Beggars belief

There’s a fine line between totally acceptable outrage and vengeful shrieking

Personally I blame the dog

Oh knock it off Jane

Feeling a prick of conscience Sir ? You are normally better than that comment - I wouldn’t say it otherwise. There are examples of public figures children being coerced into lying gor their parents - Aitkens daughters for one ( perjury) and at the time I felt and still do that he was completely to blame for that and it was actually as bad as his original lies. Just leave them alone - you’ve no idea what goes on in that family

Not often I agree with soozie but I agree that the children of miscreants should neither be judged, nor blamed, for that their parents do. No matter whether they're teenagers or toddlers, it's highly unlikely that they would have had any say in whether the journey was made or not and to include or involve them in the condemnation is wholly unfair.

Gosh the lately flounce jura2 was always telling me that anything I said was 'beneath me'. I wonder...

They’re older teenagers and give over with your ‘that’s beneath you’ comment - that, in turn, is beneath you.

Sir come on, hands off the kids. We have no idea of the family dynamics - that’s a remark that’s beneath you

I agree Callistemon. Makes you wonder how awful the CMO needs to be before the DCMO is called forward.

Annie ^the woman who had to attend her husbands funeral
alone, can’t begin to imagine how she coped , whoever she is
I am sending her hugs^

Thank you, Annie, that is very kind. I'll pass the message on down the line. It has been absolutely appalling for her and the family.

Sturgeon said that her advice and expertise were invaluable and has kept her on but behind the scenes. That is unbelievable.

Presumably "Do as I say, not as I do. 'Stay at home' only applies to the little people".

Sheer arrogance, and a let out for all who break the rules. And a kick in the teeth for the police who have a hard enough job to do as it is.

We all know that anyone can make an error of judgement, but that isn't what has happened here. Catherine Calderwood, on her own admission, not only took her family away to their second home this weekend, but was also there with her husband last weekend. This, in spite of fronting a campaign telling other people of the importance of not doing exactly what she herself was choosing to do is why I think she should resign. Her actions have been so damaging that I'm rather surprised that there isn't a formal campaign seeking her resignation.

The government's #stayhome campaign has now become risible just at the time the advice was gaining traction.

She's kept her job?

That beggars belief!
Sturgeon will lose credibility now.

She has been on TV twice since.

She had had a police warning
Surely that was the signal then to resign and not trying to hang on by her fingertips until she was forced into going.

Sorry - cross posts

No she hasn’t - she’ll keep her job but won’t be involved in the media side of things.

She has been removed from appearing on tv

She has been removed

Surely the point is, that after being told how important it is to stay at home and what precautions to take to slow down the spread of the virus which in turn takes pressure off all frontline medics and hospitals is farcical when our CMO who blatantly flaunted her own advice twice and this is is followed by Nicola Sturgeon defending her?

Both have lost all credibility now!

Dr Gregor Smith is our Deputy CMO, I don’t recall seeing him at all

It's my DGS's birthday today. They only live 3 miles away but there was no question of being able to see him.
We stuck to the rules and we don't have a public role, what we say doesn't matter. She should go and go now. It's already too late to resign with any dignity.

Sparkle the woman who had to attend her husbands funeral
alone, can’t begin to imagine how she coped , whoever she is
I am sending her hugs

Perhaps Dr Calderwood should have considered her children before they visited their second home on two occasions? Her children are older (older teens from the photos) so if they’re like other teenagers they’d have had plenty to say in whether they went or not - it was obviously seen by the whole family as perfectly ok.

It's her family who will suffer for her decision the most Jane10 and I agree with Marydoll that that would be most unfair. Her children would have had no say in the decision make the journey but they'll be the subject of much ridicule and derision by their friends and peers. And that's really unfair.

It better not be. Has the woman no shame? She should resign at once and scurry off to hide in one of her homes. What an embarrassment for Scotland and her family.