What legal firm would touch her, and she wasnt a very good lawyer anyway. Although she finished second in the constituency vote, she was elected on the SNP's South of Scotland regional list. My graduate training has included both in-person and. When a leader shows contempt for the people he/she is supposed to represetn, then it is time for that reign to end. I have to assume Stuart Campbell is correct in his comments about Alex Salmond separating both posts while in office if thats the case , both the Lord Advocate and the SNP MSP Arthur have just told blatant lies in their presentation to Parliament, I am always happy to hear your views. NS has shown contempt for our democratic system. I think the comment Roddy Macdonald says: is spot on. Big Jock says: 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? Well. I said a few blog posts back the truth will out. It is not a universal feature, though, she suggests. Dear Me; She can really be really effective when she needs to. Would that begin to explain things in a way that made sense? The thread hands up if youre totally corrupt, wasnt a license to talk about the alphabet women. Find out how to adopt this simple step into your daily oral health regimen. But something is in the air. We know the media works on Salmond v Sturgeon, and it aint gonna change. Without asking awkward questions. Let us also not forget Alistair Carmichael, who set the legal precedent that its acceptable for politicians to lie as long as its political. Im sure that really helped the general integrity levels. 24 February, 2021 at 7:15 pm Was the Crown Agent, David Harvie, consulted? This rhetoric is devastating for womens trust in reporting sexual harassment + abuse.. 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!! Christine Graham - People Directory - 192.com 200 Results for Christine Graham Please use the search above if you cannot find the record you require. All my life I have lived with the pain of english rule. Could she not have taking a few copies of Alex Salmond statements and asked the lord advocate ( after handing him a copy) which part named the alleged victim to which he wanted removed? Is Lord Wolffe incompetent, I have no idea. His performance was an outrage. Any pain that might be brought by our Independence is of a nothing in comparison. What he did not say is who wrote the letter. Has she felt other parties have tried to capitalise on it? I hope this site wont suffer due to you. The Scottish Parliament is being undermined until people hate it and are happy to see the back of it. Her first experience of higher education two decades earlier had been something of a daunting experience. Probably wouldnt now though. NS, the LA, LL and LE should all just resign now and let Scotland get on with Independence process. This is now about democracy and open government. At 2:35 the reference to the order from the High Court. I know. She was a shambling mess in THAT Sophie Ridge interview but looked very cocky today. Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Result 23 for, 93 against, 3 abstained, 10 did not vote, Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Face masks and latex gloves, instead of high heels and summer dresses. Hired mouths, prostitutes of the tongue. Do we honestly not have any better sex offenders at all the Lord Advocate and COPFS could go after? It is unthinkable in a case of this importance that Lord Wolffe would allow this to happen. Since we have been in Union (if perhaps unequal) for 300 years, its different. As for covert operatives, the case of Mark Kennedy comes to mind. I suspect you have misdescribed me. Millions for those unable to export because of Brexit Trackback: trackback from your own site. Im not prepared to make any commitment just now until I see what happens up and through Stage 2 When we were talking about corroboration before we even had the legislation, I said the jury is out to use that awful expression Im not convinced. Or they might simply refuse to answer, YET AGAIN. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Mulholland,_Lord_Mulholland, Francis Mulholland, Lord Mulholland, CBE, PC, QC (born 18 April 1959) is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2016. Billions for new nuclear weapons 24 February, 2021 at 9:43 pm. 6 May 1999 - 5 May 2011. Sits behind Sturgeon to her RHS. He appears to have lost a lot of weight too. The same goes more or less for the High Courthow many of us could have withstood that kind of pressure? Oh good, Guardian columnists. OT Sturgeons statement that because you are found not guilty, that doesnt mean you are innocent will come back to haunt her. I did hear about any extra money for Scotlands schools pro rata A Bill that is introduced in the Scottish Parliament is scrutinised and debated by MSPs. Its a GLOBAL-WESTERN system DESIGNED to FACILITATE false accusations of domestic abuse, driving exaggerated statistics of Violence Against Women & Girls for mainstream media PreCrime amplification, to demonise, dehumanise and *normalise* the courts-judicial criminalisation of men as STANDARD, which is intended to lead to the destabilisation of the family unit and the subsequent *divide and rule* fracturing of multiple societies being gaslight set-up just to be put back down. [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. that JB also name checks? It would be the same tactic (described by Chomsky) used against the NHS and welfare state. So she did. Christine M. Graham's office is located at 2000 Waverly Pkwy, Opelika, AL. Its game over for them. I have been privileged to represent the people of Midlothian and the Borders for 22 years in the Scottish Parliament. This news has been on the WWW for ages but not reported in the MSM. Adjust parties involved and which have constituency or list candidates depending upon which are a approved by the Electoral Commission. Obviously political reporting is most prone to that phenomena, but it also happens in all other reporting, e.g. Social . Jesus. Billions on off shore wind farm project for England. A MSP is forced to stand down, for what is a trivial offense. Latest Tory list of their illegal activities! The Lord Advocate sound an old and honourable title. In 2005 Christine Grahame MSP (an for the SNP) was allegedly shaggging a married Tory MSP and nodding her head saying yes to a different sort of question. 