That the COPFS only intention on this was to protect the identity of the accuser is simply not credible. Just watched Sturgeons soundbite on Sky News, baiting AS with her square-go style. Is this the one we know about, from Lady Dorrian? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeenshire_East_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)#Election_results. If Aberdeins evidence is made public Liz Lloyd is either going to have to take a fall to protect her boss or turn on Sturgeon to protect her career. Social . Christine Graham, MSW is a Social Worker in Long Beach, CA. Breeks says: Until he commented that the section had been redacted to protect complainers. [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. My mother turned to me and says, dont just moan, Christine, phone somebody about it, she recalls. Who does he report to now & is it waffle himself? [9] In April 2020, Scottish Labour's Lewis Macdonald was elected as interim Deputy Presiding Officer in her absence. Even at age nine, Christine Grahame didnt stay silent for long when she deemed something was wrong. Like many of you, I suspect, I grew up with Labour. most oil companies sucking up our oil, (BP,Chrysaor Holdings Limited) are headquartered down south same town as the tax goes. Top of the News. Category Using her married name, Christine Creech, she was the SNP candidate at the 1992 General Election for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. Why have you come to this decision? And I know why [it happened], hes worked very hard on this, everybody has a moment when they get carried away. Mist001 says: Well. In a situation where both the Lord Advocate because of his sitting in cabinet is in disrepute but the crown as represented by COPFS infested with MI5s is also in disrepute, the Lord Advocate becomes the weakest link, the expendable one. Today Salmond scandal stories represent 6 out of the top 7 most read stories on The Herald website. Will we get any extra or just 10% of Englands debt again? The difference is significant. @ Brian Doonthetoon says: After the election, she was reshuffled from chair of the Scottish Parliament's Health committee to Shadow Minister for Social Justice, generally seen by media commentators as an upwards shift. Do you honestly think that with a case that can bring down the First Minister & her coterie and potentially the Scottish Government as as whole, the same person who brought the Lord Advocate & by association the Clown Office back into politics under the government as part of the Scottish Governments Cabinet, that the Lord Advocate would excuse himself in dealing with any of this? And I say that as a non fem female, who never got higher than a 6 on the looks scale and Im fine with it really, really not intending to be bitchy. Come home Agent Sturgeon, your job is dome, signed your bosses at MI5. 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. Real professionals! When I did my first Summary-only court cases in Wales 40-odd years ago I was told; So maybe their questioning wasnt as lame as it might appear. 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. If all these people in Holyrood are as fkn dumb as the ones I have seen over the last few weeks fk me I am up for a place in that fkn Circus whats not to like Free Money for talking shite , Christ my wife says I talk shite every day but I dont get payed lots of cash for it , How do I apply only drawback might be the swearing but I guess I will get used to it l. Does Nicola Sturgeon wear false eye-lashes? It is the latter that has caused most division within and outwith parliament. Christine Graham Profiles | Facebook 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!! In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Grahame held the seat, increasing her share of the vote to 45.1%. She held the position alongside Linda Fabiani from 2016 until 2021. That was Christine Grahame, and although I agree she did appear to be in accordance with Wolffe, Grahame, I think, suffers from Parkinsons. Professional prosecutors and a big compensation division for paying out millions in damages. Would that begin to explain things in a way that made sense? She is also ranked in the richest person list from England. I would like to work to help change the built environment to make it more sustainable and healthier for . For the record, we thought youshould see what the Scottish Parliament considers to be the appropriate treatment of an Urgent Question. I am sure I am not alone in that. Dont forget this guys responsible for several failed malicious (declared so by a judge) prosecutions which cost this country millions. This website contains useful information including details on how to contact me as well as local surveys and information. Preparations had been made since December 2017, when Police Scotland were approached for the first time by Judith McKinnon. As Rev suggested, there was this man who is allegedly an expert in court, always on his brief and quick with his digging for the truth (maybe). Christine Grahame MSP Grahame was the SNP's candidate for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale in the 1992 UK General election, but failed to