Alex Salmond is an MSP, First Minister of Scotland, and MP for Banff & Buchan. The Conservative Party recently called on him to stand down as an MP as he is treating his constituents "with contempt" after speaking in only 15 debates and voting in only 22% of divisions in the past year.
But what I found quite shocking is the statement that SNP MPs "only [take] part in votes on Scottish issues". What the hell? They are elected to represent their constituency in the national parliament on all issues. Not voting on legislation that only applies to England and Wales is good, but there are also a lot of issues that aren't "Scottish issues" but British issues, and affect all members of the electorate, wherever in the UK they live. So not participating in debates or voting on those issues is definitely showing contempt for their constituents and of Parliament.
Quite frankly, if SNP MPs only intend take part on votes on "Scottish issues" then they shouldn't stand for election to Westminster at all. They are simply not doing their job. If they only want to deal with Scottish issues, then they should only stand for election to the Scottish Parliament - not Westminster. They should either do their job as MPs properly or not at all.
Showing posts with label Alex Salmond. Show all posts
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06 January 2008
SNP MPs Only Interested In Scotland
13 December 2007
Fishier And Fishier In Scotland
More fishiness up in Scotland as the councillor who caused the rejection of Donald Trumps £1 billion golf course, which was later approved by Alex Salmond after he had a meeting with Trump's representative, has been sacked from his position as chairman of Aberdeenshire Council's infrastructure services committee.
Seems rather fishy to me.
And Salmond begins to crack under the pressure...
10 December 2007
Something Fishy In Salmond's Scotland?
Alex Salmond was under pressure last night to explain a meeting he had with Donald Trump’s spokesman the day before his ministers announced that they would have the final say on the billionaire’s plans for a golf resort.
In his first big political test since becoming First Minister of Scotland, Mr Salmond has been asked to explain the circumstances and timing of the meeting with Mr Trump’s representative at a hotel near Aberdeen last Monday. The next day, the Scottish Executive said that it was “calling in” the application for the project in Aberdeenshire, which had been rejected by local councillors the previous week...
Last night Mr Salmond denied any impropriety and insisted that he had attended the meeting in his capacity as MSP for Gordon. He said: “As the constituency MSP not only am I absolutely entitled but I have a bounden duty under the parliamentary code to meet people on all issues of importance to my constituency...
As First Minister I have been advised to make no public statement either for or against the proposed development, and I have abided by that to the letter.” (The Times)
It certainly seems that something very fishy may well be going on...
In his first big political test since becoming First Minister of Scotland, Mr Salmond has been asked to explain the circumstances and timing of the meeting with Mr Trump’s representative at a hotel near Aberdeen last Monday. The next day, the Scottish Executive said that it was “calling in” the application for the project in Aberdeenshire, which had been rejected by local councillors the previous week...
Last night Mr Salmond denied any impropriety and insisted that he had attended the meeting in his capacity as MSP for Gordon. He said: “As the constituency MSP not only am I absolutely entitled but I have a bounden duty under the parliamentary code to meet people on all issues of importance to my constituency...
As First Minister I have been advised to make no public statement either for or against the proposed development, and I have abided by that to the letter.” (The Times)
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