I really hadn’t noticed that the legal system we have in Scotland had changed. But
apparently it has.
Why else would the
first minister launch an outspoken attack of allegations of Tory election fraud
during the 2015 campaign, suggesting they could have bought the contest and
claiming Theresa May had called a snap election before criminal prosecutions
could be brought. She knew full well that those whe was attacking could not answer back.
And there was me
thinking that the basis of our law in Scotland was presumed innocence until
being found guilty.
Not for Nicola it
seems. Her speech today at the TUC
conference in Aviemore was pretty explicit.
She said: “Whatever else happens in this election we should not allow
the Tory party to escape the accountability for any misdemeanours that may have
led to them buying the last general election.”
Yes, she added the word “may” to keep her out of the liable courts.
But it really was pretty desperate and nasty
stuff.
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