A couple of hours ago I received an email from another source. It alleges that Corri Wilson has in fact not had authorisation to nominate candidates, and therefore that all Alba local by-election candidates since McEleny's downfall, including the one yesterday, have been nominated illegitimately. This is the text of the email -
"Corri was not authorised to be deputy nomination officer. Corri was advising candidates to sign the nomination forms themselves telling them they had authority to do so.
Therefore every by election Alba have stood in this year has been by committing the criminal offence of fraudulently submitting nomination papers claiming to have authority they did not have. Whether each candidate would be liable for the criminal offence or Corri would be for lying to them (just like she wrongly told or lied to the NEC that there wasn’t going to be an employment tribunal as it was time barred) by telling them they had authority would be another matter."
I know for sure the email was sent by a genuine insider, because it was the same person who sent me the first hard screenshot evidence that Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh had instructed McEleny to target me for "the treatment", triggering my horrendous months-long experience last year. However, I obviously cannot vouch for whether the source is interpreting Corri Wilson's actions correctly, or indeed is interpreting the law correctly.
All I'll say is that absolutely nothing would surprise me about Alba or about Corri Wilson at this stage.
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An illegitimate series of moves from a party of illegitimates.
ReplyDeleteBut surely given Kenny MacAskill's qualifications and skills and experience - and the likes of Angus B MacNeil, Neale Hanvey and some others of a certain calibre - these sort of mess ups must surely be being exaggerated or - something. You wouldn't imagine all these alleged bloops occurring under Kenny MacAskill's watch - presumably he's the one the buck stops with ergo he must have some kind of more professional control than the impression being given that it seems a right mess.
DeleteIf MacAskill was so competent, he'd scarcely have got into a situation where a man he'd sacked for gross misconduct is the party's Nominating Officer.
DeleteDoes the electoral commission have investigative powers?
ReplyDeleteWill any action be taken against a party achieving 1% of the vote, once again?
I’m still scunnered about what happened to Alba in 2021. The descent into Judean People's Front faction fights was inconsequential beyond those poor souls involved. Scotland at large is left with one (handsomely infiltrated) SNP and no alternative for nationalists to vote for. It's a sare fecht, and then some.
Blame Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh currently on tiktoc with her designer bags while her ‘partner’ was broke
DeleteMicro poll from JL Partners, Westminster voting intention, field work 1 - 3 Nov., suspiciously round population sample 1,000.
ReplyDeleteRefUK 30%, Lab 23%, Green 10%.
Conducted on behalf of auld Rupert’s The Sun.
Greens at 10%, miles removed from any recent poll from any other outfit. JL Partner’s producing results predetermined by clients now?
They’re pouring petrol on what’s left of their smouldering reputation.
But as Alba are still yelling 'Vote Alba for Independence' at HR 2026 - and the alleged Yes movement seem to be fully in support of Alba, or at least the main influencers of the movement, such as McAlpine, Riddoch etc and the Prism shouty people - if Alba are not expected to get votes in to hugely contribute to make some majority for 2026 - why are they portraying themselves as the absolutely necessary option to getting this big independence majority at HR2026? Or are they going to combine with Liberation Scotland or whatever that grouping are - I don't know who they are - maybe somebody can fill me in on that. There seem to be new independence groupings having confabs all over the place that it's difficult to keep up with who are actually standing for HR 2026 and what as - and who are just the usual people always having events and meetings to discuss strategies for HR2026 but are not standing themselves?
ReplyDeleteSeems an awful lot of people doing their own thing - or maybe I just find it impossible to keep up.
"Riddoch"? Do you mean Lesley Riddoch? On what planet does she support Alba? The Prism brigade certainly don't support Alba anymore - they've all moved across to Liberate Scotland. I don't know what the situation is with Robin McAlpine - obviously he co-wrote the Wee Alba Book, but I haven't detected much enthusiasm for Alba from him for a long time.
DeleteThis is criminal if someone makes a police complaint Alba are screwed and it not as if Alba doesn’t have enough enemies likely to want to screw him over.
ReplyDeleteI see the newly elected mayor Mamdani of New York has not only cited and highly praised the SNP's baby box initiative but is also going to copy it in his city.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant policy recognised as such.