Musings from the Merse
Monday, November 13, 2006
Telling Laird from Butter?
It is disappointing for the reputation of the body politic that the Laird/ Lord-in-Waiting continues to get a bad press: see http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1676302006 even including suggestions that the alleged peerage is not so much a reward for services rendered-the 'iconic' Scottish Parliament for example but a preemptive strike to get him out of the way before he can do more harm to New Labour in Scotland. The worst of the press is in the comments on the article in question.
The Times on line has, coincidentally, an article on cash for peerages with, appended,the following on Lord Paxton ; ( http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2451258,00.html )
Labour MSP who is retiring at next year’s Holyrood election claimed yesterday that he had already been offered a peerage by Tony Blair (Angus Macleod writes).
John Home Robertson, who is standing down as MSP for East Lothian, told The Sunday Times (Scotland) that the offer had been made in recognition of his services on a committee overseeing the completion of the controversial Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh.
I hope he has factored in a suitable flat in London. Even more expensive than Ould Reekie
It is disappointing for the reputation of the body politic that the Laird/ Lord-in-Waiting continues to get a bad press: see http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1676302006 even including suggestions that the alleged peerage is not so much a reward for services rendered-the 'iconic' Scottish Parliament for example but a preemptive strike to get him out of the way before he can do more harm to New Labour in Scotland. The worst of the press is in the comments on the article in question.
The Times on line has, coincidentally, an article on cash for peerages with, appended,the following on Lord Paxton ; ( http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2451258,00.html )
Labour MSP who is retiring at next year’s Holyrood election claimed yesterday that he had already been offered a peerage by Tony Blair (Angus Macleod writes).
John Home Robertson, who is standing down as MSP for East Lothian, told The Sunday Times (Scotland) that the offer had been made in recognition of his services on a committee overseeing the completion of the controversial Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh.
I hope he has factored in a suitable flat in London. Even more expensive than Ould Reekie
Comments:
There is a comment article in the Scotsman -see http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1676582006
Thats the good news. The bad is that you have to be a paid up member of the Scotsman.com to read it-starting at £29.95. Better rush out and get a hard copy. Better still wait until tomorrow and get it half price before it is recycled.
Either way I doubt if it is worth it
Thats the good news. The bad is that you have to be a paid up member of the Scotsman.com to read it-starting at £29.95. Better rush out and get a hard copy. Better still wait until tomorrow and get it half price before it is recycled.
Either way I doubt if it is worth it
# posted by 
: 5:57 PM
: 5:57 PM
Given his success with the Scottish Parliament budget-heavily overspent and three years late he may be justin time to ensure that Wembley Stadium never gets finished. And in his spare moments he can take over the London Olympics
# posted by : 10:05 PM
: 10:05 PM
I see the SNP have asked the police to get involved in the Lord Paxton affair :
SNP urges MSP peerage claims probe
Police probing the "cash for peerages" allegations are being asked by the SNP to investigate claims that a Labour MSP is to be made a peer, it has emerged.
Nationalist politicians Alex Neill and Angus MacNeil launched separate actions after media reports said Labour backbencher John Home Robertson was to be elevated to the House of Lords.
Last week he revealed he would not be contesting his East Lothian seat at next year's Holyrood elections, saying he had met Prime Minister Tony Blair to "discuss future options
This is from http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk/news/scottish/tm_headline=snp-urges-msp-peerage-claims-probe&method=full&objectid=18094208&siteid=50141-name_page.html
It was the SNP/Welsh Nats that kicked off the whole cash for peerages investigation. So will collars be felt around here?
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SNP urges MSP peerage claims probe
Police probing the "cash for peerages" allegations are being asked by the SNP to investigate claims that a Labour MSP is to be made a peer, it has emerged.
Nationalist politicians Alex Neill and Angus MacNeil launched separate actions after media reports said Labour backbencher John Home Robertson was to be elevated to the House of Lords.
Last week he revealed he would not be contesting his East Lothian seat at next year's Holyrood elections, saying he had met Prime Minister Tony Blair to "discuss future options
This is from http://icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk/news/scottish/tm_headline=snp-urges-msp-peerage-claims-probe&method=full&objectid=18094208&siteid=50141-name_page.html
It was the SNP/Welsh Nats that kicked off the whole cash for peerages investigation. So will collars be felt around here?
