I think you might be right. Wolffes bottle has crashed, another liar whos not even good at it hell fall far. Was this man given parliamentary privilege meaning that he could effectively be lying and never risk contempt of parliament? Although she finished second in the constituency vote, she was elected on the SNP's South of Scotland regional list. Ive tried to see the issue from all sides. He previously served from 2011 to 2016 as Lord Advocate, one of the Great Officers of State of Scotland and the countrys chief Law Officer, and as Solicitor General, the junior Law Officer.[3]. With such history of sexually impropriety, Christine Graham is seen there nodding in agreement to slithery Wolffe licking his lips with body language that give much away in the effort to stitch-up Alex Salmond AGAIN. 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. Her main challenger was Scottish Borders Council leader Shona Haslam, who took 12,981 votes for the Scottish Conservatives. In 1984, she graduated from the Edinburgh University again, but this time with a Bachelor of Laws degree. View the profiles of people named Christine Graham. Jeez, what a farce! https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19115502.uk-government-spend-millions-scotland-without-holyrood-say-so-part-levelling-up-agenda/. Very badly reported as Salmond v Sturgeon of course. Brian Doonthetoon you appear to be obsessed with identifying complainers. 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. Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list. Real professionals know how to lie and accept lies properly. We know they were betrayed by their sister, Leslie Evans, who took the material direct to the Crown Agent against their explicit wishes. (From what I have seen and read in the past few weeks, I am definitely not holding my breath.). It would have been closed down and buried (rather like the Board meeting of Anglia Television got buried) and there would have been no defeat for Sturgeon and her gang. Are your links related to the cryptic Twitter message others have linked to, in which a chap called Jason Michael says something very big is about to happen in Scottish politics? Was he aware of what was going on? Yeah, yeah, yeah, Theyre all above reproach. Theyre all lying, corrupt cockroaches, Anonymoose says: Al-Stuart, others have stated upthread that Christine Grahame has benign essential tremor. After graduating, Grahame worked as a secondary teacher of English in a number of schools in Fife and Dumfries and Galloway. aLurker says: I do sincerely hope that if the Scottish Judiciary are still *TRULY* independent of the Executive, there may possibly be a positive result/outcome. 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. In the background Liam Fox and the Tories are talking about intervening. How the fuck did all this horrifying madness happen? Will we get any extra or just 10% of Englands debt again? [5] From 2001 to 2003, she was Convener of the Justice Committee. It was confirmed at that meeting that the Crowns sole concern was one paragraph in its article about the former First Ministers ministerial code submission. So, was he basically telling us that the only interest the COPFS ever had in all this was to mutilate Mr Salmonds and Aberdeins evidence to stop the public knowing that Sturgeon breached the ministerial code? By this time next week, I expect Nicola Sturgeon to be gone and the reputation of Scotland internationally demands this happen now. Cant stop staring at Tom Arthurs tie. A day of reckoning is definitely coming and posts like yours can help to secure a proper outcome. 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. Try every dirty legal trick in the book. By insisting on post publication redaction of paragraphs which name only one woman other than the FM, will the professional and independent law officer involved, who allegedly acted without the approval of the Lord Advocate, be prosecuted for contempt of court by effectively identifying a complainant? Probably tin-hattery but was a thought that crossed my mind. 1,117,365 Comments, Wings Over Scotland Powered by WordPress Does anyone know? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeenshire_East_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)#Election_results. I watched the whole thing live. The Crown Office appears to be doing a great job of bringing it into disrepute. Is it just me or is LA Wolffe diminishing in width like a burst balloon? If you want justice in this country fuck lawyers, HIRED THUGS are cheaper, more reliable, and amazingly, more honest. 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. Christine Graham has been working as a Executive Assistant at J. Hillis Miller Health Center for 8 years. I am angry and despondent: I may never see my nation free in my lifetime. I have been privileged to represent the people of Midlothian and the Borders for 22 years in the Scottish Parliament. This is very serious. Christine Grahame MSP @CGrahameMSP MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. 