesday, her top special adviser, Stuart Nicolson, who is known for his aggressive and combative spats with journalists, appeared bruised and tired, particularly since questions were now focusing on his friend, Miss Lloyd. Alex Massie is Scotland Editor of The Spectator. I suspect she is regarded by Sturgeon and Swinney as the weakest link, might be ok if she knew the questions being put to her before and was then well coached in her answers but liable to crack if asked to think on her feet. . So does that suggest that if Lloyd does appear she wouldnt lie and is uncomfortable with what Sturgeon has done? Too many of these shites hanging around the corridors of power, all totally unelected. He acted for the former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond in 2018 in his successful Judicial Review of unlawful decisions taken in Scottish Government Complaints Procedure proceedings, https://ampersandadvocates.com/people/ronnie-clancy-qc/, (The Mac immediately above is not me. The minister said: This would not be a good time for us to face an election.. Ah so thats where Cummings went when he apparently left Downing St, A neat change and a very convincing disguise, The more you see the worse it gets FFS ex BBC employee at the centre of the SNP government and a Daily Record bod in there as well fk sake This looks like the Tory party in all but name, Stu a plea please please dont reveal anything else my bloody blood pressure wont take it, ALANM says: Hate to be pedantic & burst a bubble but if you look at what is projected on the wall behind the group in the photo it says: Alex Salmond Posted at 09:45h in still life art competition by gordon cooper, astronaut wife. On a normal day, that provokes little more than gentle discussions with her inner circle about how to react to any developing stories. I have never been a willing participant in Alex Salmonds advances towards me, and never will be.. BLMac says @ 12:50 pm Have you tried checking to see if the same technique had been used in the documents you were searching a month or two back. @slyvia Mist de la Merde would be the first one on my block-a-troll list. Isnt it interesting that at a time when the Scottish legal system is very publically standing in disrepute, the one area where they bent over backwards, to do the right thing was in the area of the Alphabet women. "Absolutely not because I have this horrific image of him being fully aroused. Jennifer Dempsie, a former Salmond SpAd, recently had a piece in Scotland on Sunday addressing this very issue. Stephen Noon to right of Nicolson, now a Jesuit Priest, he was livid at how 2014 campaign was run. When they fall out, two cults are almost duty-bound to fight each other and that is what we see going on now. Yes he was but as I said higher up the media covered for both of them as they were both still with their spouses in 2014. There are now a lot of different people from different backgrounds with different views, one SNP politician said. First Minister of Scotland how do i prove im not watching live tv on any channel ? list of barangay captain in pasay city Ne Yapyoruz?. One of the others was the America trip few pennies dropped with that one. Political editor of the Scottish Daily Mail, a paper that just loves the thought of an independent Scotland, and now hes Sturgeons Special Advisor. It really does beg the question, why was Alex Salmond so oblivious and blindsided by these people? Mist001 09.58. What hasnt happened is the Scottish goverment, snp members and the lord advocate now need to go on trial, That is, I think, just the way it is. Nicola will get some very clever/judicious face and body/hair shaping, cosmetic adjustments and become glamourous without becoming too brassy or obviously altered. Jennifer Dempsie, a senior figure behind-the-scenes in the SNP and the independence movement, told the Press and Journal she would seek to be the partys candidate in Aberdeenshire East next year. eventually independence will generally be secured, but questions may remain on whether it is real independence or if the colonial power still retains control over key areas of the economy, territory, politics, justice, etc. Wont hold my breath on the spectator breaking ranks. The committee is duty-bound to do all it can to get to the reasons why the Scottish Governments procedures were so badly flawed and why the women involved were so badly failed to do so, we must have all the evidence available and the chance to question Mr Salmond.. Or, you know, not. It led to the event being handed a controversial 150,000 taxpayerfunded grant to help it move from Balado to Strathallan Castle. More importantly, how do they prove you are! Stu, A couple of days ago, some bright spark spotted the double spacing to defeat word search in the documents. LEGAL INNOVATION | Tu Agente Digitalizador; LEGAL3 | Gestin Definitiva de Despachos; LEGAL GOV | Gestin Avanzada Sector Pblico He said H and Salmond spoke to each other as friends and allies and that he had seen nothing happen that caused him concern. Yes Nurse I know I am due my medication I wont be long I am just licking this window to make sure is Covid safe I will be with you and the Doctor soon . Whilst searching for info on Stuart Nicolson, I came across this. The alleged victim, known as H, has accused Salmond of sexually assaulting her, stripping off her clothes and then, visibly aroused, laying naked on top of her on a bed at Bute House after the celebrity and the other guest had left that night. often said before the person at the meeting who Anything that deflects from that purpose is blocked and smothered. Dont be daft. Joanna is making the best of a bad job whilst at the same time giving the bloated one the finger. Note