tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post7058881781938987656..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Misleading anti-Nationalist invective, Vol. 56...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-60391553918208076932018-01-04T23:56:55.808+00:002018-01-04T23:56:55.808+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Calumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218533875409453308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-25936177887877030462012-08-21T00:00:06.581+01:002012-08-21T00:00:06.581+01:00Which parallel universe does GW inhabit?
Appare...Which parallel universe does GW inhabit? <br /><br />Apparently the darned SNP does everything just to ensure Scotland is different from England. Then, when HE points out that the darned SNP plan to abolish corroboration, which would bring us into line with England, they are only doing it to be populist.<br /><br />I don't recall ever hearing the place of corroboration in the Scots legal system as the hot topic of the day in any pub, steamie, or omnibus I happened to be in or on.<br /><br />I must try to get out more - maybe make it across to his universe some day. <br /><br />He doesn't perchance moonlight as the Better Together campaign's principal (perhaps only) strategist?Stravoniannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-17271516721381584422012-08-20T13:18:14.569+01:002012-08-20T13:18:14.569+01:00Legal Weasel,
A fair assessment, really. This SNP...Legal Weasel,<br /><br />A fair assessment, really. This SNP administration clearly thinks of justice primarily in criminal terms - at least as far as their own activities are concerned. Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-87720767632644972722012-08-20T12:15:06.734+01:002012-08-20T12:15:06.734+01:00I should say, Bonnington may well be a former BBC ...I should say, Bonnington may well be a former BBC lawyer - he used to be their head of legal. His (neglected) LinkedIn profile suggests he's still their principal in-house solicitor, but asides to articles in The Firm suggest that course of employment with the BBC is in the past. <br /><br />GW, JRT,<br /><br />I was going to say, attending to the rhetoric from Nationalist ministers around recent law reform, it's clear that being substantively different from English law isn't a priority. If I hear the justificatory phrase "bringing into line with England" again soon, I may implode.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-10686543556026563322012-08-19T21:23:14.354+01:002012-08-19T21:23:14.354+01:00JRT
I wasn't referring to Scots law. I was re...JRT<br /><br />I wasn't referring to Scots law. I was referring to the SNP's policies across the board. The most obvious example is the obsession with wind farms. And the reason for it is so we are different to England. <br /><br />By the way don't go thinking that the SNP are guardians of the Scottish legal system either. MacAskill is determined to get rid of the need for corroboration in criminal cases, because he sees it as a populist move that might gain a few votes.Groundskeeper Willienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-20136394174503046132012-08-19T20:29:49.039+01:002012-08-19T20:29:49.039+01:00Or maybe because Scotland IS different than Englan...Or maybe because Scotland IS different than England, Willie. It always has been and the attempts by many to destroy what is unique about Scottish law, etc has failed and continues to fail.J. R. Tomlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109874615059334200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-61610096704987612822012-08-19T08:57:32.991+01:002012-08-19T08:57:32.991+01:00''for no other reason than to be different... ''for no other reason than to be different from England''<br /><br /><br /><br />Whatever the specifics about libel law Bonnington is right about the motivation for all of the SNP's policies.<br /><br />Division and differentiation for the sake of it.<br /><br />Or rather for the sake of encouraging separation.<br /><br />All the polls suggest though that the plan is failing.<br /><br />Groundskeeper Willienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-41230551851903831052012-08-19T00:28:32.466+01:002012-08-19T00:28:32.466+01:00Drip, drip, drip,.... as already commented, is it ...Drip, drip, drip,.... as already commented, is it any wonder cries of BBC bias against the SNP/ Scot Gov are given very short shrift, to the point of being totally ignored?<br /><br />I take it the "BBC lawyer" in question was commenting in The telegraph on a personal basis only and that, in any case, he is not an employee of the BBC and therefore not subject to employee responsibility for the adherence and upkeep of the BBC's Charter aims and values?<br /><br />Is that so? Well, slap my thigh!Barontorchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013396482625243468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-5039993905221583022012-08-18T19:55:45.191+01:002012-08-18T19:55:45.191+01:00This information has to go to mainstream media out...This information has to go to mainstream media outlets . Especially The Telegraph for a retraction. How does one go about achieving this?fireisk.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219881138844797548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-1395742716294214342012-08-18T14:45:43.891+01:002012-08-18T14:45:43.891+01:00One wonders why Mr Bonnington bothered to poke an ...One wonders why Mr Bonnington bothered to poke an apparently deserted bee hive, before considering how long it'll take before a Unionist swarm descends upon it, full of righteous fury. A SLAB, SCON or LD busy bee, which will be first? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-20987488956184253902012-08-18T12:26:24.516+01:002012-08-18T12:26:24.516+01:00While, in this case, it does seem that MacAskill i...While, in this case, it does seem that MacAskill is free of taint, is is still the fact that there are a good number of recent reports and proposals from our learned Law Commissioners which have gone, if not unread, at least unactioned.<br /><br />But, of course, these reports have mainly addressed the civil law, while Mr MacAskill's primary enthusiasm seems to be for <i>reforming</i> criminal law.The LegalWeaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140083537128975962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-51111868803003440672012-08-18T11:51:23.494+01:002012-08-18T11:51:23.494+01:00Didn't someone recently propose that the BBC w...Didn't someone recently propose that the BBC was now firmly in the hands of the SNP?<br /><br />Oh yes, it was Davidson. That explains it.<br /><br />Interesting piece, as always. Thank you. <br /><br />Isn't is easy to turn facts around, omit a few words here or there, add a comma or two, and print them, if the newspaper's editorial policy permits, to produce an article consisting of absolute tripe, but which works in tandem with other articles of the type to discredit the Scottish government?<br /><br />A steady drip of misinformation from those with vested interests.<br /><br />A bit Daily Mail really...<br /><br />I wonder if we have, today, or will ever have again, a newspaper of record. If we do, I wonder if its owners will live on a tax exile island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-71913453753080878152012-08-18T11:19:42.467+01:002012-08-18T11:19:42.467+01:00A "BBC lawyer" - so that means impartial... A "BBC lawyer" - so that means impartialty and balance.Clarindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189996558442989039noreply@blogger.com