Nicola Sturgeon didn't sack Derek Mackay for texting 16yr old.

What a thoroughly nasty post.

The Queen is not senile. Misguided over her son maybe but definitely not because of senility.

PresumablY NS would have sacked him if he hadn't resigned. He's quite rightly lost his job so what difference does it make if he 'fell on his sword' so to speak.

As far as I'm aware towns and cities are making their own decisions about bells ringing and flag raising and more than a few are not marking the occasion. Rightly so IMO but it has nothing to do with the Queen.

Senile!! I think her handling of the Harry and Meghan debacle shows she's far from senile.

He was asked to resign pending an enquiry.....he's gone from parliament and the party .

JenniferEccles What a misery guts

Who?

I don't think she's the only senile one, either

Derek Mackay shouldn’t have been allowed to resign, he should have been sacked.

Prince Andrew should help the FBI as soon as he can, there is no excuse for any delay. Pity he can’t be sacked as well.

I really don’t see why the poor people of the Falklands should have him inflicted upon them , they’ve been through enough already. Maybe a suitable ice floe?

I imagine that Andrew has convinced his mother that he has been set up, with fake pictures and lots of nasty people out to get him and she has believed every word. One day she will realise that he might not be the squeaky clean son that she thinks he is. May that day come soon.

I don't understand this post or what this person is on about.

May that day come soon, indeed.

Can you not read it?

Fiac

@Fiachna50*I don't understand this post or what this person is on about.*

Let me assist you...

It is raising doubts about standards in public life

and people who are misery guts

MMMmmkay?

1. If we get in quick enough we can all resign our jobs before being sacked. It seems this misguided chap was, on the basis of his work performance, a rising star, we all know what happened so why is it wrong to let him resign?

2. We all love our children, no matter what they have done.

I hope MacKay refuses his almost-£12,000 severance pay off. He’s now sitting as an independent MSP.

Having resigned he can slink back later when the dust has settled - after all, the general public has a short memory.

I've just seen the 270 messages - absolutely disgusted with this man.

Jim Gamble, former head of UK-wide police unit the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, warned the minister’s six months of online messages to the boy may show “patterns” of inappropriate behaviour.

Ananimous, I can read perfectly well thank you. The method of expression I could not quite grasp. Regarding standards in public life, sadly nothing surprises me. Derek Mackay I couldn't stand anyway. I also find Miss Sturgeon's judgement questionable in these sorts of situations. Regarding the Queen, I do feel sorry for her, the woman is in a bind, but her son's reputation is nothing new. Personally, he should do what Harry has done and take himself out of the limelight, unfortunately HE doesn't seem to want to do this. The man is an embarrassment. The other difficulty being where is the evidence as to her son commiting any crime? You cannot prosecute on rumour or hearsay.

It`s very unfair of you ananimous to say the queen is senile.
We mothers tend to say nothing if our children goes down the wrong path and it`s also what makes her the true professional she is bless her.
I do however agree with your other posts.

@Fiachna Please re-read the thread post slowly.

I think, the queen must be going senile to let this get so out of control.
The monarchy has never been so hated, or had so many members going out on a limb to disgrace themselves.

Some mothers do and say nothing and let their grown kid ruin theirs, and others lives... The ones with integrity and a moral compass do not look the other way.

He hung out with a paedo - even after he "knew".

Andrew isn’t in the limelight, and Harry hasn’t stepped out the limelight.