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🆕@CalumAM, @geoffaberdein and @akmaciver reflect on the SNP finance scandal as former Chief Executive, Peter Murrell, pleads guilty to embezzlement.
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“This is all people are talking about… I think there is a role for Parliament here”
@agcolehamilton says that there might be a need for a parliamentary investigation into the Peter Murrell scandal.
He asks “was the Scottish Government actively participating in a criminal conspiracy or a cover-up?”
@CalumAM | @akmaciver
“This is all people are talking about… I think there is a role for Parliament here”
@agcolehamilton says that there might be a need for a parliamentary investigation into the Peter Murrell scandal.
He asks “was the Scottish Government actively participating in a criminal conspiracy or a cover-up?”
@CalumAM | @akmaciver
🆕 From the Scotland 2050 conference in Edinburgh @CalumAM and @akmaciver chat to @Ivan_McKee , @agcolehamilton and @LordMcConnell about trust in politics, and whether Scotland is in need of radical public service reform.
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Good Morning! We’re recording this week’s episode from the Scotland 2050 conference in Edinburgh!
Stay tuned to see who joins us at the Assembly Rooms!
@CalumAM | @akmaciver
What will Nicola Sturgeon's legacy look like?
@akmaciver suggests that the former First Minister could be remembered for things other than what she would consider her personal achievements.
@CalumAM | @geoffaberdein
What will Nicola Sturgeon's legacy look like?
@akmaciver suggests that the former First Minister could be remembered for things other than what she would consider her personal achievements.
@CalumAM | @geoffaberdein
“That’s the party that will be the most successful in this debate”
@geoffaberdein sums up frustrations that Scotland's energy industries has with different political parties, and what he thinks John Swinney could do to get them on his side.
@akmaciver | @CalumAM
“That’s the party that will be the most successful in this debate”
@geoffaberdein sums up frustrations that Scotland's energy industries has with different political parties, and what he thinks John Swinney could do to get them on his side.
@akmaciver | @CalumAM
“I wish he was still in charge”
@akmaciver responds to Tony Blair’s recent Labour Party intervention, suggesting that he seems to be making “basic common sense” in his proposals.
Is there space for Tony Blair in today's political world?
@CalumAM | @geoffaberdein
How will Ivan McKee do as Cabinet Secretary?
@geoffaberdein and @akmaciver discuss their admiration for Ivan McKee and suggest that John Swinney was right to promote him to Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform.
@CalumAM
“I wish he was still in charge”
@akmaciver responds to Tony Blair’s recent Labour Party intervention, suggesting that he seems to be making “basic common sense” in his proposals.
Is there space for Tony Blair in today's political world?
@CalumAM | @geoffaberdein
🆕@CalumAM, @geoffaberdein and @akmaciver reflect on the SNP finance scandal as former Chief Executive, Peter Murrell, pleads guilty to embezzlement.
🎧📺Listen on your podcast app or on YouTube.
"We were knocking our pans in, to win elections, to get to the referendum and you're on the take..."
@geoffaberdein says:
"I can understand the sheer sense of betrayal amongst the members," of the SNP after Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the party.
@CalumAM | @akmaciver
"We were knocking our pans in, to win elections, to get to the referendum and you're on the take..."
@geoffaberdein says:
"I can understand the sheer sense of betrayal amongst the members," of the SNP after Peter Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,000 from the party.
@CalumAM | @akmaciver
“The financial situation doesn’t allow for a continuation of that”
@akmaciver suggests that this new Scottish government has to forge its own path and be totally different from previous SNP administrations.
Can (and will) the SNP succeed during another term in power?
“The success of the Swinney government will be how different it can be”
@akmaciver sums up his thoughts on how John Swinney can be successful as First Minister now he has a mandate of his own.