tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post9049512815923106985..comments2024-03-24T23:01:57.640+00:00Comments on The Justice Diaries: Swinney expenses circulated by aggrieved lawyers over parliamentary confrontation with resigning Law Society ChiefUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-18111502650478747842009-04-21T23:04:00.000+01:002009-04-21T23:04:00.000+01:00John Swinney v Douglas Mill at the Justice Committ...John Swinney v Douglas Mill at the Justice Committee - serious corruption revealed in Chief Executive's own attempts to thwart claims, which led to Mill's resignation. <br />Well Mr Swinney, please keep this up. Perhaps we need you as Justice Minister not Mr MacAskill.<br />Mill resigned, oh well Douglas only the weak run, clearly you are not as powerfull as you thought. You won't be missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-38967491191788614122008-04-03T02:08:00.000+01:002008-04-03T02:08:00.000+01:00I am appalled that MSPs are allowed to claim Newsp...I am appalled that MSPs are allowed to claim Newspaper Subscriptions over £222 to be precise.<BR/>Does this not distract them from their job.<BR/>Lets face it what other employer allows money for newspapers ?<BR/>The speaker takes the biscuit though £4 Grand for a taxi for his wife to go shopping ?<BR/>How many other jobs pay for spouses expenses ?<BR/>He is milking it get him oot but then again he is Labour and protected by his Scots Pal Broon.<BR/>All labour MSPs should be booted oot o ParliamentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-86399876942544473172008-03-31T21:44:00.000+01:002008-03-31T21:44:00.000+01:00Very disappointing to read of this.I thought more ...Very disappointing to read of this.I thought more of Mr Swinney before reading of his mortgage interest subs,so thats another one off the SNP here.The problem is the rest are just as bad.What do you advise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-55178750503544529062008-03-31T20:53:00.000+01:002008-03-31T20:53:00.000+01:00and I forgot to say :I would like to hear more abo...and I forgot to say :<BR/><BR/>I would like to hear more about this case Swinney mentions in the video.You write that the victim of this Douglas Mill has still not had the case settled despite Swinney's intervention.Maybe some comment from the victim would be good and I presume they are quite angry nothing has been done after a further 2 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5321294511013619962008-03-31T20:51:00.000+01:002008-03-31T20:51:00.000+01:00I had a good read of this and some of your other a...I had a good read of this and some of your other articles about bent lawyers.<BR/><BR/>You must be the best writer on legal issues in Scotland.I don't see any of the papers able to tackle these things very well probably through fear of their own lawyers or the dodgy ones.Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-71670553385185725302008-03-31T14:27:00.000+01:002008-03-31T14:27:00.000+01:00I was just looking up some of Swinneys claims to c...I was just looking up some of Swinneys claims to check this out - he claims for everything just like another snout in the trough<BR/><BR/>I agree with the commenter who said he is a let down.He hasn't stuck by his words at that justice committee and I presume he has left you and all these other people in the lurch over this stuff with the lawyers.He has to move on this now and do something about it if he is going to retain any credibility at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-10950926105617446612008-03-31T04:37:00.000+01:002008-03-31T04:37:00.000+01:00reasonable to expect revenge after swinneys tiff w...reasonable to expect revenge after swinneys tiff with the lawyer so no surprise to see the dirt being dished<BR/><BR/>anyway we should be told the dirt if the politicians are on the milking round such as swinneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31263588422167596712008-03-30T20:33:00.000+01:002008-03-30T20:33:00.000+01:00Not too sure about you being a Swinney supporter b...Not too sure about you being a Swinney supporter but I am sure you have broken a hell of an important story.<BR/><BR/>If he is worth the money he will help his constituents.If he doesn't or hasn't, he's not worth a dime.<BR/><BR/>End of storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-44984537240306754852008-03-30T20:08:00.001+01:002008-03-30T20:08:00.001+01:00Swinney not heard of email or doesnt he know how t...Swinney not heard of email or doesnt he know how to charge for it yet ? hahaha<BR/><BR/>Great catch Mr Cherbi.The whiter than white master of the snp laid out flat like the rest of them in that horrible Holyrood parliament.He should pay back the money and go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31759169230226549512008-03-30T20:02:00.000+01:002008-03-30T20:02:00.000+01:00just as bad as the commons speaker and just as unc...just as bad as the commons speaker and just as unclean.<BR/><BR/>Not enough of an argument to say these people are entitled to all these expenses freebies etc because they bloody well are not especially when they arent doing their job<BR/><BR/>What about this person Swinney had used to have a go at the Law Society.You should get an interview with them and put it up too otherwise a god story.I think you probably spoiled a couple of front pages tomorrow though !