Her concerns were unfounded, they said. Both, in fact, appear very, very nervous. I know. 24 February, 2021 at 5:56 pm 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 Is Lord Wolffe incompetent, I have no idea. Having said that, I felt awful and I couldnt study after it. Those who dared loan a book out and then leave it untouched for hours on end similarly felt the ire of a determined Ms Grahame. Christine Grahame (formerly Creech; born 9 September 1944) is a Scottish politician who served as a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2016 to 2021. He cannot be seriously expecting us to believe that being the head of COPFS and his neck on the line on this that he did not scrutinised that letter in detail before it was handed over to the committee. It speaks volumes about the quality of the opposition in Hollyrood. These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. Biology, B.A. It has crossed my mind that Mulholland may have been playing a long game. Constituency report for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. Probably wouldnt now though. Is there a country with a Government and Judiciary that actually work going spare? Galashiels TD1 1SD. Christine Grahame 'relieved and excited' to hold seat for SNP He did tell me things I can't discuss with you. 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. Breeks says: What about Carig Murray? Im knackered just reading about it. Christine D. Graham, M.D. Something happening all right. Lets bear in mind that the COPFS represents the crown and this is a situation where both the government and the COPFS are under intense public scrutiny, accused of abusing of power to deliberately suppress evidence and render a parliamentary committee useless. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Supported by: Paul Sweeney Only explanation that fits his response. Ive always struggled with puzzles. Trackback: trackback from your own site. Thank you. I note that the Lord Advocate said that he was not consulted. Dont forget this guys responsible for several failed malicious (declared so by a judge) prosecutions which cost this country millions. Paul Wynn Jan. 12, 2023. Ive had the pleasure of watching many members of the legal profession undertaking court work prior to my retirement. I know when Bill Aitken chaired justice, he moaned that they had no time for inquiries and over the years, the Justice Committee has less and less time to do them. Englands National news proclaims an extra 400 million for The significance is that if Alex Salmond had been charged by the police, the judicial review would be sisted. Big Jock says: The SNP leadership appears to be without any integrity whatsoever. Interesting that even the BBC is, after months of pretty much ignoring this, now giving it proper attention: It was the lead story on Radion 4s P.M. programme tonight. A Great Man among the political tiddlers in Holyrood. And now its going to be the gift that keeps on giving. It is/was a trial in name only. One day I found his bleeper, we used to have pagers, and if you clicked his pager it was Liberal Democrat whip messages to Liberal Democrats that said, Donald Gorrie in Evening News, do not respond, Donald Gorrie in Scotsman, do not respond, Donald Gorrie speaking to The Herald, do not respond, if STV phone about what Donald Gorrie said, do not respond. Even at age nine, Christine Grahame didnt stay silent for long when she deemed something was wrong. (In 2007 Alex Salmondde-politicised the post and excluded the then-Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini, from Cabinet meetings. Im sure he can throw money about and just mark it down as Covid Costs. If she goes he goes. My mum is a sufferer. It takes neck of a particularly dodgy brass to claim the COPFS is formed by professionals when he was forced recently to tender an apology (although many thought it should be his resignation) because those professionals have costed us tens of millions of pounds in malicious prosecutions. Grahame joined the Scottish National Party in 1970. That the COPFS only intention on this was to protect the identity of the accuser is simply not credible. By this time next week, I expect Nicola Sturgeon to be gone and the reputation of Scotland internationally demands this happen now. Contempt of democracy and contempt of a nation. Thats what used to go on in Clarence House in the good old days. Using her married name, Christine Creech, she was the SNP candidate at the 1992 General Election for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. Fundamentally, what is at issue is an order by the High Court handed down to protect the anonymity of complainers. A higher prison population is historically typical of countries under colonial domination. The problem with trotting out all that spiel about Law Officers doing the duty all the time, is that its coming from a Lord Advocate who has presided over malicious prosecutions of private individuals, and didnt resign. Christine Grahame's office in Galashiels Grahame joined the Scottish National Party in 1970. If she walks, her career in politics is over. I think you might mean Christine Grahame? When I did my first Summary-only court cases in Wales 40-odd years ago I was told; At Westminster, its normal to have some backbenchers, particularly ex-Cabinet ministers who become real bombshells when thrown, so I think it is very important to do that. Does this mean that COPFS has been chancing their arm with that letter hoping Fabiani and co would be intimidated by it and remove the publication? Whats going on in Ghana? Did I hear bodies being thrown under a bus by Wolfie? Whether she has actually nodded in the video, I am not sure because I have not watched it. Governments tend to think weve got four years in or five years in this time, we must get this through. For the record, we thought youshould see what the Scottish Parliament considers to be the appropriate treatment of an Urgent Question. (More), Stats: Christine Graham - People Directory - 192.com 200 Results for Christine Graham Please use the search above if you cannot find the record you require. At 76, Christine Grahame has become the oldest MSP ever to be elected to Holyrood, winning 19,807 votes. 