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? Crown Office is corrupt and incompetent. Unless, of course the Clown Office, Clown Agent and head clown the Lord Advocate misrepresent even more laws AND the judicial statement from last week by Lady Dorrian YET AGAIN. Wolffe also appeared to be reading all his answers from his folder. Grahame says that she is listening to the debate. To the need for a genuine separation of powers. Jackie Baillie did at least try to get a straight answer from the slimy slippery Wolffe, but to no avail. Thats what used to go on in Clarence House in the good old days. I wonder at those so cocksure of the SG and its withholding of evidence under the pretence of protecting the alphabet women. It was strange performance. https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/scotland-has-highest-prison-population-rate-per-head-in-western-europe, Scotland also has the highest proportion of probationers under supervision for offences against persons in all of Europe., The number of people in prison is predicted by the Ministry of Justice to rise further, as sentence lengths and custody rates continue to increase.. Just need to be patient for now. Orwell, 1984. Education. Date lodged: Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Result 55 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote, Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Probably wouldnt now though. ", Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 January 2023, "To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with COSLA with regard to the proposals in some local authorities to reduce teacher numbers, given its commitment to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by the end of the current parliamentary session. Going back a wee back today, when Ruth Davidson stated that a judge led inquiry was now needed, I felt that suddenly the ball had moved into the other side of the pitch. Jackie Baillie: It was just a skirmish today; both Nicola Sturgeons Covid Presentation and the Lord Advocates appearance at Holyrood. 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. Dont pretend to consult your notes when there is no conceivable need to do so 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. She has let us down beyond all reasonable measure. "There aren't winners here. My graduate training has included both in-person and. There are excellent lawyers and I suspect that Levy and McRae are amongst them. Within next two weeks. I have absolutely no faith in Scotlands prosecution service. Christine is a 1983 horror film directed by John Carpenter based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Theyre presumably not talking to Salmond at this stage, just about him. So I waited until I heard the evidence and I still wasnt convinced. No other concerns were raised, and no other concerns have been raised subsequently. It is not a universal feature, though, she suggests. She passes the dossier to the police, who refuse it. 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. The reason being that while we are understandably nervous it detracts from the message. [1] Her nomination was confirmed by the Scottish Parliament on 1 June 2016. Nobody had the gumption to ask about the professionalism professional prosecutors who mount malicious prosecutions by their own admission and political prosecutions by any objective estimation. Come home Agent Sturgeon, your job is dome, signed your bosses at MI5. 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. Contact at local office 6 High Street Galashiels TD1 1SD Phone: 07976 596 245 MSPs take part in examining and passing proposed laws (Bills). I hope to work in the public health field. Top of the News. Using her married name, Christine Creech, she was the SNP candidate at the 1992 General Election for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. Bet ya, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ghana-women-sexcrimes-trfn-idUSKCN25315H, WhoRattledYourCage says: The way to force the release of the information from the COPFS which can not be resisted, is simply to pass a one paragraph Act. 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. I read that, looked at it and my gut instinct was to say, THATS A BLOKE. I dont think that there is enough time to go through the electoral commission process before May. MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. Thank you. Rev, you have to be the hardest working Investigative journalist in the uk. James Caithness says: At the 1999 Scottish Parliament election she ran for the Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale constituency. 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. 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. I mean that seriously. I see Johnson is about to bribe local councillors with cash to play with at local level (ignoring Holyrood intervention) Should not Lord Wolffe be charged with contempt. Or could it have been David harvie, the elusive crown agent who used to report to Leslie Evans when she got somebody to give him the unlawful report? Still, the sight of parliaments justice committee convener, who spent 12 years as a civil court lawyer, openly criticising senior leadership, must have been a boon to opponents. It is quite clearly a vexatious intervention presumably intended to manipulate the narrative which Alex Salmond is empowered to deliver. Thats what makes it most galling bacause it is all so needless. Thanks again, Al-Stuart for cutting through the usual crap and exposing a poor wee lassie with problems as being another chancer in the SNP premier league. 