tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post2582924489308801337..comments2024-03-29T12:58:06.213+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Legal Complaints CEO & ‘front runner’ for Scottish Information Commissioner role received hospitality from msps, law firms & Law Society of ScotlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-36554606513321076802012-01-28T17:49:27.599+00:002012-01-28T17:49:27.599+00:00Honestly this SLCC has a cheek calling itself an i...Honestly this SLCC has a cheek calling itself an independent regulator when the likes of Lockhart are going around ruining people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30013431533393521352012-01-28T01:03:02.088+00:002012-01-28T01:03:02.088+00:00lol too busy makin spells against ulol too busy makin spells against uAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-73870358195906766702012-01-27T22:49:54.944+00:002012-01-27T22:49:54.944+00:00Another week gone by and the all women committee h...Another week gone by and the all women committee havent yet announced their preferred candidate to replace Dunion.<br /><br />What a farce.Freedom of Information has become Freedom to corrupt under the well named SCOTTISH PARLIARMENT CORPORATE BODYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-19245412395854945582012-01-26T18:54:23.984+00:002012-01-26T18:54:23.984+00:00Well if she does get the job and starts closing of...Well if she does get the job and starts closing off FOI then we all know who to thank for warning us in the first place.<br /><br />I also agree with you the people standing for the Info Commissioner job need to be open and be questioned openly at a committee we can all see going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-4122731256654549692012-01-25T11:07:23.815+00:002012-01-25T11:07:23.815+00:00It is worth noting that these admissions of hospit...It is worth noting that these admissions of hospitality received have been released for the attention of the Public.<br /><br />With Rosemary Agnew's previous history of not wanting to comply 'in the Public interest', how can the Public be expected to believe that this list of gratuities is full and complete?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-74588480491932106292012-01-24T16:31:27.875+00:002012-01-24T16:31:27.875+00:00Here's an idea....
Why not KEEP Mr Dunion as ...Here's an idea....<br /><br />Why not KEEP Mr Dunion as Freedom of Information Commissioner.<br /><br />Let's face it, he's done a pretty fair job has acted responsibly and in a balanced way. Just how you would expect an FOI Commissioner to act.<br /><br />So, it may be against some blah de blah rules and he may have been head-hunted for another job.<br /><br />Let's face it, Mr Dunion's stock is pretty high having shown creditable integrity in the role.<br /><br />Here is the solution....<br /><br />Sack Rosemary Agnew (let's face it, not too onerous to replace...) and use her fantastically high salary to reward Mr Dunion with a big fat bonus.<br /><br />Afterall, he is one Public Official who the Public can hand on heart say, well done young man, you have shown you can be trusted and have done a good job.<br /><br />Bye the way my name is not Dunion in case you are wondering but you know this makes sense...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-30350857860671854082012-01-24T16:20:00.778+00:002012-01-24T16:20:00.778+00:00No doubt about it kid you should be on tv or at a ...No doubt about it kid you should be on tv or at a paper you are doing it all on ablog compared to an entire newsroom of resources to do same<br /> <br />21 January 2012 23:14<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Knighthood?<br /><br />Walk this way, Sir (in a non John Cleese way)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-54966139796642044412012-01-24T16:16:58.189+00:002012-01-24T16:16:58.189+00:00What kind of dummy believes this slcc is independe...What kind of dummy believes this slcc is independent anyway<br /> <br />21 January 2012 01:38<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />It is a SHAM organisation.<br /><br />The Legislation to bring it in is a pathetic attempt by the Law Society of Scotland together with Polititions in the know followed by the rest of the MSP hangers on to trick the Public into believing that the end to Lawyers self regulation had come.<br /><br />When in fact the opposite was the case and Lawyers are still protecting Lawyers, now they think they are doing it behind a veil and we cannot see what they are up to.<br /><br />Mendatious evil tricksters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-15634295410753505832012-01-24T16:07:47.701+00:002012-01-24T16:07:47.701+00:00If she applied for Dunions job it must have been s...If she applied for Dunions job it must have been sometime in the summer of last year so why no announcement from the SLCC they needed a replacement or was she simply going to hang on there if she didnt get the 8 year foi job?<br /> <br />20 January 2012 19:46<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />Haven't you heard?<br /><br />The SLCC is to shutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-80673850252825904732012-01-24T16:05:53.074+00:002012-01-24T16:05:53.074+00:00If this was about football players or managers it ...If this was about football players or managers it would be all over the papers. But it is amazing the silence from the media ,I have to assume this ,since I stopped buying newspapers purly because of their silence on such serious matters.<br /> <br />20 January 2012 19:02<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />The Scottish Media is analagous to a zombie.<br /><br />Bloodied and riddled with disease but unable to be killed off unless you chop off the head.<br /><br />Unfortunately, in this info-war age, the good journalists seem to have succumed to disease quickest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-62812986239150049602012-01-24T15:55:12.759+00:002012-01-24T15:55:12.759+00:00The inescapable conclusion of this is Peter Cherbi...The inescapable conclusion of this is Peter Cherbi is such a threat to these corrupt people with his investigations they have gathered together to shut down freedom of information by putting one of their own in the job.<br /> <br />19 January 2012 21:23<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />This man speaks the TRUTH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-34731082211025623042012-01-24T15:53:29.695+00:002012-01-24T15:53:29.695+00:00So what has happened to the Scottish media?
