| Topic: Police investigation into the SNP |
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| 1. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 4th May 2023. 13:48 It`s all gone very quiet hasn`t it? Is anyone else surprised that, after almost two years, Police Scotland have apparently still not unearthed enough evidence to press criminal charges of misappropriation of funds? Today I see the first doubts about the investigation being expressed in the mainstream media. The Daily Record have an article by Murray Foote, the former SNP communications chief who resigned over the shambolic release of the party`s membership numbers, considering the possibility that there will be no case to answer. He draws parallels with the wrongful pursuit for fraud of those involved in the purchase of Rangers which ended up with costs in excess of £50m. He thought the `optics` of the police raid on the Murrells` house and SNP HQ were a bit over the top and doubts that people of the character of Peter Murrell or Colin Beattie would be involved in anything fraudulent. My own reservations about the whole affair stem from the fact that the previous auditors issued unqualified reports on the SNP`s accounts right up to 31 December 2021 which seems incompatible with any misappropriation of funds going on. Imagine the Tories` reaction if no charges arise! They`ll be livid that so much public money will have been wasted, won`t they? Reply |
| 2. Author: Buspasspar Date: Thu 4th May 2023. 17:55 Divide and Conquer wee eck .. The quislings will be beside themselves We are forever shaped by the Children we once were Reply |
| 3. Author: Andrew283 Date: Thu 4th May 2023. 18:59 Compare Police Scotland response to a political party potentially fraudulently buying a mobile home vs the Mets response to £54,000,000,000 in Tory party Covid fraud. Pathetic Reply |
| 4. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Fri 5th May 2023. 11:04 Moray Council making ripples I see🤔 But that`s alright their Tories!🤔😎 Reply |
| 5. Author: red-star-par Date: Tue 16th May 2023. 18:56 I see this is top story on the Scottish news again tonight. It`s quite right that there is some scrutiny and if anything untoward has happened that people are called to account. It`s also very good timing the the Torys obtained details of a possible delay into the Police Warrant and are making a big song and dance about today. I`m sure that it`s purely coincidental that what was the big news story, about Tory and royal donor Javad Marandi, this morning, is now no longer important and is hidden away now in the politics section of the BBC App. Hopefully the same level of investigation into Tory Party donations and funds gifted to the royal family`s charities is carried out, as it seems as though there is little in the way of Anti Money Laundering being carried out on their donors, and very little investigation into it when it is discovered BBC News - Javad Marandi: Tory donor`s link to massive money laundering probe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61264369 Reply |
| 6. Author: wee eck Date: Tue 16th May 2023. 19:39 There`s no doubt the opposition parties, and the Tories in particular, just want to keep this story in the public eye even if there`s nothing much to add. The media will play ball of course by giving any answer to a FOI request publicity. Reply |
| 7. Author: Parboiled Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 10:05 Ex Glasgow police Chief Superintendent says search warrant delay of two weeks “stinks to high heaven” In his 30 rears service it was normal for warrants to be granted within hours, even if very late at night or very early morning. Any hitches resolved in no more than a day. Urgency was of course required because of the danger of tip offs… This is honkier than a kit bag of sweaty jockstraps festering in the hold of the away game team bus ! Reply |
| 8. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 13:04 I bow to your knowledge of sweaty jockstraps. I`m sure someone else with knowledge of the procedures involved in obtaining a search warrant said the timescale was quite normal. Reply |
| 9. Author: Tenruh Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 13:31 wee eck, Thu 18 May 13:04 [Url]https://wingsoverscotland.com/running-interference/[/url] Reply |
| 10. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 13:45 Do you get a commission for promoting WOS propaganda? Reply |
| 11. Author: Tenruh Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 14:28 wee eck, Thu 18 May 13:45 Do you never feel there`s something lacking in individuals who spend every waking hour on here ? Post Edited (Thu 18 May 14:28) Reply |
| 12. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 15:23 I don`t know anyone who does, - or was that a confession? Reply |
| 13. Author: Parboiled Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 15:45 Does the individual that said the timescale for the warrant was quite normal have 30 years police experience? Or any relevant experience at all? Reply |
| 14. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 16:28 `Sources close to the inquiry` according to the BBC. As it`s a police inquiry presumably that means the source was from the police. A more interesting question is why it was almost two years into the inquiry before the police asked for a warrant? What exactly have they been doing since the inquiry started in 2021? Reply |
| 15. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 18:12 wee eck, Thu 18 May 16:28 DRoss`s wife is a police sergeant I believe?🤔😲🤥 Reply |
| 16. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 19:01 Should he `declare an interest` the next time he asks a question about it? Reply |
| 17. Author: jake89 Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 19:54 Can Brian add something to the forum rules about credible sources. I`ll never read a WOS article as they read like fan fiction. Reply |
| 18. Author: Tenruh Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 21:45 jake89, Thu 18 May 19:54 Suck it up. It only takes one and the clique follows... https://www.vuelio.com/uk/social-media-index/top-10-uk-political-blogs/ https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_political_blogs/ Post Edited (Thu 18 May 21:57) Reply |
| 19. Author: jake89 Date: Thu 18th May 2023. 22:19 Most read doesn`t mean credible. It means it gives people what they want to hear. The most popular paper in the UK is the bloody Daily Mail! Reply |
| 20. Author: Tenruh Date: Fri 19th May 2023. 05:50 jake89, Thu 18 May 22:19 Bit odd though asking the site owner to change the rules because someone is posting a political article on a political forum that obviously sits uneasy with you and no doubt a few others ? A bit controlling I`d say.. Reply |