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-36923836089618731682008-03-30T19:48:00.000+01:002008-03-30T19:48:00.000+01:00Nice one Peter.I thought you were too much of a na...Nice one Peter.I thought you were too much of a nat supporter to run something like this but I see you stuck to principles.Good.<BR/><BR/>Can you get John Swinney to give me £900 for my mortgage too so I can pay it off on the public's back!<BR/><BR/>Could do with some stamps too Mr Swinney!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-5867716133720077332008-03-30T19:43:00.000+01:002008-03-30T19:43:00.000+01:00I just watched the clip of Swinney and Mill.After ...I just watched the clip of Swinney and Mill.<BR/><BR/>After 2 years of that I would have thought this would all be coming to a close now and you could all get on with things but you are right.Swinney has had his wings clipped by the lawyers.Looks very stupid though after coming out with all that.I think he should do the right thing and resign if hes not willing to follow through on all the trouble HE has caused over this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31811940445415369532008-03-30T19:01:00.000+01:002008-03-30T19:01:00.000+01:00There is about as much chance of Swinney doing any...There is about as much chance of Swinney doing anything about injustice and miscarriages of justice in Scotland today, as there is with his crooked and corrupt SNP colleagues, MacAskill and Salmond.<BR/><BR/>Let's all face facts and reality folks ... all those out there seeking justice in Scotland for themselves, their loved ones or friends:<BR/><BR/>Scotland is a very corrupt little country, run by a very corrupt elite bunch of politicos who are at the constant mercy of those elite crooks at the Law Society of Scotland.<BR/><BR/>Swinney will not be the "hero" or Braveheart figure needed to take on any case of injustice and will never go against MacAskill, Salmond or the Law Society. Ditto most Scottish journalists out there who, though purporting to champion the underdog and be crusaders against injustice in very many cases, are just as corrupt and lilly-livered as our politicos and lawyers are (in the majority of instances i have come across over the years) and fear for their careers if they try to take on this corrupt SNP government and their crooked pals at the Law Society.<BR/><BR/>If you can cite me any journalist in Scotland who is totally honest, fearless, brave and bold enough to take on King Alex and his sycophantic Court Jesters, i would very much like to know their name ... cause i have yet to find one. Censorship Scotland is very much alive and well under King Alex and his thugs in the Tartan Tories at Holyrood and SNP HQ.<BR/><BR/>I would welcome any Scottish journalist coming onto this blog and telling me otherwise, though i strongly suspect it really is a case of :<BR/><BR/>Birds of a feather flock together...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-17977134703575363552008-03-30T18:50:00.000+01:002008-03-30T18:50:00.000+01:00thanks thats enough for me now no more snphope the...thanks thats enough for me now no more snp<BR/>hope the tabs pick up on it and have a field day with itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-54068391290471832692008-03-30T18:13:00.000+01:002008-03-30T18:13:00.000+01:00Did you do this to pre-empt the papers or are they...Did you do this to pre-empt the papers or are they running it tomorrow too ?<BR/><BR/>Strikes me the man has no credibility now.Finance Chief milking the public for expenses just like everyone else.What a let down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-40173425154100458642008-03-30T18:07:00.000+01:002008-03-30T18:07:00.000+01:00i agree its about time he did something on that mi...i agree its about time he did something on that mill thing.whatever happened to the client who was involved in the thing anyway ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-31551438540812821842008-03-30T17:40:00.000+01:002008-03-30T17:40:00.000+01:00okay, fair enough.I see what you are trying to do ...okay, fair enough.I see what you are trying to do but Swinney is milking us just like the rest of them so this is really just another snout in the trough now.No more shiny John please in further stories.<BR/><BR/>Oh one last thing.If John Swinney had a go at Douglas Mill over a case during the summer of 2006 why hasn't he done something about it by now? As you say the clock is ticking away on that one and so is his credibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20722989.post-8667171476020524142008-03-30T17:36:00.000+01:002008-03-30T17:36:00.000+01:00If Mr. Swinney had any intention of righting known...If Mr. Swinney had any intention of righting known wrongs he would have done so long before now. His deafening silence since the Justice 2 Hearings clearly demonstrate that he is, like many others, quite content to see the abuses of the past continue - with his tacit approval.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com