Are y...So what has happened to the Scottish media?<br /><br />Are you so far behind the times and so disinterested in your country your dont take this kind of stuff apart?<br /> <br />19 January 2012 20:43<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Is Peter Cherbi the end of a dying breed in Scotland?<br /><br />The last REAL journalist.....?<br /><br />When did the rest of the other 'so-called' journalists give-up and sell-out the soul, 'anything for an easy life'<br /><br />Just feed them the spoon fed gruel, tomorrow is another day by the time it comes they'll have forgotten all about what happened today....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8479833127330243752012-01-24T15:47:42.183+00:002012-01-24T15:47:42.183+00:00Rosemary Agnew,the same person who wrote to me say...Rosemary Agnew,the same person who wrote to me saying the SLCC would not enter into any more correspondence with me about my complaint.<br /><br />Some hope for FOI!<br /> <br />19 January 2012 21:02<br />===================================<br /><br />Report to the Police!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-29029514176706657292012-01-24T13:35:25.115+00:002012-01-24T13:35:25.115+00:00The gang of 7 will be looking for a busy news day ...The gang of 7 will be looking for a busy news day to announce KD's replacement thus hoping the issue is put to bedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-51818466291437404172012-01-24T12:44:31.105+00:002012-01-24T12:44:31.105+00:00No surprise to learn the lawyers are blocking news...No surprise to learn the lawyers are blocking news about the SLCC/Law Society from reaching our screens.The LSoS was caught manipulating Wikipedia and other websites so I imagine it will be an easy nod/wink from the LSoS to the beeb to cancel out any adverse coverage.<br />Why else would our national broadcaster have omitted any reports about the likes of O'Donnell and his kind for the past 30 years or more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35289942125800930572012-01-23T23:01:10.332+00:002012-01-23T23:01:10.332+00:00# Anonymous @ 23 January 2012 19:11
From what I u...# Anonymous @ 23 January 2012 19:11<br /><br />From what I understand, I suspect it was probably a lawyer who blocked it ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 23 January 2012 14:36<br /><br />I agree ...<br /><br /># Anonymous @ 23 January 2012 19:41<br /><br />The way things are going with FOI in Scotland, the Scottish Government and public bodies are doing a far better job of obstructing FOI requests than any organisation south of the border ...<br /><br />My thanks to the contributor who posted the unpublished comment in the form of poetry on topics contained in the article ...Diary of Injusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697476580161690118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-34673290921908939632012-01-23T22:08:17.740+00:002012-01-23T22:08:17.740+00:00Do we really want someone like this as Information...Do we really want someone like this as Information Commissioner ? May as well give the job to Fred Goodwin if this is the case..<br /> <br />21 January 2012 01:03<br />-----------------------------------<br /><br />Poor Fred, name being brought into disrepute again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5440418300491926522012-01-23T21:02:53.707+00:002012-01-23T21:02:53.707+00:00So when do we get to find out Dunion's replace...So when do we get to find out Dunion's replacement?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-540428679302925392012-01-23T19:41:21.546+00:002012-01-23T19:41:21.546+00:00if the Herald story about MI5 blocking FOISA is tr...if the Herald story about MI5 blocking FOISA is true then it shows we needed independence a long time agoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-45874427559981743152012-01-23T19:11:21.360+00:002012-01-23T19:11:21.360+00:00Hey Peter I was talking to someone you know today ...Hey Peter I was talking to someone you know today and he told me someone at the BBC blocked a programme about the SLCC and Law Society?<br /><br />Have you heard anything about this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-51370337984678533682012-01-23T14:36:47.493+00:002012-01-23T14:36:47.493+00:00This certainly proves msps cannot be trusted with ...This certainly proves msps cannot be trusted with public appointments like this and I agree with the solicitors comment about open hearings for jobs such as the Information Commissioner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-46772189528640398682012-01-23T13:54:22.052+00:002012-01-23T13:54:22.052+00:00Looks thoroughly fishy and look at who was on the ...Looks thoroughly fishy and look at who was on the panel to select!Some of those msps have been caught out by foi too..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-35408376981368002462012-01-22T23:02:50.633+00:002012-01-22T23:02:50.633+00:00Seven wicked witches all sat in a row.