businessman Mark Shaw was a very invisible Interestingly I dont see Kevin Pringle anywhere. With a small c. Which means that the beneficiaries of theis small-c timidity are the Scottish Labour Party. Massive development this, when you think of the implications. He could not remember if any of the guests were carrying any injuries, and could not say whether any guest was drunk. If she is in cahoots with Sturgeon then surely she will provide answers that agree with Sturgeons events even if that means lying. Despite having worked for BBC Scotland, been the political editor of the Scottish Daily Mail and now being the First Ministers personal spokesman and special adviser, the only photograph weve been able to find of him is this one, keeping some interesting company before the indyref. Her conclusions and recommendations are hardly surprising: more women in high-profile positions, a softening of language and the political rhetoric that many women (and men!) The men standing behind AS, JD and LL have impossibly small heads in comparison to their feet and the man on the right of the back row looks as if he is hovering above the floor. Those who openly support Sturgeon are as bad as those who realise the gravity of the situation, yet say and do nothing. Alec Prentice says the Crown has no objections to the proposed change to the order in order to clarify the situation. I also see Liz Lloyd and a bunch of blokes. [42] Marks trial took place on the 7th of January 2021 where he was acquitted after the Court ruled there was no case to answer. Your choice of course but you dont get refunded your legal costs even if found innocent (or no case to answer). It remains unclear where Miss Sturgeons husband, SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, was during this meeting in his home although the First Minister insists he was not present and was not informed about what was discussed. But as youre reading this, the High Court is hearing a legal challenge that could blow all that obstruction to smithereens. The man behind him has an enormous head in relation to those much nearer the camera. ALISON Youre right and also never underestimate in this debacle its not even a double cross more like a heptagon cross! These women have not been let down. That is just re-smearing Alex Salmond by the back door. Even taking into account the bright lights to the left, the light and shadows (or lack of) on some individuals dont make any sense and the proportions and resolution are not right across the image. deputy director of European affairs for (say)the Earth Institute or Brookings or a health related pandemic thinktank/forecasting unit. We all risk our freedoms otherwise. Date of pic so important I think they married in 2011 and divorced in 2014? In her weekly column in The Scotsman yesterday, Dempsie, a former special adviser to First Minister Alex Salmond, declares: "Cybernat. And last (for now) but not least, has anyone informed the Crowd Fund agency that the SNP utilised for the Fund raiser I suspect the SNP may have breached their rules and regs. But it is far more rare for their current boss to express that type of anger in front of them. 11 February, 2021 at 11:20 am They divorced last year. It looks favourable to me. In addition, Miss Sturgeon is also at risk of losing the support of those who signed up to the SNP with the sole objective of demanding a second independence referendum a group which includes some MPs and MSPs and is becoming increasingly restless. Not sure if someone here can remember. A former aide to Alex Salmond has launched a bid to succeed her old boss in his north-east seat at Holyrood, it can be revealed. Tells him to convince Committee. I have a deep mistrust of Scots who take honours from the the British Establishment. They seem to be saying theres nothing in the court order to stop publishing by the committee or anyone else that its primary purpose is to protect complainers. Its not abundantly clear to me what it is. SHOCK. The average man is more likely to be enthused by this stuff than the average woman. While he refused to dispute the version of events provided by Mr Aberdein, a personal friend who shares his love of Aberdeen Football Club, Mr Nicolson accused Mr Salmonds aides whom he notably referred to as the other side of a vendetta against Miss Lloyd, citing a reference in an opinion piece by a political journalist suggesting that Mr Salmond is looking for blood and that Miss Lloyd is ominously high on his wanted list. Im first and foremost a democrat. The alarm bells should be ringing.. Instead they are still trying to catch Alex Salmond. them. Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2023. In the case of more negative or problematic articles, she will often set off her top attack dogs led by chief of staff Liz Lloyd, a confrontational Geordie who is Miss Sturgeons loudest defender to dispute the story and try to ensure no other media, particularly the BBC or the Press Association news agency, decide to follow it up. Surely a public statement of the truth by him would clear things up! She could be found guilty of wrongdoing over the details she provided about her secret meetings with Mr Salmond over the Scottish Governments investigation. Why didnt the Parliament petition the court themselves on the basis that the current order is hindering their inquiries into what went wrong? This farce of an inquiry is now at rock bottom. Lady Dorian asks for the Advocate Deputes view on the proposed change to the order. https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-17-01355/. Dont worry, my close personal friend Facundo tells me that the Spectator will deliver today. Off-camera came the audible respose that she could name them. Yeah the women were so badly failed what a pile of shit. Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned springs to mind for some reason. 3 for Alex Salmond. Vestas, Bob Mack, it was reported during the trial that C was an SNP politician.. @Alison Now shes getting to the problem Lady Dorian asks if the committee could not just redact what they published, or just consider the material without publishing it? If I remember correctly he cant be asked about anything they havent already published, or if in the public domain in full they cant redact that, am I right? But such is the state of the SNP in terms of membership loyalty and the cult of personality that I think I would be in a minority on that., He added: We are heading for trouble and the party membership dont realise it they are in a state of denial. In 1999 Duncan Hamilton had a brief encounter with Jane Smith (daughter of the late Labour leader). The head of Rape Crisis Scotland is a disgrace and in a proper world should be sacked for the comments theyve publically made. Is Alex Salmond in reality thick as mince but just as good at fooling all of us, as the people now turning against him were as good at fooling him? We are subjected to a government and judiciary of the very worst kind, while the MSM simply look the other way. Increasingly, Kyiv seems, Ukraines drone war on Russia could backfire. One of the many things I dont get is why Sturgeon and Swinney are so keen for Liz Lloyd not to appear. Achnababan says: Itx your rights she is trying to protect. When Kevin Pringle wasnt around to sign off a press release you sent it to Nicolson, so Pringle rated him. Revealing her bid last night, Ms Dempsie said: It has been an honour to be encouraged to stand in Aberdeenshire East and after careful consideration, last week I confirmed to the SNP constituency association that I will take part in the selection process for the Scottish Parliament election in 2016.. The search to recover debris from the Challenger disaster in 1986 also resulted in the discovery of 13 shipwrecks, two lost airplanes and 25 kilos of cocaine. Kiwilassie says: Beyond that, all fingers point to Finance Secretary Derek Mackay, a man who appears to have been working to improve his image and delivery style. There is a huge choice. But the First Ministers focus should be on independence she shouldnt be involved in any tit-for-tat and the people working for her shouldnt be getting involved in that. Add Sturgeons admiration for Kissinger, Clinton and Lagarde and her very iffy foreign policy stance and you see a bigger picture. In May 2020 Scottish prosecutors charged journalist Mark Hirst for comments he made arising from the Alex Salmond trial. Weber Shandwick Scotland has announced that it is to appoint the special advisor to First Minister Alex Salmond to a senior position within its Public Affairs arm. I have seen this repeatedly in the questioning at the Inquiry. Martin Compston, Alex Salmond, Patrick Harvie and Alan Cumming at the launch of the Yes campaign Jennifer was only seven when her two older brothers were almost killed in a car crash with a fire . Its high level and theres nothing obviously incorrect except the claim of Sturgeon that Salmond tries to get her to drop the investigation. To be fair, Salmond can do the retail side of politics. She will return triumphantly to Holyrood to address the assembly of wee people that still gather there, rather forlornly, eager faced an hopeful. Yeah, yeah, yeah arguably theyre all at it but for all the conversation its easy to see what the right is doing, any guesses what Alex might be up to with the left? So the SNP/SG have got a former political editor of the Daily Mail AND Murray Foote of The Vow fame working for them? February 27, 2023 new bill passed in nj for inmates 2022 No Comments . ALISON BALHARRY says: Nicola is certainly fully on board with the Blair/Campbell/Tory neocon,US dominated policies represented by the aforementioned illuminati and I am pretty sure that how ever this whole fiasco falls, she will be appointed to some sinecure of international significance, possibly connected to UN, or some prestigious international org. Jennifer Dempsie has entered the contest to succeed Salmond as the SNP candidate in Aberdeenshire East, it emerged yesterday. Totally lost now, like what is even the formal point of it? It was the year of the NATO vote. letters from RapeCrisisScotland (sic) /aka mouthpiece_SNP), and now this SPAD, 11 February, 2021 at 12:50 pm. Me being dopey again, I thought it was an actual physical think, Greek Orthodox style. Uuuuuhu. People know people. @Mike interesting article, thanks. Whether this state of affairs continues well well have to wait & see.. THATS Mrs. Angus Robertson?! But even though nobodys ever voted for him and almost nobody knows what he looks like, it seems he now gets to announce government policy and issue instructions to Parliamentary committees on how they should go about their business. elsewhere on the net but I cannot find it now. What a surprise. Alec probably hasnt told you this, but Im sure he knows hes very fortunate to have you as a great ally, but more importantly, a dear friend. Mr Sillars said that Mr Salmond first started taking an aggressive approach to critics in the party in the early 1990s and, since then, the leader first Mr Salmond and then Miss Sturgeon, has dominated all decision-making. Id imagine the police would/should be interested. Geoff Aberdein gave full and truthful evidence to the committee as he is obliged to do. It was the beginning of a series of events which, if proof were needed, showed that the 30-year friendship between Miss Sturgeon and Mr Salmond was over. So it takes chutzpah for some wee nyaff to