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Dear Patrick, Thank you for your reply. The administration of the Salmond inquiry isn't the issue; the issue is that there have been credible reports of a serious crime - perverting the course of justice - by the First Minister and others, and those reports require investigation by Police Scotland. If the Scottish Government is instructing Police Scotland not to investigate, then you as a member of that government are complicit in that dereliction of duty. Be aware that there is real anger among the electorate over this issue, and that if the government does not act, the SNP will get a kicking in the 2021 election. I will do my best to foster that kicking. And any MPs who don't take action on this issue will get their kicking in 2024. With all my best wishes for your political future, Derek Rogers  

Dear Derek   Many thanks for your email and for sharing your concerns with me.   As you'll appreciate, the administration of the inquiry into the handling of complaints against Alex Salmond is a matter for the Scottish Parliament. As a Scottish MP at Westminster I don't have direct involvement in this process. My understanding is that the inquiry is ongoing and the Scottish Government have committed to co-operating with this process.   If you wish to discuss this issue further I'd encourage you to contact your local Member of the Scottish Parliament. You can find out who your local MSP is using the postcode checker here.   Best wishes   Patrick -- Patrick Grady Member of Parliament for Glasgow North Chief Whip, SNP Westminster Group  

On the constituency ballot, write the word CORRUPT against the SNP logo. Those at the count (who include party observers, as well as officials) will see it, and get the message. Write nothing else. One word is enough. More words only confuse them. On the list ballot, vote for the party of your choice. If it's still the SNP, Lord help you.  

To: patrick.grady.mp@parliament.uk Dear Patrick, For the record, I am your constituent at [address], and an SNP party member. You will be aware of the corruption among Scottish politicians described by Craig Murray here and here , as well as by others, and I urge you to make moves that will bring these scum - all of them - to justice. If you would avoid doing this because it might damage your career, I put it to you that you should act on the side of political integrity, personal honesty, and Scotland. Best regards, Derek Rogers

Three additional shopping loads: Waitrose, 1st December 2020 Union Jack: eggs, mushrooms (2 items). The word "British": chicken, lamb (2 items). Saltire: none (0 items). The word "Scottish": cream (1 item). No mark: bananas, beer, blueberries, bread, broccoli, cake, cheerios, chocolate, cooking oil, fruit juice, grapes, lentils, milk, pears, pilchards, salad, sardines, shortbread, wine (19 items). So for Waitrose, 4 items out of 24 (17%) were marked with Jacks or as "British", one out of 24 (4%) as "Scottish". It seems clear where their sympathies lie. Morrison's, 9th December 2020 Union Jack: beef mince, cream, potatoes (3 items). The word "British": none (0 items). Saltire: eggs, milk, mushrooms, shortbread (4 items). The word "Scottish": milk (1 item). No mark: apples, beer, bread, cake, cheerios, empire biscuits, fruit juice, grapes, halloumi, jam, onions, red cabbage, salad, stock cubes, swee...

  Sick and tired (From Wings Over Scotland, December 20, 2020 by Rev. Stuart Campbell )  Oh just shut up you useless waste of space. He DOESN’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK. You can bleat at him for a thousand years and he won’t listen. You gave him his election and he has a majority and England has chosen its fate and there’s not a damn thing we can do to stop them dragging us down with them because you’ve wasted the last four years whining about it instead of doing the thing we elected you to do, which is put us in charge of our own future forever. Now either get off your worthless coward’s arse and do the only thing that’s actually in your power – a plebiscitary election – instead of grandstanding around the world stage achieving absolutely sod-all except getting your face in the press again, or get out of our damn way and let someone who can do the job take over. (PS that also includes the job of handling the pandemic, which you’re making a pig’s arse of too, but gosh, doesn’t ever...

A parrot walks into a bar and says to the bartender: Bird: Got any nuts? Bartender (curtly): No. Bird: Got any nuts? Bartender (louder): No! Bird: Got any nuts? Bartender (shouts): NO! And if you ask again I'll nail your beak to the bar! [Slight pause] Bird: Got any nails? Bartender: NO!! Bird: Got any nuts? Not quite sure how this fits in to anything, but it must apply somewhere to the bourach that is Brexit and the stramash that is independence.