win the seat. She attained a Scottish Master of Arts degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1965 and gained her Diploma of Education from Moray House College of Education in 1966. Wonderful for a new writer. Grahame, a veteran having been through four parliamentary elections, says she has never held ministerial ambitions and has never felt her freedom to speak up curtailed. How many people are sitting in Scottish jails due to malicious prosecutions? Please dont hesitate to get in touch with me whether you have an issue, a question or even a suggestion you would like to put to me. Could it be Alzheimers? Fair point about Christine Grahames tremor, but in that film with her nodding YES, it was quite clearly well controlled, voluntary and given in agreement to Wolffes waffle at trying to STITCH UP ALEX SALMOND AGAIN. It can be strange, what you find on Tinternet. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Supported by: Paul Sweeney My sincere thanks to Al-Stuart for many enlightening points. Biology, B.A. And he is a weasel. It was just a skirmish today; both Nicola Sturgeons Covid Presentation and the Lord Advocates appearance at Holyrood. I remember being quite a nippy person in the law library if people were talking, says Grahame, who completed a two-year law degree at the University of Edinburgh. They think theyre Franklin D. Roosevelt when actually theyre just lucky. Lord James Wolffe in particular should be utterly ashamed. After reading many explanations about my comments about the member, Christine Grahame, sitting behind the LAs shoulder, I sincerely apologise for my comment. [2], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Di_Rollo. 24 February, 2021 at 8:48 pm. She hands this story to Leslie Evans, who nods gravely and pronounces Mr Salmond guilty as charged. Alex must be proud that you are all out there fighting his corner. "There aren't winners here. [14] Councillors had approved a 6m purpose built visitor centre at Tweedbank Railway Station, however Grahame contested that the business case was flawed and persuaded Scottish Government ministers to investigate this further before releasing the funding required to create it. She has been an MSP since the Scottish Parliament was established in 1999, and has. Might he declare May as a defacto referendum? I cannot see how he could be liable to any action civil or criminal if he had to comply with such an order. An array of evidence is compiled. Christine Graham - Address & Phone Number | Whitepages Where is he now? She later divorced and reverted to her maiden name. Malcolm is, obviously, but there are not so many doing that and, in a way, its because were so small., Chisholm will soon be off too, the former health minister having announced he will step down at the next Holyrood election. Why can we not read that letter and judge for ourselves? Rhiannon Spear. Thanks for that, SD, I wasnt aware of this condition. And he is innocent", "Megrahi desperate to see his family, says MSP", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christine_Grahame&oldid=1137959200, Members of the Scottish Parliament 19992003, Members of the Scottish Parliament 20032007, Members of the Scottish Parliament 20072011, Members of the Scottish Parliament 20112016, Members of the Scottish Parliament 20162021, Members of the Scottish Parliament 20212026, Deputy Presiding Officers of the Scottish Parliament, Female members of the Scottish Parliament, People educated at Boroughmuir High School, Articles with dead external links from November 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2014, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 07:54. A fishing expedition ensues. For a little over eight minutes, the Lord Advocate was allowed to ignore and avoid a series of questions put to him regarding the abjectly corrupt Crown Offices recent interference with the work of the Fabiani inquiry by redacting evidence which in no way identified anyone as a complainer in the trial of Alex Salmond. The other problem I have is the assertion that the redacted evidence is necessary to protect the anonymity of the conspirators, but when comparing the full text with the redacted version, this is patently untrue. Hail Alba. Tuesday we take the wheelie bins out.. Apart from that, Im sure the superior intellect and years of sword-crossing with genuine political heavyweights will ensure Mr Salmond has more than a few aces up his sleeve I expect Scotlands former First Minister to take Sturgeon to the cleaners. Looking back now I see it was much more of an investment. How is then there were another 10,000 new cases of the virus in the So we have to get our message out in those terms. Someone leaks the report to the Daily Record. Im wondering if there is any other link between Nicolas office and the copfs which would allow Lord Wolffe to say I didnt touch it. He never did 24 February, 2021 at 5:56 pm 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. He did not tell us either if he saw the letter BEFORE or AFTER it was sent. You know, our marvellous First Minister is obsessed with bringing more women into Scottish politics. With the real Covid costs in the NHS and Furlough type schemes analysis, corruption, disturbing, investigation, scottish politics, video I have often wondered if she suffers from a form of Parkinsons? "[25], Grahame has two sons and is a grandmother. So *was* Geoff a complainant? I think the vernacular word for him would be the Lord Scum Bag. Twitter Jeggit. It seems the Dear Leader has taken a sledgehammer to ours for the sake of her own personal vendetta, and theyre no longer fit for purpose. Only explanation that fits his response. Your kind is extinct. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. He was determined not to give the game away. Christine Grahame Profiles | Facebook Date lodged: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Katy Clark, Rhoda Grant, Richard Leonard, Michael Marra, Pauline McNeill, Carol Mochan, Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney Christine Grahame is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. 6.1.1, The world's most-read Scottish politics website, Posted on Grahame says that she is listening to the debate. Her first experience of higher education two decades earlier had been something of a daunting experience. ?If youre a man, youre the last man. Again, back to the nine-year-old, if youre not going to say anything or do anything about it, dont moan. To Parliament. Christine Graham's office is located at 5301 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612. Ive waited patiently for the SG to release the relevant documents. She was nominated for the post by Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2016 as part of the formation of the Second Sturgeon government, following the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. The harrassment enquiry was the lead item on ITV news at 10 tonight. Date lodged: Monday, February 27, 2023, Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater, John Swinney She is dangerous in the same way that Trump was dangerous. Does this not perhaps help to explain why Scotland has the highest prison population rate per head in Western Europe, with 150 people held in prison for every 100,000 of the population? The whole thing was a ridiculous spectacle no matter what. Millions for extra schooling in England Someone mentioned a few weeks ago that the Electoral Commission had a registration for a new party in Scotland, but nobody seemed to know who was behind it..I forget the name that was used.. @Brian Doonthetoon says: 24 February, 2021 at 9:43 pm. Surely that would have sunk his boat instead of asking questions that have an infinite get out Claus. I want to ask the Lord Advocate about the meeting that was held between Levy & McRae and the Crown in advance of the hearing with Lady Dorrian. ", Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 January 2023, "To ask the Scottish Government when it last spoke to NHS Lothian and NHS Borders. [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]. that JB also name checks? Her main challenger was Scottish Borders Council leader Shona Haslam, who took 12,981 votes for the Scottish Conservatives. Gut reaction thats a bloke. It is perhaps time that untidy bastard Wolffe did some poridge. LeBay Daughter - Died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Brian Doonthetoon says: More to the point, it reveals a darker side of the matter and conspiracy is too light a description. Professional, independent upholders of due process, which has so many safeguards to help prevent any travesties of justice and democracy merely humble profferors of sage professional advice in this instance but its heehaw to do with us anymore were so over it. I wonder whether Spear feels the same way about men who threaten corrective r*pe of one of her erstwhile colleagues, or is that all right for her? test in court its ability to publish all Salmond evidence. Her office accepts new patients. Whether she has actually nodded in the video, I am not sure because I have not watched it. Several attempts later, still cant get your clip to play Rev and I see nothing on YouTube as you said. SCOTLANDS prosecution service is to be ordered to release material Alex Salmond claims will show he was the victim of a high-level plot to destroy him. Here is the register for Christine Grahame. Just watched Dougie three jobs Rosss party political broadcast on behalf of the tory party, what an embarrassment, no policies, all about the SNP and the damage that Indyref 2 would cause. A shepherd's daughter, her father travelled for work, so her formal education was limited. In the criminal trial, Ms Hs testimony was trashed because two defence witnesses testified that she wasnt at the dinner, after which the alleged offence took place. This is a singular event which possibly no-one else in Scotland could have managed. The old grow lonelier, as the young forego their youth and grow lonelier still. The LA waffle about the redactions being to protect the accusers etc. These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. I think you might mean Christine Grahame? Why have we heard nothing about / from her until now? Any pain that might be brought by our Independence is of a nothing in comparison. Now I have concerns that access to justice for some people means