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. I watched the whole thing live. Big girl did it run away!. 10pm ITV News has led with the Sturgeon/Salmond news. She writes their story. 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. This is only the 2nd time Ive watched James Wolfe speak in parliament, the first time was when Ken McIntosh questioned the competence of parliament to pass a bill, I cant remember what bill it was, something to do with the Continuity bill, Its hard to believe that same articulate, congenial, knowledgeable appearing man, is the same contemptuous bumbling wreck in that video at the top of this page. The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. Notwithstanding this fiasco, she is IMHO one of the better SNP MSPs. Breeks says: SC, a great support during her time of illness, along with a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives, and . Of course, the reforms that have dominated the committees most recent deliberations police and fire reform, tribunals, changes to the court system, and the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill are something of an exception. Sturgeon wont resign. Real professionals know how to lie and accept lies properly. It speaks volumes about the quality of the opposition in Hollyrood. Id never campaign shoulder to shoulder with some of the loathsome individuals in the SNP at present. Although it was undoubtedly a skirmish, we can tell that neither Sturgeon or Wolffe are confident. Above looks interesting , is the press turning? [citation needed]. I dont know what her alliances are but I have heard her speak of her condition. These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. Have some respect & consideration for Stuart. Real professionals! These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. Governments tend to think weve got four years in or five years in this time, we must get this through. As a member of 30 years standing, I cant quite believe Im saying that. Everybody knows. You couldnt possibly do that now. I knew that aLurker, but the point I meant (and made badly) was the corporate integrity of COPFS is currently blemished by malicious misconduct and incompetence, which doesnt sit very well with the Lord Advocate blowing sunshine up the arses of Scottish Law Officers. Rev, you have to be the hardest working Investigative journalist in the uk. Alex Salmond hit initially a target of 50k and then I think 100k in about 24 hours if I recall correctly. It has crossed my mind that Mulholland may have been playing a long game. 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. Skip navigation. Amber Rudd: if I were PM, Id fire all the men and have all-female Cabinet. Ms 1 fears that this may be an opportunity for Alex Salmond to get back into Hollyrood. Thank you. Rumour of good news imminent on Twitter anyone got anything concrete?? -. The LA waffle about the redactions being to protect the accusers etc. I simply could not have put it any better at all. My mother turned to me and says, dont just moan, Christine, phone somebody about it, she recalls. It would be helpful to know the process before the letter was issued to the Parliament. I used to have some respect for lawyers, but as the years passed, I got to know a few, had to use a few, or found myself in court or on a jury my respect for the whole thing has long evaporated. Yes, there are animals involved here. Politics has yet to run its course for Grahame, though. Plus all of them stating it is to be treated as a plebiscite. Christine Grahame. Phone: 0131 348 5729 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 Just in time for the May Elections we all saw that coming didnt we???? ", 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. A Bill is a proposed Act of the Scottish Parliament. I am neither a unionist or a nationalist, but I have a strong mistruct, based upon experience, of Scottish lawyers. aLurker says: In 2011, she was elected MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale. Date lodged: Monday, February 27, 2023, Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater, John Swinney The world is closed. The only wummin you are interested in is yersel hen. In this election, she increased her majority to 6,826. Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency. Crown Office is corrupt and incompetent.. https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/02/25000-reward-offered-for-copy-of-geoff-aberdein-testimony/. So correct me if Im wrong, a letter was issued by the COPFS, which clearly identifies one of the complainers by insisting on the redaction of 5 paragraphs, and Lord Wolffe states that he had no knowledge of the letter. It can be strange, what you find on Tinternet. Your kind is extinct. I suppose we shouldnt be surprised but its still a shock to find ourselves in this situation. I guess it is whether you feel she is a visible ally for the ridiculous charade that was the AGs appearance. Liam Fox the Disgraced Defence Minister? Some people say I am wrong/cruel etc. Grahame joined the Scottish National Party in 1970. He was reasonably composed until he hit the point about not seeking to limit the evidence blah blah about 15.57.20. I can remember people like Donald Gorrie, [who] was always off message. I dont think that there is enough time to go through the electoral commission process before May. 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. 1 Christine Graham ER 2022 Billingham, TS22. We know they were betrayed by their sister, Leslie Evans, who took the material direct to the Crown Agent against their explicit wishes. They want to support their sister. Using her married name, Christine Creech, she was the SNP candidate at the 1992 General Election for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. 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. 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. CHRISTINE GRAHAM OBITUARY. Still waiting for a reply from my MSP. Joan Hutchesons expos of the failures relating to the NEC and the leaderships response to attempts to change it are all of a piece with the conspiracy against Salmond. I dont think you need laws all the time, sometimes, its just policy changes.. TNS2019 says: 24 February, 2021 at 5:37 pm Democracy is fragile. However, watch as MSM and the BBC and the Tory autonomy-eunuchs conflate them. It beggars belief.. Its surely got to the point that the party is part of the problem, not part of the solution. 