Our first letter was answered/dismissed by “Service Adviser 1989847”, so this reply to our second one, while it doesn’t say much, definitely feels like a step up.
Our KC has offered all possible assistance to the Cyber and Fraud Unit in relation to the matter, and we’ll keep you posted with any developments, readers.
We received two emails today, just a few minutes apart. There are a couple of notable things about them. The first came from Claire Somebody at the Crown Office.
The second one, even more thrillingly, came from Service Advisor 1989847 at Police Scotland, which we assume is some sort of advanced crime-fighting robot.
In one of those emails, readers, is a three-word phrase that raised our eyebrows just about right off our heads. Before we chat any more, see if it jumps out at you too.
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
25 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LA
4 June 2026
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Dear Chief Constable and Crown Office,
RE: REQUEST FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION — ALLEGED
MISAPPROPRIATION OF RING-FENCED POLITICAL DONATIONS
I write to request that Police Scotland/COPFS open a criminal investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds donated to the Scottish National Party (SNP) on the basis that those funds would be held and applied for a specific, designated purpose.
If you subscribe to the theory that it’s better to fight 100 duck-sized horses than a single horse-sized duck, the SNP is knocking it out of the park today.
Because the papers just can’t make their minds up about the biggest story with which to attack John Swinney’s beleaguered party.
You’ve had a few pretty gruelling pieces to get through in the last week or so, readers, so here’s something a little more light-hearted.
It’s from an episode of Broadcasting Scotland on 27 November 2020, a month after we confirmed our big story about the SNP accounts and the missing fundraiser money. In it, snug-toed SNP MP Pete Wishart opines that there really is nothing to worry about, and we should all just put our trust in the party.
We’ll leave you to judge whose opinion stood the test of time.
James Barr Gardner on Response Level Upgrade: “Weel it’ll certainly wullnae be the Freedom Club, fitting since since he an’ his clique made damned sure there would…” Jun 13, 17:56
Tinto Chiel on Off-topic: “Sorry, that was a warning for Steve Clarke to change his ways and play to the strengths of the Scottish…” Jun 13, 17:31
Tinto Chiel on Off-topic: “Someone who never chased fame but could sing memorably, and still lives: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWWNFB8grkw” Jun 13, 17:19
twathater on Response Level Upgrade: “Then Willie when all else fails to secure any information there is always the staunch , unquestionable , unchallenging,” Not…” Jun 13, 17:02
agentx on Response Level Upgrade: “Will Murrell have some prison tats when he appears in court again? I wonder which gang he has joined.” Jun 13, 16:22
Marie on Response Level Upgrade: “Outdated and pathetic. Princes and Princesses and horse-drawn carriages – like something out of a book of fairy tales -…” Jun 13, 16:09
sarah on Response Level Upgrade: “@ Knuckle_Heid: I did suggest to my list SNP MSP that refusing the whip and resigning from the Cabinet is…” Jun 13, 16:01
Alf Baird on Response Level Upgrade: ““Trooping the Colour” Early postcolonial theorists understood fascism not as ‘an unexpected right-wing turn’, which is what people on the…” Jun 13, 15:13
Alf Baird on Response Level Upgrade: ““condoning criminal behaviour” Colonialism is regarded as ‘criminal behaviour’. However, even elements of a colonized people may appear to condone…” Jun 13, 14:36
Confused on Response Level Upgrade: “Football, bloody hell … (Fergie) – it’s more important than that … (Shankly) grown men writing long essays crossing the…” Jun 13, 13:55
Confused on Response Level Upgrade: “The middle class seem addicted to their new religion, part of which is “racism” – you can’t bleat too much…” Jun 13, 13:53
sam on Response Level Upgrade: “https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/should-judge-alexander-kemp-be-investigated-over-peggie-judgment “The Judicial Office has refused to explain what caused fabricated quotations to appear in Judge Kemp’s ruling. Complaints against…” Jun 13, 13:50
sam on Response Level Upgrade: “it is already clear that Judge Kemp’s findings included AI “hallucinations”” Jun 13, 13:16
Andy Wiltshire on Response Level Upgrade: “Off topic, but Sandie Peggie’s team might be interested in this from the BBC: ‘Derbyshire…Police have launched a criminal investigation…” Jun 13, 12:54
Knuckle_Heid on Response Level Upgrade: “Here’s a question for everybody: let’s say you have been or are still an SNP Councillor, perhaps even a new…” Jun 13, 12:45
Northcode on Response Level Upgrade: “There’s a quiet, almost elegiac undertone to the BBC’s coverage of today’s Trooping the Colour. That’s not criticism — it’s…” Jun 13, 11:38
Willie on Response Level Upgrade: “The office of the information Commissioner fights an uphill battle. The culture of restricting public interest information and or its…” Jun 13, 11:23
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Response Level Upgrade: “THE SALMOND FILES AND ‘ARROGANT’ SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT: An interview w/ Scotland’s information watchdog “It was quite damning about the way…” Jun 13, 10:25
Northcode on Response Level Upgrade: “Several of the biggest parties competing in Scottish elections are not Scottish parties at all. They are London operations registered…” Jun 13, 04:02
Mark Beggan on Response Level Upgrade: “Northcode says: 12 June, 2026 at 10:07 pm Just think… after independence Scotland’s political parties will have to actually be…” Jun 13, 00:24
Mark Beggan on Response Level Upgrade: “He is just about to find out how terrible the world really is. “You’re my little puppy dog now boy.…” Jun 13, 00:16
Onlooker on Response Level Upgrade: “Northcode, both Scotland and England are owned by America.” Jun 12, 23:49
Aidan on Wider Than A Mile: “It’s not that sovereignty doesn’t exist Xaracen, or that’s it’s not an important concept. It’s that the way you are…” Jun 12, 22:28
Northcode on Response Level Upgrade: “Just think… after independence Scotland’s political parties will have to actually be Scottish.” Jun 12, 22:07
xaracen on Wider Than A Mile: “Your attempt to replace sovereignty with statehood fails because Scotland’s people were and are sovereign under Scotland’s still extant constitution,…” Jun 12, 21:51
Northcode on Response Level Upgrade: ““Seriously, Northy? England?” It doesn’t matter who or what the Scots vote for in England’s Scottish colony. Scotland is owned…” Jun 12, 21:43
Hatey McHateface on Response Level Upgrade: “It’s a simple enough question, Alf, who will be celebrating this time next week? I understand your sunk costs are…” Jun 12, 21:15
Hatey McHateface on Wider Than A Mile: “I have a dream, xaracen. It is that one day, quite soon, you will devote your energies to something useful…” Jun 12, 21:01