Something Fishy In Salmond’s Scotland?
December 10th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Alex Salmond was under pressure last night to explain a meeting he had with Donald Trump’s spokesman the day before his ministers announced that they would have the final say on the billionaire’s plans for a golf resort.
In his first big political test since becoming First Minister of Scotland, Mr Salmond has been asked to explain the circumstances and timing of the meeting with Mr Trump’s representative at a hotel near Aberdeen last Monday. The next day, the Scottish Executive said that it was “calling in” the application for the project in Aberdeenshire, which had been rejected by local councillors the previous week…
Last night Mr Salmond denied any impropriety and insisted that he had attended the meeting in his capacity as MSP for Gordon. He said: “As the constituency MSP not only am I absolutely entitled but I have a bounden duty under the parliamentary code to meet people on all issues of importance to my constituency…
As First Minister I have been advised to make no public statement either for or against the proposed development, and I have abided by that to the letter.” (The Times)
In his first big political test since becoming First Minister of Scotland, Mr Salmond has been asked to explain the circumstances and timing of the meeting with Mr Trump’s representative at a hotel near Aberdeen last Monday. The next day, the Scottish Executive said that it was “calling in” the application for the project in Aberdeenshire, which had been rejected by local councillors the previous week…
Last night Mr Salmond denied any impropriety and insisted that he had attended the meeting in his capacity as MSP for Gordon. He said: “As the constituency MSP not only am I absolutely entitled but I have a bounden duty under the parliamentary code to meet people on all issues of importance to my constituency…
As First Minister I have been advised to make no public statement either for or against the proposed development, and I have abided by that to the letter.” (The Times)
It certainly seems that something very fishy may well be going on…
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