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

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.

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

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

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

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.

MMMmmkay?

and people who are misery guts

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

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It is raising doubts about standards in public life

Fiac

Can you not read it?

May that day come soon, indeed.

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

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 think she's the only senile one, either

Who?

JenniferEccles What a misery guts

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

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.

What a thoroughly nasty post.

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