Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond

Harsh Granny23 Alex did NOT admit to being a sex pest..his words were " he's no angel"
.Thats very different .It certainly doesn't mean he's targetting and assaulting women.IF he is guilty of having extra marital activity then he's no different to many men that doesn't make him a SEX PEST .I know he loves his wife dearly .I've listened to him talk about her and you cans See the love he has for her clearly.

As to Salmond, we have learnt to our horror that he is not the avuncular, happily married man that we thought he was, but rather, by his own admission, a sex-pest. Also a so called Nationalist who has put his own ego before the Nationalist Cause at a crucial juncture

Granny23 this is the impression that I have of Salmond.

But you can't blame the media for lapping it up though - a former leader undermining the current leader.

The enquiry seems to going nowhere.

I have read everything I can from all sides of this issue. I have come to the conclusion that, the British State, having tried and failed to find anything with which they could discredit Nicola, turned their attention to Alex. He had left himself wide open to charges of sexual harassment by being, in his own words, "a bit too tactile". The subsequent trial, demand for an enquiry and witch hunt led to the current Scottish Government enquiry, which seems to consist of contradictory, "He said, She said" statements and is going round in circles.

Meanwhile the Unionist Press & Media is lapping up every opportunity to stir the plot, cast doubts on Nicola's leadership of the Party and the Government. However within my circle (all Independence supporting folks) there is strong support for Nicola - she is, after all the most popular politician in the UK by a mile - and is currently working her socks off iro the pandemic. As to Salmond, we have learnt to our horror that he is not the avuncular, happily married man that we thought he was, but rather, by his own admission, a sex-pest. Also a so called Nationalist who has put his own ego before the Nationalist Cause at a crucial juncture.

errrrmmm - she wasn't when I started to post!

kittylester

Where is paddyanne when we need her?

errrmmm....right above you?

Where is paddyanne when we need her?

I dont think they are "enemies" Alex wanted the inquiry about the allegations to be inhouse...like the Tories do,Nicola and the party decided that transparency was the way and let the Civil Service .led by Lesley Evans go ahead with the court case.IF she had gone the Tory route of "investigate and slap wrist" there would have been an outcry in the media .

Ask Nicola and she'll tell you he is and has always been her friend ,was her mentor and she will be grateful to him for his time and input into her life.
It has to be said the civil service went after Alex ,Lesley Evans was supposed to topple him,that was her remit..She IS a WM employee
I KNOW Alex and I can tell you any man less sleazy is hard to find .I said on here at the time he was innocent of all charges and was harangued by some who were desperate for him to be found guilty.I am surprised this has dragged on but a lot of it IS press led .Anything for a story to discredit the FM ...thats the way of the "British" media
However there is NO civil war in the SNP ,and the grass roots is stronger and more determined to get Indy than ever.The fight for Independence is People led ,the SNP is the vehicle to get us there .

timetogo2016

I neither like or trust the women.
And the timing is very questionable.

Do you know the women involved? I'd have thought they had anonymity.

Is it an independent enquiry?

What women? The ones who brought the complaint against Salmond?

I neither like or trust the women.
And the timing is very questionable.

Straw man Sparklefizz, even if it was true.

Well, you have to admit that Sturgeon has tried to undermine Johnson and the UK during a national crisis.

Alegrias1 I do agree that the timing of this is questionable?

I might add that I am no expert on politics in Scotland.

Salmond was cleared of the charges but thinks that the government/SNP were out to get him and that Sturgeon was part of that. Sturgeon's husband is Peter Murrell, who is CEO of the SNP, so it gets murky. Salmond alleges that Sturgeon has told the parliament she didn't know anything about the timing of the case but that in fact, she did.

Whether the government, the SNP and Sturgeon were out to get him or not, everyone will have to decide for themselves whether a former first minister trying to undermine the current one and her government during a national crisis is a good thing.

There is now an enquiry into the whole debacle. Peter Murrell is being accused of being inconsistent in his evidence.

I do think it is not going away anytime soon.