24 February, 2021 at 9:24 pm Here is the register for Christine Grahame. AYRSHIRE ROB think for five minutes, before you start typing. that`s $65,000,000 going south every day,about $24 billion a year,if we nationalised our oil like Saudi. Netflix devoured in silence as guitars and drums scream out to be heard. Is it just me or is LA Wolffe diminishing in width like a burst balloon? Hail Alba. It is the latter that has caused most division within and outwith parliament. 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? There are new readers here, brought by MSM mentions, who arent aware of whats been going on over the past few years. 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.. Politicians speak words as nebulous as candy floss as people greedily consume them. I see Johnson is about to bribe local councillors with cash to play with at local level (ignoring Holyrood intervention) Lets see what more we find out about this. 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: The old grow lonelier, as the young forego their youth and grow lonelier still. Judith McKinnon holds their hand all along the way. Same with Baillie asking the urgent question in the first place. How is then there were another 10,000 new cases of the virus in the All these interventions, nothing to do with us Guv our hands are clean we dont control these departments that are trying to save our arses by putting obstructions in the way of the committee as for the countless pages of blacked out type well thats normal practice in the political world isnt it. It is/was an exercise to tell certain people, including Craig Murray, To shut the f*ck up! They get two nibbles. Wolffe failed to answer the most basic point: the Clown Office causing redaction of awkward questions to Nicola Sturgeon and hiding behind his bosses fake virtual signal excuse but were protecting the wummin. 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. I watched the whole thing live. The UK media seem more interested in whether it will reduce support for independence rather than any facts. [21], A few days after the dropping of Megrahi's appeal against conviction and his release on compassionate grounds on 20 August 2009, Grahame wrote an op-ed article for The Independent saying she is convinced of his innocence: "He is not a saint, of course he had a history with Libyan intelligence but his hands are clean over Lockerbie."[22]. [24] In July 2009, Grahame snubbed Elizabeth II by checking her e-mails rather than attending the royal speech at Holyrood to mark the tenth anniversary of Scottish devolution. Can anyone supply anything more in pursuit of this possible Hereld clue concerning who made the decision? His peers must be astonished, whatever actually happened. Those checks and safeguards were put in place to protect ordinary citizens from the abuse of power. Jackie Baillie: 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. 24 February, 2021 at 10:03 pm, @ Brian Doonthetoon says: Gut reaction thats a bloke. Both South of the Border and at home here, the SNP will be portrayed as Scot on Scot tribal warfare parochial nutcases- how on earth can run a country when they would rather rip each other apart. She is affiliated with medical facilities Northwest Medical Center and Tucson Medical Center. It is interesting that he has been called back at all. Bring it on. 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? The setback, however, did not stop the Bill narrowly passing at Stage 1, as an amendment that would have removed the controversial rule change from the proposed legislation fell by three votes. She has served on the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body since May 2021.[1]. In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Grahame held the seat, increasing her share of the vote to 45.1%. Bottle banks are full while churches are empty. FFS they cant tell the truth even when it doesnt matter and a lie has to be offered to back up a really dodgy bloody argument that just makes it worse. Why can we not read that letter and judge for ourselves? Dr. Christine Graham, MD is a Pediatrics Specialist in Tucson, AZ and has over 17 years of experience in the medical field. Christina R. Graham (Pitts) is a Family Nurse Practitioner in Farmville, VA. . She hands this story to Leslie Evans, who nods gravely and pronounces Mr Salmond guilty as charged. 24 February, 2021 at 5:27 pm. It has not sought, and will not seek, to limit the evidence that the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints may have available to it or to interfere with the work of that committee. I thought Id kept it but in my technophobe world I hadnt. This website is using cookies. Nicola and Liz get to hear about this. A sure sign your party is headed for victory. Her office accepts new patients. So I found this tiny clip Since entering the Scottish Parliament in 1999 Grahame has picked up a number of causes, notably; For more information see: Borders Railway. I think we must be getting close to a stage where she might consider resigning in a Ive done nothing wrong but this is clearly now providing too big a distraction to my government and the independence movement type non-apology resignation, rather than styling it out much longer to have to resign in clear disgrace. https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/01/a-time-of-trial/. I sincerely thank you for your post. 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. Brent Crude (Scotland`s type) now selling at over $65 per barrel. She has been an MSP since the Scottish Parliament was established in 1999, and has. [26] She has stated previously she has a harmless neurological tremor, which is hereditary and can cause visible shaking.[27]. I invite you to read https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/essential-tremor/symptoms-causes/syc-20350534 and reconsider your comment at 8:11pm. ", 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. The harrassment enquiry was the lead item on ITV news at 10 tonight. They must be terrified. The work of Tommy H-