SNP: Two Murrells, one motorhome and a shed-load of missing cash

[jfman]

The armchair sleuths that Mr Anwar disapproves of are pondering was he buying these as gifts for other people (who? Why?) or subsequently selling items to get cash (again, for what purpose?).

Some of the SNP payroll mouthpieces on social media initially deployed the “why would she?” card - she had a well paying job, prestige, fame to an extent etc. The same, to an extent, would apply to him. He’d never be the elected public face of a party, but for roles pulling the strings in the background in steering the direction of the party, the people, perhaps even the policies (not alone, but as a group). He had that too - a well paying job for over twenty years.

Something doesn’t add up that the guy had a penchant for expensive pens and coffee machines. The guy doesn’t even have a fancy pair of spectacles.

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by jfman

The armchair sleuths that Mr Anwar disapproves of are pondering was he buying these as gifts for other people (who? Why?) or subsequently selling items to get cash (again, for what purpose?).

Some of the SNP payroll mouthpieces on social media initially deployed the “why would she?” card - she had a well paying job, prestige, fame to an extent etc. The same, to an extent, would apply to him. He’d never be the elected public face of a party, but for roles pulling the strings in the background in steering the direction of the party, the people, perhaps even the policies (not alone, but as a group). He had that too - a well paying job for over twenty years.

Something doesn’t add up that the guy had a penchant for expensive pens and coffee machines. The guy doesn’t even have a fancy pair of spectacles.

Why spend £3.60 of your own money on shower cleaner, when the SNP can pay for it. That's how trivial some of the purchases were.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by nomadking

Why spend £3.60 of your own money on shower cleaner, when the SNP can pay for it. That's how trivial some of the purchases were.

It’s quite bizarre it’d have been good to have a trial to find out. Fingers crossed for public inquiry. Not like Mr Anwar to be opposed to one of those!

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by nomadking

Why spend £3.60 of your own money on shower cleaner, when the SNP can pay for it. That's how trivial some of the purchases were.

Is there a pattern to the smaller purchases. Was he addicted to theft and hope he would get caught? This does not look like rational behaviour for a successful thief.

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Is there a pattern to the smaller purchases. Was he addicted to theft and hope he would get caught? This does not look like rational behaviour for a successful thief.

Not really. Just seems to a case of which card he used.
The campervan is the odd purchase. Couldn't use it or sell it without attracting attention. Some items were obviously presents for a couple of kids(two kids scooters, two XBox 360s). Other items may have been bought as gifts.
We should hear more details next week.

An examination of facts surrounding the case is due to be heard on 2 June.

Strange to think the fraud could've still been going on if nobody had complained about the indyref2 donations.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by nomadking

Strange to think the fraud could've still been going on if nobody had complained about the indyref2 donations.

Thanks. The controls in the SNP seem very weak.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Thanks. The controls in the SNP seem very weak.

They indeed were, weak is generous they are non-existent.

I suspect now Swinney is terminally harmed, just as Starmer is wailing on the ropes at the end of his premiership there is no way Swinney can survive medium to longer term.

The ambitious Mr Flynn, relatively unscathed by this, might see summer recess as an opportunity to pragmatically offer 'the party' the opportunity to draw a line under the affair. What did he know? When? Probably very little.

Easy to bat away that he was in London. Not true of his most likely opponents in a leadership contest. Some of whom would be close advisers, confidants and proteges of the now disgraced Ms Sturgeon.

I imagine at this point, Swinney’s blindly assuming that the threat of a Scotland Office-led inquiry is grist to the nat grievance mill, but he needs to be a bit careful. The SNP garnered about a third of the votes the other week and is sitting on a plurality because of a quirk of the system (a quirk designed to keep Labour in power, to be fair). There’s no reason to believe public opinion will rally to his cause if it looks like an SNP first minister is refusing to have the SNP-led Parliament investigate a scandal that taints a former SNP chief executive, a former SNP first minster and other members of a former SNP cabinet in which Swinney himself served.

[papa smurf]

oh come on who hasn't bought a motor home and a couple of new cars...... without the other half noticing