Wings Over Scotland

Clever man Mr Salmond strategic move that will allow the SG to get on meantime.

I’m sure he’ll be back.

Heartbroken that it has come to this ,the best politician by a country mile of my generation, but obviously protecting Nicola and the party. Each day i hate this shit media and opposition politicians just that little more.

Oh no. FGS.

Probably done this to put an end to the hounding of Nicola Sturgeon.

Chin up Alex it won’t be too long before we’re out of this despicable Union and you’re back in the fold X

I think Alex is sincerely thinking better to just take the focus off the FM, as her focus is needed on Scotland.

Ruth Wishart wrote a good blog saying any other ex Leader, it would be a one day wonder, but Alex is like no other.

Ruth also said she anticipates her fellow journalists, inclined that way, will hound, until they uncover the two women.

It so stinks.

Haste ye back Alex.

I’m actually tearful, he has been my hero since I watched my first ever political programme at 13yrs of age. I truly hope he nails those responsible to the wall.

What a man. I was a bit shocked to hear the news, but he’s taking the pressure off Nicola and the party. Thinking of others when all this crap is going on around him, great man. Shrewd operator too.

I said a few days ago that this is going to come back and bite some folk on the bahooky. I hope he sues some of them for defamation for what they’ve said.

Bunged a few quid to the fundraiser. Good luck Alex.

The Leasks are not fit to lick his boots.

link to crowdfunder.co.uk

This is amazing. A tin rattle for the wealthy politician and broadcaster to take the government to court.

If anything, my estimation of the man has gone up, he is clearly one that will ensure that any association of SNP or the FM cannot be used to smear them anymore.

I really hope that once his name is cleared, he will go hell for leather after those that tried to bring him down, least of all the media, I really hope he does.

@Marie Clark

“but he’s taking the pressure off Nicola and the party.”

That’s how I see it. An astute and considerate action by Mr Salmond.

That man is always ahead of all of us. Bless him – what a force he is!
Look forward to his return already.

The yoons are apoplectic about Alex’s crowdfunder, makes it all the sweeter refreshing the page and watching the total climb higher and higher… 😀

Alex,,,sad times we live in deflecting your reputation away from the cause…will be supporting your crowdfund

Dark days brought by dark means. This is now the state of play in this fucked up tabloid society. Good people get crucified whilst literal arses go unnoticed by a zombie nation. Chin up sir as always, all shall be well.

Page up to £13000 already

Donation made. I think he plays chess.

In France etc there would have been a more mature attitude to allegations of this kind. Not in the prurient, gender politics infested UK.
Salmond should not have had to resign. Innocent until proven guilty is the norm. Unionists will be jumping for joy. Shameful.

Je Suis Alex Salmond!

I’m with you Alex and my donation to the justice fund is on its way.

Look forward to seeing your statue on one side of what is currently George Square and the Rev’s on the Other side.

Independence Square will also have a web cam that doesn’t switch off when a Saltire Flag comes into view.

Our Day Will Come, and its Coming Soon.

When I clicked on the fundraiser it was just over £3000. I then asked my husband to pass my card over and it was at £7000. I donated and had a look and it’s around £14,000 now. Well done folks. Keep it going. Give Alex a boost in more ways than one.

Good on you AS that takes the wind out of there sails,it wont stop them gunning for you but they must be raging they can’t get at the FM now.
Go for the barstewards 99.9% or even 100% are with you all the way.

I’m a bit teary, but my god the quality of the man comes through doesn’t it. Statesman.

Brave. I hope he looks after himself, this must be horrendously stressful.

And the clarity of his statement, cuts through all the fluff to get right to the heart of the matter. Whoever his QC is, is likely going to learn more about presenting cases in this one, than any other.

Donation in. More to come if needed. Facts are Cheils that wanna ding.

Just pledged and look forward to Alex Salmond returning to business once he’s taken care of things.

The press are going to be so p**sed off tonight. 30 minutes from launch & at £16500. I believe the press & political opponents will live to rue this day. e has just cut their legs out from under. He is now free to lift any stones to search for the truth and I wish him well.

