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Salmond Met With Trump Golf Team The Night Before Ministers Called In The Application…

"Mr Salmond is forbidden to take part in the planning process."Salmond's Meeting with Trump Team

This is not my opinion, it is written into the role of First Minister and should be adhered to by anyone holding the role of First Minister. Since Alex Salmond has been very vocal this week in demanding Wendy Alexander resign over allegations of sleaze, I would like to ask Alex Salmond to resign because it seems to me that his actions are just as questionable.

Mr Salmond says ~ "As first minister I am excluded from the planning process and cannot make a public statement either for or against the decision."

The most important word in that statement is "public" - because it has been fairly obvious for months that in meetings with Trump and his organisation, he has quite a lot to say. This is sleaze plain and simple and I do not want to see our government becoming just another government that is a slave to corporate might.

I'm beginning to think the Scottish Government is as useless an institution at serving Scotland's people as the Westminster government is/was. I am all for independence but I am convinced that Alex Salmond and the SNP should have nothing to do with that process - how can this country be independent if its government is already in the pockets of the likes of Donald Trump?

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Posted on December 9, 2007 in Environment, Opinionated, Scotland.

2 Responses to “Salmond Met With Trump Golf Team The Night Before Ministers Called In The Application…”

  1. Not controlled by media 'outrage' says:
    December 9, 2007 at 6:03 pm

    “Mr Salmond is forbidden to take part in the planning process.”

    And how has been taking part in the planning process by undertaking his duties as a constituency MSP?

    He has also met with Sustainable Aberdeenshire and Michael Forbes.

    If he meets with them then why not the same criticism?

    And since he released an immediate statement after having met with Trump’s representatives then how does that make it sleaze exactly?

    As for being “in the pockets of the likes of Donald Trump” can you point out how he financially gains from this?

    Be nice to have some answers.

  2. Taexalia says:
    December 9, 2007 at 6:28 pm

    Hiya and thanks for dropping by :)

    Obviously we are all, including you (assumption I know but since I have no idea who you are, I’ll allow myself that), getting at least some of our information from the media.

    You ask how Salmond has been taking part in the planning – he was reported in the Times as having backed the proposal and also as being “furious” at the council decision -

    Times Article

    This is outside the scope of his role as First Minister.

    If he prefers to use his position as MSP and be involved in this issue (no matter who he is meeting with), then my opinion is that he should resign as First Minister – he should not be able to have it both ways.

    I would love to have some answers too as to why Donald Trump has been given so much power within the Scottish Government…

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