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Post by celyn on Nov 17, 2014 23:27:53 GMT -1
... Jeezo, is she still alive Seems so. She was a right pain as a candidate.
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Post by notanimby on Nov 18, 2014 19:13:08 GMT -1
Dunno, as I've never met anyone on the extreme left ( whatever that is) Gees!!! opposite of the extreme right of course The extreme right here are known as the Labour Party or Red Tories for short
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2014 19:14:40 GMT -1
Apparently she believed the SNP was going too far to the right , so quit as an MSP and stood as an independent, but lost. Journalist by trade, if I remember right. Latterly, opinion pieces rather than solid 'reportage' I think? I don't know the woman at all but was not inspired by her contribution on the radio the other morning, shall we say.
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Post by notanimby on Nov 18, 2014 20:28:26 GMT -1
Apparently she believed the SNP was going too far to the right , so quit as an MSP and stood as an independent, but lost. Journalist by trade, if I remember right. Latterly, opinion pieces rather than solid 'reportage' I think? I don't know the woman at all but was not inspired by her contribution on the radio the other morning, shall we say. Wasn't she an ardent defender and apologist of "wee burnie"?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2014 20:58:28 GMT -1
As in Joan Burnie, do you mean? Another hack that ended up doing 'advice columns'? By the by, THE BEST advice column ever is in the Metro now. James Blunt, believe it or not. He's hilarious, his Twitter feed is unexpectedly brilliant but not for the faint-heartit
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Post by notanimby on Nov 18, 2014 21:17:36 GMT -1
As in Joan Burnie, do you mean? Another hack that ended up doing 'advice columns'? By the by, THE BEST advice column ever is in the Metro now. James Blunt, believe it or not. He's hilarious, his Twitter feed is unexpectedly brilliant but not for the faint-heartit Naw, wee burnie/burney of Rab C. Nesbit infamy. The actor who played him, Eric Cullen was done for child sex offences
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2014 22:00:09 GMT -1
Ah. Ok, I don't know about this, Nota so can't comment.
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Post by notanimby on Nov 19, 2014 5:12:58 GMT -1
Ah. Ok, I don't know about this, Nota so can't comment. jeezo - it was a big story at the time circa 1993/4 - sexually abused as a kid, he went on to be a paedophile in his own right, abusing kids as part pf a ring
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Post by celyn on Nov 19, 2014 20:02:58 GMT -1
Apparently she believed the SNP was going too far to the right , so quit as an MSP and stood as an independent, but lost. Journalist by trade, if I remember right. Latterly, opinion pieces rather than solid 'reportage' I think? I don't know the woman at all but was not inspired by her contribution on the radio the other morning, shall we say. I think she was told she was being dropped from the Health Committee in Holyrood, got annoyed, demanded more meetings and a vote, still dropped, so resigned in a big sulk and a letter complaining about anything and everything. Remained as an Independent, but did not stand again as an independent. Perhaps she had a wee flash of self-awareness and realised that she wouldn't win. I used to enjoy her stuff in whatever paper it was. I mainly recall her things as wee opinion pieces, though she might have done big serious stuff earlier.
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Post by celyn on Nov 19, 2014 20:33:23 GMT -1
Ah. Ok, I don't know about this, Nota so can't comment. jeezo - it was a big story at the time circa 1993/4 - sexually abused as a kid, he went on to be a paedophile in his own right, abusing kids as part pf a ring I think he was done for possession of child porn, but insisted that it was not his, but that he was forced to store it on by guys who were still terrorising him. He was sentenced to 9 months, which was later quashed on appeal. Herald article re. Eric CullenI have no personal knowledge of the whole thing, but, much as I dislike her, D-G E might have been right on that one.
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Post by notanimby on Nov 20, 2014 5:10:19 GMT -1
jeezo - it was a big story at the time circa 1993/4 - sexually abused as a kid, he went on to be a paedophile in his own right, abusing kids as part pf a ring I think he was done for possession of child porn, but insisted that it was not his, but that he was forced to store it on by guys who were still terrorising him. He was sentenced to 9 months, which was later quashed on appeal. Herald article re. Eric CullenI have no personal knowledge of the whole thing, but, much as I dislike her, D-G E might have been right on that one. Apparently he was involved in a ring with others who were involved in the Childrens Panel system - seemingly according to media reports at the time there was video evidence of him assaulting if not raping a child - this evidence didn't get released for his trial as the crown office was worried it would undermine the childrens panel system
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Post by bormes on Nov 20, 2014 9:09:49 GMT -1
Celyn is correct about DGC. The "Wee Burnie" episode was never properly examined I feel as any investigation into the sordid world of child molesters is very, very seldom a good result. It may be those with vested interests in high places like to keep the mind of the public away from thoughts of child molesters? Seems like bliar might be outrd soon? Heath interfered with a well known chap who frequents the Chip often, in fact he seems to have had a number of liasons with quite a few of those in power, he does say Heath was a bit rough!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 23:50:22 GMT -1
jeezo - it was a big story at the time circa 1993/4 - sexually abused as a kid, he went on to be a paedophile in his own right, abusing kids as part pf a ring I think he was done for possession of child porn, but insisted that it was not his, but that he was forced to store it on by guys who were still terrorising him. He was sentenced to 9 months, which was later quashed on appeal. Herald article re. Eric CullenI have no personal knowledge of the whole thing, but, much as I dislike her, D-G E might have been right on that one. I didn't know about this, Nota. 1993/4 I was completely consumed in the brain-fog of being a new mum, pretty much a year out of anything other than taking care of wee baby Ms R. Thanks for posting the facts, Celyn. Isn't it so often the case that the cycle of abuse perpetuates itself. I've mentioned before here a very damaged child I knew as a neighbour back in the 60s/70s who is now serving a very long sentence for crimes against children. The older kids in the neighbourhood, maybe just into our teens, we 'knew' his behaviour wasn't quite right. Not his fault, something was obviously wrong from a very early age and his parents were both a bit 'odd'. I think the neighbourhood 'adults' knew but did/said nothing. One of those things, back then. You didn't speak about it. I remember a lady across the road screaming for help late one night, out on her driveway in her nightclothes. I was maybe about 14, I wanted to call the police but my parents said to leave it alone, her (professional) husband was known to be violent and that we should not 'interfere'. I wish I'd had the confidence as a teen to do then what I'd do now, in such circumstances.
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Post by celyn on Nov 22, 2014 0:35:42 GMT -1
Heck, calling the police would seem to be a good idea. But if your parents thought otherwise, the bloke must have had a pretty scary reputation. Eek. I hope karma catches up with him and that his wife managed to leave him.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2014 1:17:13 GMT -1
Heck, calling the police would seem to be a good idea. But if your parents thought otherwise, the bloke must have had a pretty scary reputation. Eek. I hope karma catches up with him and that his wife managed to leave him. It was over 40 years ago, Celyn. No idea what happened subsequently. A few doors down from the 'violent' household lived a Chief Inspector of Police. I reckon all the adults in the near neighbourhood knew what went on but turned a blind eye. It was also the norm to smack kids back then. I don't know how old you are, Celyn, but many of us here will remember the social 'mores' of the 60s and 70s, unfortunately.
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