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Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Curiously Unimpressive



Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell arrested in connection with SNP funding and finances investigation

Peter Murrell, 58, former SNP chief executive, is in custody and is being questioned by detectives.

A blue evidence tent has been set up outside the couple's Glasgow home - while officers have also been seen at the SNP's headquarters in Edinburgh.

Police Scotland has been investigating the spending of about £600,000 which was earmarked for Scottish independence campaigning.

A serious business I suppose, but it isn't easy to take the SNP seriously. The amount of money allegedly involved isn't even an impressive amount - not exactly a lottery win. Worse than nicking stamps and ballpoint pens perhaps, but not impressive. 

It's not a great start for Humza Yousaf of course. As the SNP... 

By the way, what do we call SNP bigwigs? Can't call them elites - that doesn't fit at all. Anyway, SNP bigwigs must have known this debacle was in the pipeline, so maybe Yousaf's main job is to bluster it into the long grass. Best chap for the blustering job perhaps.

9 comments:

dearieme said...

In Glesga it'd be High Heid Yins. Or so I suppose. Haven't spent much time in Glesga. I prefer Scotland.

dearieme said...

Should I have pandered to AKH's readership by spelling "Glesca" as "Glesga"? Was it pandering or exquisite sensitivity?

Tammly said...

Perhaps Donald Trump would consider running for president of Scotland? Now that, I'd like to see!

Sam Vega said...

The blue evidence tent in the garden is intriguing. Do they think he buried the money? Or has someone in the police been told to ramp up the optics so as to further discredit the pair?

Doonhamer said...

It is Glesgae. And the inhabitants are Weegies. A lot of the young men are Neds. Non educated delinquent. For some reason Neds speak as it they are holding their noses.
The boss could also be referred to as the "heid bummer" Nicola could be referred to as "a wee nyaff." A great town. Great people.

A K Haart said...

dearieme - exquisite sensitivity would be my first guess.

Tammly - I'd like to see it too. I'd also like to see the reaction of the BBC.

Sam - it is intriguing. Have the police received an anonymous treasure map?

Doonhamer - maybe "heid bummer" ought to be the official title.

Scrobs. said...

Do Glaswegians still support 'The Glasgow Fair'?

When I worked up there, the city was almost evacuated!

wiggiatlarge said...

'The blue evidence tent in the garden is intriguing.' The tent was covering a Transit van, which is interesting/ puzzling in equal amounts, hardly a murder site or have we missed something?

A K Haart said...

Scrobs - I don't know, maybe it's been supplanted by woke marches of various kinds.

Wiggia - some kind of on-site forensics work?