If you can manage it bung his crowdfunder a few quid. I have.

The very first line of this article is a link to the crowdfunder, haven’t donated to a worthier cause in so many moons.

Alex Salmond will clear his name and I hope too that he will find the time to lead the AUOB march in Edinburgh on 6th October.

I’ve thought for quite a while now about joining the SNP as being the best means of aiding the cause of Scotland becoming an Independent country. I’ve hesitated waiting on the right time to do this. I don’t know why I’ve waited.

Tonight is that time though and I’ve just became a member of the SNP.

@Gfaetheblock –

Thanks for putting that link up.

😉

Fred,Petra and I had this very conversation on here a few day’s ago…
Tis sad,but,I think dignified.
I can see how .. Dark Money Ruth… would have used it to deflect from … Dark Money …”enquiries” when Holyrood comes back…. Now…this way…Alex Salmond is off the table,..Dark Money…not so much,Nicola has a free and clear run to quiz Ruthie about it!!
I Totally support this decision,let Alex and the Courts work out what the hell is going on..

Its Indy that’s our business,,,and that’s NEVER off the table..

Oh and Fred,,, I want a bet the next time…LOL.. And my money is on a Ruthie no show…

Her party make other pregnant woman work,unless and until she demonstrates that it’s a high risk pregnancy!!!
Two points…. It’s no an illness and there’s a day job a’watin..
Oh and,as an aside,, she knows fine well,, that should she inform her employers.. AKA… US that it is indeed a risky pregnancy we would give her and her child,time,space and our very best… Of course we would,, and we’d bloody well mean it!!
Anyhoo ,I’m away tae ….try …. to donate… Fail and annoy the first one of my kids tae walk through the door to get it done…. But it will be done,no much right enough but what I can manage…
And Alex Salmond… If yer reading here Stay the Course..

20k!

A statesmanlike and wise move by Alex Salmond which removes some of the pressure on the FM.

The Establishment has chosen the wrong man to tangle with, and a man with an army of supporters willing to donate to the cause.

This will prove a colossal own goal by the smearers and leakers.

Donation made and more when necessary.

The funny thing is that the British Nationalists will think they have won a victory with Alex resigning.

I think that is the polar opposite of what has just happened.

He’s no awa, tae bide awa.

The Civil Servant who leaked this to the Daily Redcoats Grand Master Clegg should rightly be sweating bullets tonight.

Had these allegations about Salmond arisen from a respected, trusted and independent Scottish media source, I might have paid attention to them. But, they came from the discredited, risible and contemptible Daily Record…the self-proclaimed Voice of Scotland. They have so debased themselves, together with the BBC, as the propaganda cheerleaders of the British/Scottish Unionist establishment that anything they say can only be treated with the jeers and sneers they so richly deserve. Good luck Alex, you have the support and good wishes of the many hundreds of thousands of Scottish Independence supporters who stand right alongside you. Chipped in my donation and hope many others do too.

Does this mean details are about to be made public or a principled move to take the heat off NS?

’tis up to £20,000 now YEEESSSS.

Its as if people are glad to be able to demonstrate their support for Alex, and get one up the bampots at the same time.

Well done Alex, you’ve turned this all the way around. Somewhere deep in Establishment WM land some high heed yin is pulling their hair out and shouting ‘F***, F***, F***.’

YES WE CAN

A man of honour removing the heat from the SNP and Nicola

I felt quite tearful when I read of AS resignation, after decades of the snp and the yes movement being in the wilderness, regarded as oddities, he has almost singlehandedly brought us to the verge of where we are today, with the prize finally in sight! But of course he is as always a step ahead of the yoon witchhunters. A noble man indeed!

It is good to see his fundraiser take off as it is doing, I have made my donation, small though it necessarily is, and it will be a source of immense satisfaction when he smashes the target in the same fashion as a Wings Fundraiser. That will leave his detractors grinding and spitting out their teeth.