just getting their case into court and I do not think court is therapy, I do not think that a rape or sexual assault victim getting into court and then a jury turning round and finding someone not guilty, acquitting them or not proven, will make them feel any better, I think it will make them feel worse, thats my take. The lines are being drawn up: on their side are the Sturgeonista loyalists, the sophomiric woke Wahhabis, the grey suited Charlotte Street SPADs and those dependent on the SNP for funding for their quango or the prospect of sinecures as long as they remain on message. Police Scotland were pressurized to open an investigation. The current SNP, after the New Labour Blairite model, has become a mostly middleclass enterprise. They look at each other and ask .Do you think there might be any others?. (In 2007 Alex Salmondde-politicised the post and excluded the then-Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini, from Cabinet meetings. Did anyone notice he was turning the pages of his folder from back to front? Now we learn that they were instructed by the Lord Advocate, or by something acting through the offices of the Lord Advocate, to make their statements to the police. Surely not. This is very serious. I watched the whole thing live. 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. Text relay calls welcome. This is then updated with any changes they provide. Grahame has lodged several questions and motions on this in the Scottish Parliament[23] and continues to be involved with campaign groups on the matter. Some days she can hardly get going, other days shes twitching all over the place. The move drew some criticism from commentators and fellow MSPs, however on the BBC Radio Good Morning Scotland programme, Grahame stated: "I'm earning and working for my constituents far more than if I sit hypocritically in the chamber watching a monarch for an institution I do not support. This really is the sort of thing the CIA gets up to in South America. Jackie Baillie did at least try to get a straight answer from the slimy slippery Wolffe, but to no avail. Sorry Brian and indeed other SNP members, but I just cant fathom why any reasonable person, seeing what they see now, can stomach remaining in the party? With pressure, and a slow increase in the number of charges, the police did open an inquiry. Is my first impression that you are a genuine bloke, attempting to shine light in dark corners totally wrong? In fact, I will qualify that if I may Since we have been in Union (if perhaps unequal) for 300 years, its different. I received a copy of the letter for my information after it had been issued. Does anyone know? The tragedy is this shambles is all of NSs making and will adversely affect, albeit briefly, the cause of independence. One development, though, in her view, is less positive. Dr. Christine Graham, MD - Pediatrics Specialist in Tucson, AZ They must be terrified. They have also lived in Lockport, IL and Farmington Hills, MI. Both, in fact, appear very, very nervous. Because we all know it exists, even Alex Salmonds lawyers know it exists and anyone who was at the criminal trial knows it exists, including the Judiciary! He knows too much and sky are quite happy to run with it, drip feeding it over the last month or so. Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, came out on top with her one-year-old hound Mabel, but the politician was humble in victory. Shes beneath contempt. Christine Grahame MSP Draft Proposal A proposal for a Bill to improve the health and wellbeing of dogs throughout their lives by strengthening the regulation of the activity of breeding, and of selling or transferring puppies, and by establishing a more responsible and informed approach to acquiring and owning a puppy or dog. How the fuck did all this horrifying madness happen? Its all building up nicely; If even a part of what Alex Salmond says is true, it represents an ethical collapse in Nicola Sturgeons Scottish Government, Given that the Scottish Parliament derives its authority from legislation passed in this Parliament, what mechanisms do we have to ensure that the conduct of the Scottish Government does not bring politics in the whole of the United Kingdom into international disrepute?. Nicola and Liz get to hear about this. Grahame is a supporter of the political organisation Republic, a campaign to replace the British Monarchy with an elected head of state. However, I doubt the SP will do so. Whats going on in Ghana? Twitter. Find out how to adopt this simple step into your daily oral health regimen. 