pipe up off camera, of course and try to goad a committee that his employer has obstructed every last step of its way into the farcical, futile situation of forcing someone to appear but not letting them talk about any of the relevant facts on pain of prosecution by the massivelycompromised monstrosity and all-round offence against human decency and justice that is the Crown Office. Well done again Stu no wonder your blog has the highest numbers and best ratings. Mr Aberdein also revealed new details of a meeting between Mr Salmond and Miss Sturgeon. I think it is a leaving photo. Was the picture taken on the Ides of March? She campaigned to inherit Salmond's Scottish Parliament seat in Aberdeenshire East [40] but withdrew to focus on her business career. This site will be closed down if there is the slightest excuse. for (i=0;i GREAT NEWS! Suddenly, from being a friendly place full of laid back people, some eccentrics and oddballs and having an almost family feel to it, it seemed to be rammed full of young people in sharp suits and management consultancy types. Suppose it could, crikey I sat opposite him They try again eventually. Or is the order something else? Who are ya.. Who are ya.. Whos that behind the mask?. (Again, there are obviously exceptions to this; again were talking in probabilities and generalities). They are all equally dishonourable. Absolutely not because I have this horrific image of him being fully aroused and lying over me, she told the court. I was genuinely expecting to zoom in on that photo and see Sturgeons special adviser hanging around with Osborne and Murphy! We are subjected to a government and judiciary of the very worst kind, while the MSM simply look the other way. Miss Sturgeon previously insisted she first learned about the complaints at a meeting with Mr Salmond in her home near Glasgow on April 2. Aime Cesaire provided a thoughtful description of the dominant bourgeoisie class, culture and purpose, much of which we see reflected in the activities of our meritocratic elite today, as you so ably describe: ..sadistic governors and greedy bankers, prefects who torture and colonists who flog, not only corrupt, check-licking politicians and subservient judges, but likewise and for the same reason, venomous journalists, goitrous academics, wreathed in dollars and stupidity, ethnographers who go in for metaphysics, presumptuous theologians, chattering intellectuals born stinking out of the thigh of Nietzsche, the paternalists, the embracers, the corrupters, the back-slappers, the lovers of exoticism, the dividers, the agrarian sociologists, the hoodwinkers, the hoaxers, the hot-air artists, the humbugs, and in general, all those who, performing their functions in the sordid division of labour for the defense of Western bourgeois society, try in diverse ways and by infamous diversions to split up the forces of Progress even if it means denying the very possibility of Progress all of them tools of capitalism, all of them, openly or secretly, supporters of plundering colonialism, all of them responsible, all hateful, all slave-traders, all henceforth answerable for the violence of revolutionary action.. Not sure *you* need to prove anything. 11 February, 2021 at 12:39 pm 3. And one source in the party said that a lot of people would want him back but admitted that might be problematic for Miss Sturgeon. Ill be pleasantly surprised if the Spectators application today is successful. ), Counsel for the Spectator is applying for changes to the court order, passed during the Alec Salmond trial, to prevent the identification of the complainers in that case.. As a former SNP candidate in a target seat and indeed a long time on the NEC it is getting embarrassing. Thats a significant gap. Act now, or you will lose your licence on 28 February 2021. For the first time since 2007, some SNP members admit it could be in freefall. February 11, 2021 by, getting her out of it by trying to pre-determine what questions she could be asked, massivelycompromised monstrosity and all-round offence against human decency and justice that is the Crown Office, the High Court is hearing a legal challenge that could blow all that obstruction to smithereens, https://www.gov.scot/publications/special-advisers-july-2018/, https://www.gov.scot/publications/special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-media-meetings-and-expenses-april-june-2019/, https://charlottestpartners.co.uk/kevin-pringle/, https://charlottestpartners.co.uk/andrew-wilson/, https://charlottestpartners.co.uk/about-us/. It appears especially audacious given the immense lengths the Scottish Government has gone to to PREVENT certain people from appearing in front of the Fabiani Fiasco. This could get confusing. I just hope she is on the side of the snp, Is there any hope this depressing shit show will be over any time soon? What was said during the trial will not prevent people with being charged with contempt of court. Sandie Brindley of RCS will be on the Radio Scotland 12:00 lunchtime programme to comment on the Spectator case. https://charlottestpartners.co.uk/kevin-pringle/, Anyone got a view on how the Spectator case is going?. He said: There is a rift in the party and that is happening because we have developed the cult of two personalities over the years. Write by: for months that year but just not sure That pic, Dempsie is cosying right up tae Eck almost as if shes angling for something. I know it exists from personal experience . @Cath No doubt shell give judgement after her holidays some time in June. I imagine the choice of the judge(s) will be crucial. 2007 2014. Keep it up but be careful all this overtime must be tiring xx.
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