Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Jack McConnell Pays Price For Mixing With A Bad Lot.
First Minister Jack McConnell was questioned before Christmas by police investigating the claims of ‘cash for peerages’ which has led Scotland Yard to the door of Downing Street to interview Prime Minister Tony Blair.
McConnell is said to be "irritated rather than angry" at " what was a distraction" from the fight between his party and the Scottish Nationalists in the run up to May's Holyrood election.
That's putting it mildly. I bet he's bloody furious.
While Blair is the first Prime Minister to be interviewed by police investigating alleged crime in government, Jack now has the distinction of being the first Scottish First Minister to gain that dubious honour.
While no one believes Wee Jack has done anything wrong - everybody knows full well he carries little weight with Blair and New Labour in London - being associated with a bunch of politicians mired in sleaze and possible criminal actions just doesn’t look good and, for a man who spouts about ‘open government’, he has certainly kept his nasty experience quiet for a surprising length of time.
Maybe his Ma didn’t tell him about the consequences of hanging around with the ‘wrong types’.
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McConnell is said to be "irritated rather than angry" at " what was a distraction" from the fight between his party and the Scottish Nationalists in the run up to May's Holyrood election.
That's putting it mildly. I bet he's bloody furious.
While Blair is the first Prime Minister to be interviewed by police investigating alleged crime in government, Jack now has the distinction of being the first Scottish First Minister to gain that dubious honour.
While no one believes Wee Jack has done anything wrong - everybody knows full well he carries little weight with Blair and New Labour in London - being associated with a bunch of politicians mired in sleaze and possible criminal actions just doesn’t look good and, for a man who spouts about ‘open government’, he has certainly kept his nasty experience quiet for a surprising length of time.
Maybe his Ma didn’t tell him about the consequences of hanging around with the ‘wrong types’.
Blair questioned in honours probe
Honours police arrest Blair aide
Yard fury at No 10 over smears
Who's who: Political loans row
See all recent posts.
Labels: Justice, Police, Politics, Scotland
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