6 May 1999 - 5 May 2011. There is no question now but we are in a major constitutional crisis. We have shared heroes and deeply intertwined histories too. Terence A Wildey Other occupants: Did I understand correctly that among all the waffle, lip licking, mumbling and frantically making as he went along, he actually said that the interest of the COPFS in the evidence is now concluded? kindof. 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 Again, back to the nine-year-old, if youre not going to say anything or do anything about it, dont moan. [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]. 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. 24 February, 2021 at 7:26 pm 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.. This is then updated with any changes they provide. At 76, Christine Grahame has become the oldest MSP ever to be elected to Holyrood,winning 19,807 votes. I am not too sure where I actually stand here for I do not really have much information of the person that I first referred to as a nodding donkey. 24 February, 2021 at 5:56 pm Did the letter even go across the Lord Advocates desk before it was issued? 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). We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. With the real Covid costs in the NHS and Furlough type schemes The LA waffle about the redactions being to protect the accusers etc. How did the mass Scottish political and legal car crash get to this level of dysfunction? She has a condition that causes a head tremor. Following his discussion from his legal team, AS is a smart, knowledgeable & courageous man. Exactly the same as the wummin oan her wedding night said tae her man efter seein him naked for the first time, Willie Jay says: In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Grahame held the seat, increasing her share of the vote to 45.1%. Jesus. You see how important Ms 2 and Ms 3 are to the plot. See all of Christine Grahame motions in Parliament. Christine Comizio Jan. 20, 2023. . She cannot help it and it is difficult to treat. One of the best 50 quids I have ever spent Captain. The walls are starting to close in on a few key players. The only thing going south is the taxation on the sale of the oil. In what possible way does the assertion that Sturgeon broke the Ministerial Code have any impact or bearing upon the anonymity of the conspirators? Or they might simply refuse to answer, YET AGAIN. And they examine the work of the Scottish Government. This is a singular event which possibly no-one else in Scotland could have managed. A disgrace, that learned gent trousers a pretty penny .was that performance even worth a penny. At 76, Christine Grahame has become the oldest MSP ever to be elected to Holyrood, winning 19,807 votes. The old grow lonelier, as the young forego their youth and grow lonelier still. He was determined not to give the game away. Do you think its possible that the man is ill? Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP): Official Report: what was said in Parliament, Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), Scottish National Party Leadership Election, Scotlands Hospitality and Brewing Sector, Local Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft], Eddleston Water Project Named UNESCO Ecohydrology Demonstration Site, Congratulations to John McOwan, Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion dHonneur, Asda Extends Cost of Living Support in Cafs and Blue Light Discount, Penicuik Athletic and Football Strips for Malawi. 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. So I found this tiny clip Its sole purpose in doing so is to secure compliance with the order laid down by the court., Willie Jay says: Dont forget this guys responsible for several failed malicious (declared so by a judge) prosecutions which cost this country millions. @Mac Ayeand even a former FM had to crowd-fund to finance it. From what Ive read, over the past couple of months, the first complaint/issue was raised by Ms H (criminal trial). Rhiannon Spear & The Rape Crisis Centre. This is the time of me too, when every man is guilty of rape, and every woman is to be believed. With that said, if the committee or SPCB go to Lady Dorrian/High Court with all of the evicence (which it may or may not get from the Clown Office) and has the judge give opinion on their lawfulness in respect of the criminal trials anonimity order, then that would clear the way for all of this evidence to be published to the inquiry, evidence which is being witheld & buried by the corrupt Clown Office, Clown Agent and the biggest clown of them all the Lord Advocate. Could it be Alzheimers? There is something quite rotten, corrupt, stinking to high heaven about Craig Murrays trial. The pile of evidence is growing so fast that it will take Poirot Sherlock Holmes and miss Marples to get to the bottom of who did what and who authorized it .The scary thing is some of not all will escape any form of prosecutions and some will stay in positions of responsibility in the event of any outcome 24 February, 2021 at 9:43 pm. I think Alex Salmond will be looking-on tonight, pleased that he has had the opposition plan set-out before him. Alex Salmond is due to give evidence on Friday. Both you and Mr Salmond are showing Scotland how the good behave. Im wondering, as we all know the redactions are no such thing. 