24 February, 2021 at 9:29 pm Now, I may be wrong, but arent a lot of the Scottish legal profession pals of Murdo and the watp crowd. who has a neurological condition that causes tremors. Its a trait she kept up on her return to university in the early 80s, this time approaching forty and with two young children at home. 2002, B.S. Fundamentally, what is at issue is an order by the High Court handed down to protect the anonymity of complainers. I do sincerely hope that if the Scottish Judiciary are still *TRULY* independent of the Executive, there may possibly be a positive result/outcome. By this time next week, I expect Nicola Sturgeon to be gone and the reputation of Scotland internationally demands this happen now. Her maternal grandfather was Welsh. https://archive.is/SkBP7/823ea518b2ab80a8f7d851d96f5a80a9276ce2e4.jpg, So wild guess as to Jeggitss next best thing to independence. [1] Her nomination was confirmed by the Scottish Parliament on 1 June 2016. The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. Grahame has named her continued support of this as one of her biggest achievements[12] and said on its opening As someone who has campaigned for the return of the Waverley Line since 1999, it was an absolute privilege to be have finally traveled the length of the journey by rail, and to appreciate our wonderful countryside from a new perspective. Craig Murray should just wire 25 large ones to James matthews because he quite clearly has the aberdein statement, or possibly even an interview lined up. You know how we are supposed to forget the 100 sheer 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. 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. The walls are starting to close in on a few key players. There are excellent lawyers and I suspect that Levy and McRae are amongst them. His hands are so bleached by the dye of this evidence Im surprised he doesnt glow during the day let alone at night. full marks to Jackie Baillie for making him look shifty and evasive, Well done Jackie you are wasted in the Labour party, Ian Spruce says: Rumour of good news imminent on Twitter anyone got anything concrete?? It is/was an exercise to tell certain people, including Craig Murray, To shut the f*ck up! Following yesterdays accusations by AlexSalmond against Nicola Sturgeons govt, I asked the House of Commons what mechanisms we have to ensure that the conduct of the Scottish Government does not bring politics in the whole of the United Kingdom into international disrepute.. She would either have to perjure herself or spill the beans. The other thing that distracted me was her mouth. On reading some seemingly valid points concerning the lady, the alleged excuses for her actions seem to be very much disputed. In line with our commitment to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030, Ford will become the Re Christine Grahame dont know much about her but I do about parkinsons. The campaign about Megrahi, and things like that, have all been important things to do and if nobody else was doing it, I might as well do it. 24 February, 2021 at 9:36 pm another pearl of wisdom SNP 1 and 2 Aye thats worked so eh far anything else , oh yeh forget everything we have seen and heard over the last year or so forget it even happened, forget Nicola Sturgeon stood up in Holyrood and said I will cooperate fully and comply with every requirement and request from this committee everything will be given to them in order for them to successfully complete their work . A wee gype fae Aberdeen. If copfs is responsible for malicious prosecutions then what does this potentially mean for hundreds if not thousands of convictions in Scotlands courts over recent years? Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, came out on top with her one-year-old hound Mabel, but the politician was humble in victory. Ive tried to see the issue from all sides. It beggars belief. In 1984, she graduated from the Edinburgh University again, but this time with a Bachelor of Laws degree. 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. Even more apparently lately. Facebook gives people the. I am not going to get into the substance of the issues, not least because, in doing so, there would be a risk of my breaching the court order. It seems to me that Scots law is incompatible with One Nation Britain and will have to be got rid of at some point. Roland LeBay - Committed suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning. Contact at local office 6 High Street Galashiels TD1 1SD Phone: 07976 596 245 Scotland ought to go alone if ye wish, of course, but enthusiasm carries us away sometimes. Stand Fast! In June 2005, she was elected Honorary President of the Federation of Student Nationalists. And remember, people even politicians are people have busy lives too. So there are a few bloggers dropping hints now. Is this the political protocol in every Parliament in every country, or is it peculiar only to Scotlands? One of Grahame's first actions as an MSP in 1999 was to set up a Cross Party Group to support the work of public petitions on the re-establishment of the Borders Railway[11] which had been closed in 1969 during the controversial Beeching cuts. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. A just cause: Interview with Christine Grahame MSP - Holyrood Website The man is obviously very ill and he is desperate to see his family absolutely desperate to see his family so, whatever it takes, that's the priority. Its our dear Lawrence and Craig . Mind you it used to be ably assisted by the Office of the Solicitor General but thats currently closed, apparently, for reasons. I think the Cabinet Secretary had a good point in going into this, really, and I am not just saying that, I think he had a good point. 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