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

Nicola Sturgeon does look fan dabi dozi

Pre cise ly. *vegansrock'.

Standards in public life? When have they been high except on the surface? We have an adulterous PM who gave his technology teacher/pole dancing girlfriend public money, turncoats being given peerages, unelected advisors on the payroll, fiddling expenses de rigeur etc etc if that slimeball hadn't resigned he would have been sacked and rightly so. Prince Andrew won’t get any flags around here.

Why should the Falklands have anyone inflicted on them poor things!!

Ananimous, please do not talk to me like Im thick.

I might not support them, but I'd never disown them!

Does loving your children mean it’s ok to support them in not providing a witness statement or allowing Church bells to be ring for them? Really ?

Ananimous what gives you the right to be so insulting? To Jennifereccles, Fiacna( sorry re spelling!) and the Queen. The Queen most definitely isn't senile. She manages her job with a quiet dignity. Mums will always love their children regardless of what their children do. Are you having a bad day or something ananimous?

I read on bbc Scotland that he’s in line for a £12,000 severance payment would you believe !!!

It certainly is Lemon. Awful situation, poor them.

I haven’t seen or know what the messages to the 16 yr old boy
Say but I feel sorry for Mackay’s wife and children, it’s a public humiliation.

Do any Scottish GNers know if the SP has a recall provision? Or what the rules are if convicted of an offence?

I think he will hang on for as long as possible. The investigation will take months so he will get paid and accrue pension etc. As for Andrew, well he is denying all charges at the moment and I would hazard a guess that legal advice is that he stays that way.

Why the Falklands?

Jabberwok ?

I don't think the RF is hated at all, and the Queen is certainly NOT senile! what an idiotic comment! As has been said, there is no proof of any criminality concerning Prince Andrew. I would never disown my son, I might be disappointed, saddened and wonder where we went wrong, but disown him? Never! Unpleasant OP!

Poor chap, they are not going to make him an Admiral!
Lost count how many of those we have in the Admiralty. At one time we had more Admirals than warships I believe.

Hardly a "foolish mistake" 270 messages

More like a pattern of filthy behaviour, than "lacking in judgement"

People in public life who ‘fall from
grace’ hardly ever ( if ever?) get sacked. I’m not saying this is necessarily acceptable but it does seem that resigning is the norm.

timetogo2016

I'm not really interested in your opinion of me, ok, we have very different moral codes, clearly.

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

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".

@Fiachna Please re-read the thread post slowly.

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.

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.