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. We know they were reluctant to go to the police. Well known for being on the winning side of every political debate and well in touch with the average voter. but McDonalds is open. The entire interlude in the chambers proceedings was a complete waste of everyones time, producing no information of any value or truth. This is his site & comments as such put him in Jeopardy. 24 February, 2021 at 8:48 pm. "[20] A month later, Grahame arranged a second meeting with the prisoner, Megrahi. Starts to make sense why Lloyd has been prevented from giving testimony under oath. A general characteristic of middle class people is they are always shitting themselves about one thing or another. As someone here said, let your enemies destroy themselves. https://twitter.com/Jeggit/status/1364674843245953031. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Theyre all above reproach. Although understandably it can be a bit disconcerting if you arent aware if whats going on. Thats it., 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. Its our dear Lawrence and Craig . In line with our commitment to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030, Ford will become the What legal firm would touch her, and she wasnt a very good lawyer anyway. She contested Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale at the 2003 and 2007 elections, coming within 1,000 votes of victory on both occasions and being subsequently elected on the regional South of Scotland list. NS, the LA, LL and LE should all just resign now and let Scotland get on with Independence process. Joan Hutcheson SNP Conference Committee. His hands are so bleached by the dye of this evidence Im surprised he doesnt glow during the day let alone at night. Christina R. Graham (Pitts) is a Family Nurse Practitioner in Farmville, VA. . Education. He will have an answer ready & close LF of at the pass & continue to impart the information for us all to hear. Same as her boss. Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party, "BBC NEWS | Election 2007 | Scottish Parliament | Election Result: South of Scotland", "Election 2011 Scotland Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale", "Ken Macintosh chosen as Holyrood presiding officer", "MSPs: Cross-Party Groups: Animal Welfare", "North-east MSP gains new role in Scottish Parliament", "Lewis Macdonald elected temporary Deputy Presiding Officer", "Midlothian MSP takes a trip on new railway", "SNP councillors and MSP embroiled in feud over Great Tapestry of Scotland", "Great Tapestry of Scotland's Tweedbank business case examined", "Borders councillors being advised to pick Galashiels to host Great Tapestry of Scotland", "Council ditches Tweedbank to give Gala the Great Tapestry", "Christine Grahame: Al-Megrahi is home. Following his discussion from his legal team, AS is a smart, knowledgeable & courageous man. Like the overwhelming majority of people Nicola Sturgeon unquestioningly bought into #MeToo propaganda which erases the fact that a full third of *current* domestic violence victims in UK and Australia (& broadly speaking across western democracies) are MEN. Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website. The date of their initial statement was 17 May 2021. I have often wondered if she suffers from a form of Parkinsons? They look at each other and ask .Do you think there might be any others?. Your kind is extinct. Sturgeons statement that because you are found not guilty, that doesnt mean you are innocent will come back to haunt her. This is without doubt one of the weakest performances I think Ive ever seen by a senior member of the legal profession. It will be a hard lesson to digest. I cannot see how he could be liable to any action civil or criminal if he had to comply with such an order. Are you giving us a clue as to Jason Michaels mystery happening? I dont think that will work and I think the independence movement will be their victim. They will be told harrowing tales about Ms 1. Now, I may be wrong, but arent a lot of the Scottish legal profession pals of Murdo and the watp crowd. Ms 1 fears that this may be an opportunity for Alex Salmond to get back into Hollyrood. Bob Mack says: How did the mass Scottish political and legal car crash get to this level of dysfunction? The problem with trotting out all that spiel about Law Officers doing the duty all the time, is that its coming from a Lord Advocate who has presided over malicious prosecutions of private individuals, and didnt resign, advised the Scottish Government on a botched Complaints protocol, appears to operate double standards in who will be threatened with Contempt of Court proceedings, repeatedly obstructs the production of evidence and information germane to the Inquiry, and steadfastly refuses to address the patent conflict of interest with his cabinet post and his independent capacity. Got to say Im kinda impressed with Jackie Baillie here. I used to think it was just some of the gang well most of them over the wall in