Police: Peter Murrell abused position to bankroll lavish lifestyle he craved
Peter Murrell abused his privileged position to bankroll a lavish lifestyle “he craved but could not afford”, Police Scotland has said.
The former SNP chief executive has been remanded into custody at the High Court in Edinburgh after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the SNP.
He admitted the charges when he appeared at the court on Monday morning.
Media phrases eh? "Lavish lifestyle" is a popular one for stories where a wrong 'un takes money which isn't theirs and spends on what the media consider to be luxuries such as posh cars, exotic holidays, fancy tattoos and so on.
On the other hand, when a government spends many billions propping up a failing but politically important project such as HS2, we don't usually describe it as lavish politics.
Maybe that's because we need new words such as hyperlavish for government largesse. This would give us Ed Miliband, Net Zero and the hyperlavish funding which keeps it tottering along.
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Am I surprised? No. And perhaps that is a greater concern.
DJ - I agree, it is a greater concern. Nobody appears to be surprised.
If a camping car (as they are called in France) suddenly appeared on my driveway, I am sure that my late wife would have been asking questions. It would appear that Mrs. Murrell 'knew nothing' about her husban's purchases, at least that is what she claims.
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