24 February, 2021 at 9:36 pm SNP ROTTEN AT THE TOP silence is no defence. A question by Liam Fox, answered by the Speaker. 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. About. It is like a sausage machine, whichever government it is. anyhoo, that`s why Saudi nationalised their oil , so all profits stay in Saudi. I didnt believe a word of it. What is Christine Graham's office address? that`s $65,000,000 going south every day. Nicola sturgeon pretty much said she doesnt know who Geoff aberdein is even though shes already said she was in his company at the end of March 2018 and then had him round for coffee a few days later. Its our dear Lawrence and Craig . Above looks interesting , is the press turning? ", Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 December 2022, Asked by: Grahame, Christine, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 November 2022, "To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Lothian and NHS Borders. 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. Lord James Wolffe in particular should be utterly ashamed. The video isnt working, it cuts out at 6 seconds after calls Jackie bailie.. Has it been redacted too? @ Strathy 8:58 pm Skip navigation. What did she do with those two genuine complainants, those two slices of reality about which to burnish her poison? In 2004, Grahame ran as a candidate for deputy leadership of the SNP after deputy leader Roseanna Cunningham entered the contest to replace leader John Swinney. For the benefit of any doubt the Office of the Lord Advocate has a single employee the Lord Advocate. ", See all of Christine Grahame's questions submitted in Parliament, Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Animal Welfare, Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Gardening and Horticulture, Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Older People, Age and Ageing, Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committee, Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Amendment Bill Committee, Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee. In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Grahame won the redrawn seat of Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, defeating former Liberal Democrat finance spokesman Jeremy Purvis. @Willie Jay Top Holyrood seal clapper and nodding dog is Kevin Stewart MSP. Nicky Dreghorn, watching you slander Alex Salmond on your nightly Covid TV With Nicola programme, you actually make me feel physically sick. They get two nibbles. They tend, then, to make cowardly politicians. . Not that I was that interested in what she was saying I switched off to everything she has to say since she fired Mark MacDonald for sending a text. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158265728151374&set=a.10158260397776374&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXel1YRxGLg6PWYe-HKxCjB8KcjJWHb8zyUPs7zQXoitB51gmnBYGr_Xr_nK_ioNfv8NWie4nf0_J-zsQ0PSy1L6NMfO0-Z8f3bTjowdbzDqQ&__tn__=EH-R. You may surmise that but, all I can type is that, I just browse the WWW and post links to what I think will be of interest to readers on WOS. Q. Her concerns were unfounded, they said. I was just getting into the whole Come to Ghana thing from the Ghana tourism authority on twitter, then this kinda threw me: https://twitter.com/FionaSnp/status/1364653197806174211. There we have it ladies and gentlemen and all in between. He did not tell us either if he saw the letter BEFORE or AFTER it was sent. What about Mark Hirst? The current SNP, after the New Labour Blairite model, has become a mostly middleclass enterprise. Ultimately, it is for the parliamentary authorities to determine what they may lawfully publish within the bounds of the order laid down by the court. A week or two at the tops @jeggit Jason Michael. 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 , These people are not here now. If the Lord advocate had been at school and speaking in front of the class, the teacher would have told him to take a seat half way through to save him embarrassing himself any more. Its surely got to the point that the party is part of the problem, not part of the solution. Dr. Christine Graham, MD is a Pediatrics Specialist in Tucson, AZ and has over 17 years of experience in the medical field. I note that the Lord Advocate said that he was not consulted. Might he declare May as a defacto referendum? Is there a country with a Government and Judiciary that actually work going spare? The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. My bet is on the MI5 crown agent. Do we honestly not have any better sex offenders at all the Lord Advocate and COPFS could go after? Got to say Im kinda impressed with Jackie Baillie here. I have it on impeccable authority that she was not merely not a very good lawyer, she was absolutely dire, almost unemployable; probably another reason that she hates Joanna Cherry. 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 . Is my first impression that you are a genuine bloke, attempting to shine light in dark corners totally wrong? 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. 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! For the record, we thought youshould see what the Scottish Parliament considers to be the appropriate treatment of an Urgent Question. The encouraging thing was that Ruth Davidson called for a judge-led criminal inquiry in to this shambolic affair.