La la Land that were a bit loopy now I know where they get it from ,The message from the top is stick with the SNP or you will jeopardise a vote for Independence fk me ok when , where and when is this just round the corner event likely to happen do I need to put it in my diary ,circle it on the calendar ,write its my forehead , She cannot help it and it is difficult to treat. Grahame is a supporter of the political organisation Republic, a campaign to replace the British Monarchy with an elected head of state. It is not a universal feature, though, she suggests. Can anyone supply anything more in pursuit of this possible Hereld clue concerning who made the decision? Clearly comfortable The Crown has her back. Political Holdings Limited document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Time for Michael Matheson to live up to his motto of smart on crime. They will be told how she needs their support. I just keep thinking, this must go deeper and be more insidious than we think, for them to keep digging the hole deeper, and deeper. How is then there were another 10,000 new cases of the virus in the 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. Oh dear, I do not know what to say regarding my previous comment about Christine Grahame. 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. Christine Grahame MSP @CGrahameMSP MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. 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. I do wonder if as Sturgeons leadership fall into dissaray followed by her inevitable resignation if Boris might look at this as the ideal time to offer a referendum? Although it was undoubtedly a skirmish, we can tell that neither Sturgeon or Wolffe are confident. To date, the case [for abolition] has not been proven beyond reasonable doubt, she says. If the committee and/or the SPCB fail in getting evidence from the Clown Office then the publication of the documents which Craig Murray seeks is of extreme importance to everyone in Scotland who believes that it is fair and just that the soveriegn people of Scotland are given full rights to defend themselves unhindered by the spheres of the Scottish Government (including COPFS) and the Scottish Parliament. These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. Second time round, she was more alive to the privileged opportunity that attending university entailed. ", Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 January 2023, "To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Borders and NHS Lothian. Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 1 March 2023, "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing legislation in Scotland similar to the UK Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill. I am sure that he will want to take the opportunity in answering my next question to go back and cover the stuff that he did not answer before. He is a government minnister, he is also the head of the Clown Office. But the animal is not Alex Salmond. What he did not say is who wrote the letter. They oppose the proposed HCB, TRA extremism and self ID, they want immediate action on independence. We have shared heroes and deeply intertwined histories too. TBH what he said was no answer to any of the questions. We are a very small parliament with therefore a small number of backbenchers so we dont have the same kind of freedom of thought across all the parties that they have at Westminster. See all of Christine Grahame motions in Parliament. I wonder how much Nicola or Leslie or Liz or Peter etc will raise in their first fundraiser. Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage. TNS2019 says: 24 February, 2021 at 5:37 pm Democracy is fragile. Wolffe also appeared to be reading all his answers from his folder. 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. Which is why they cant afford for us to be independent. Brian Doonthetoon says: Christine Grahame - Wikipedia Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): "No strikes. James Caithness says: It was strange performance. 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. Was that why the Lord Advocate took care to stress that he did not draft the letter, and that senior prosecutors act autonomously? An untrained dog, taken in by a neighbouring family, was jumping up on local children. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. Dont cling to the lectern as if you are drowning One can`t help that Sturgeon and co are loosing control of the situation. Bring it on. I know people who feel differently in different political parties about issues which their party has taken a line [on] but they dont speak out and thats a problem.. Following the 2016 election to the 5th Scottish Parliament, Grahame was elected Deputy Presiding Officer. Youll notice her in the chamber quite a lot now youve seen her once. I had absolutely no idea of that ladies affliction. makes his spout bull shit until those present are comatose. English Schools. He appears to have lost a lot of weight too. Log In. So maybe their questioning wasnt as lame as it might appear. Aided by the thousands of Wingers, who have to be the most knowledgeable collection of bloggers anywhere in the world. Wonder if he made a mistake there somehow. (You just never know what you might find out when you log in to WoS, but you can *always* be assured it is *ALL* good!). Has no one mentioned to them, their cover up has not worked? I suspect you have misdescribed me. Spanish, University of Nevada, Reno; 2006, M.D., University of Nevada School of Medicine kindof. on the fake Scottish news? They both know it is the end-game now.