Gave a job ...Seven wicked witches all sat in a row.<br />Gave a job to Agnew but now she cant go.<br /><br />They are needing someone honest for the job of FOI.<br />But with the wicked panel it will never be a guy.<br /><br />Alcoholics & Liars are the order of the day.<br />So if your true & honest definitely stay away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-81691395503132736952012-01-22T17:50:57.101+00:002012-01-22T17:50:57.101+00:00Oh my.Someone has been very naughty to say the lea...Oh my.Someone has been very naughty to say the least about that hospitality offer.What sort of contact has there been between Agnew and msps we dont know about yet?I'm sure the other applicants for Mr Dunion's job will be interested to read all this and will now realise they never had a chance.Or perhaps with your expose now public the politicians will have to make another choice and give Ms Agnew another job later on when things quieten down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-20443376853919650222012-01-22T12:53:26.675+00:002012-01-22T12:53:26.675+00:00Interesting.On the one hand the SNP are claiming t...Interesting.On the one hand the SNP are claiming to be more open about FOI by releasing stuff about Mi5 wanting to block the act yet in secret they are trying to arrange a new FOI Commissioner with a background of blacking out FOIs to get thejob.<br />Its in the Herald today:<br />http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/mi5-wanted-to-scupper-foi-legislation.16517472<br /><br />MI5 wanted to scupper FoI legislation<br />Paul Hutcheon<br />Investigations Editor<br /><br />MI5 threatened to block Scotland's landmark freedom of information law over fears the legislation did not protect the UK's secrets, according to National Archives files.<br /><br />Security Service officials are alleged to have said they could "arrange" for the Holyrood Act not to receive Royal Assent.<br /><br />As a result, the previous Labour/Liberal Democrat Scottish Executive agreed to amend their plans after the row reached the UK Cabinet.<br /><br />In 2001, MSPs passed a radical right-to-know law that gave citizens a legal entitlement to information held by hundreds of public bodies.<br /><br />Exemptions were in place to protect sensitive material, but it was still more far-reaching than the UK Government equivalent.<br /><br />However, National Archive files from the time the initial draft bill was being discussed in 2000 reveal a cross-border rift with British spies.<br /><br />MI5 was concerned the restrictions did not go far enough.<br /><br />In April 2001, an email between Scottish Executive officials stated: "Not good news ... The Security Services had been raising the prospect that an Order under ... the Scotland Act be arranged to preclude our Act receiving Royal Assent."<br /><br />Such orders, possible under the legislation that created the Scottish Parliament, can block Acts from being rubber-stamped by the monarch.<br /><br />One of the officials said there were suspicions that "Special Branch may be the source of the Security Service concerns".<br /><br />The then Home Secretary Jack Straw wrote to the then Scottish Justice Minister Jim Wallace, saying he was concerned about the release of information directly relating to the intelligence agencies, and noted there was no ministerial veto for national security.<br /><br />In response, officials said Wallace was "content in principle" to make adjustments. The Scottish Executive then made alterations which brought the Scottish Act more into line with the UK legislation.<br /><br />The revelation has triggered a row about the SNP's approach to releasing the files of previous governments. Whereas UK Government files are subject to the "30-year" rule, First Minister Alex Salmond has slashed this to 15 years north of the Border.<br /><br />However, the correspondence on the draft FoI bill is only about a decade old, and was given the OK for release by the Scottish Government.<br /><br />Labour MSP James Kelly said: "It looks suspiciously like one rule for the SNP and another for everyone else. At a time the SNP are trying to stop extending freedom of information laws for current government decisions, they are willing to selectively release files from more recent administrations."<br /><br />A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "This government is committed to openness and transparency – the key principle that underpins freedom of information legislation.<br /><br />"More information than ever – including material from this and previous administrations – is now available for public viewing."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com