Jason Smoothpiece @9.52pm

If it is proven to be a setup I forecast that none of the Britnat media will report it never mind apologise. I also forecast that Evans and any other civil servants proven to be involved will move to London to promoted posts. Some people say I can be a bit cynical now and again.

Donated. Hope it annoys the britnats. Over £25,000 raised already.

Added a fiver to the pot. Total jumped £2000 in the time it took to fill in my details. Moving along at a fair crack!
We are with you Alex.

Crowdfunder over 51% now in a matter of minutes.

Sometimes things dont always go to plan as the Yoon Centre may say.

Best laid plans of yoons and their pals and all that.

We’ll awa’ tae the hills, tae the lea, tae the rocks
E’er I own a usurper, I’ll couch wi’ the fox!
So tremble, false Whigs, in the midst o’ your glee,
For ye’ve naw seen the last o’ my bonnets and me!

Donation made to crowdfunder and subscription paid to SNP

Man has the establishment picked on the wrong boy.

Go get them Alex!!

HEHE the Britnats are foaming at the mouth already.

I reckon Rhoda Grant needs to be very careful of what she says,Totally disgraceful from Labour party Scottish branch.

is anyone else finding their comments arent appearing? Even a while later and after refreshing?

Anyway, my comment for what its worth – I felt quite tearful when I read of AS resignation, but yet again, he is a step ahead of the yoon opposition and the dirty media.

He stands head and shoulders above any of them. He almost singlehandedly brought the yes movement and SNP out of the wilderness where we were seen as oddballs and eccentrics, to the place where we are today, mainstream Scotland and with the goal firmly in our sights at last.

It is gratifying to see his fundraiser progress as fast as a Wings fundraiser, showing his detractors clearly that they have failed to sow the division they intended and they have failed to make any smear stick in this case, as we all know AS for his sheer integrity and trustworthiness, almost unique in the political world. Donated, just wish it could be more.

ALANM

It is a tricky situation. For decades few listened to such accusations and the pendulum has now swung the other way. Now if an accusation is made everything grinds to halt. Unfortunately, a number of false accusations have been made along the way but in order to protect the genuine cases everything must be investigated. The SNP or any other party cannot give senior members a mulligan on such accusations.

Given the nature of the accusations this is the best course for Alex and the Party. It leaves the door wide open for Alex to return once he has resolved this matter and it maintains the focus and direction of the Party. It is the best and most dignified course given the circumstances.

I would agree with Jason that should Alex succeed there must be consequences for those the smeared his name.

Just passed £30,000.
I hope this finishes off the Daily record.

Donation made,and more if needed.

Someone in Scottish civil service dept disclosed very sensitive information deliberately to the media. I hope they are found and sacked along with the person who created the rules on investigative procedure. Kangaroo style courts have never held my regard.

Alex, if you read this site you will find many admirers who hold you in high esteem. Your actions tonight show why..

“The poor have no lawyers”. Well now they do!

Why should anyone have spend £50,000 or more in order to prove their innocence? Allegations are exactly that, they are NOT evidence of any guilt and for that we would have to wait on the verdict in any trial which in all likelihood will never happen.

I’m really glad Alex Salmond set up a crowdfunder, sure he may have been able to afford these initial costs himself or maybe not? That’s not the point as I see it, the point is his crowdfunder will help to show the strenngth of support for him and strength of support for Independence as undoubably he is a leader of our cause.

Rest assured, Alex Salmond will make good use of any money he raises in his name and of those that support him through what must be a very stressful time.

The press are evil and those leaking the details of the allegations are even worse and I hope they are found after an investigation. This should never have happened this way. The law will need to be changed to prevent it happening in future. Everyone of us whether accuser or accused deserves anonymity until investigations are complete.

We also deserve our voice to be heard in that investigation and as far as I know Alex Salmond has yet to have been given that opportunity to have made his voice heard.

It will be heard loud and clear now. I hope the fund raiser breaks £100,000.

Just donated and joined the SNP also!

SOAR ALBA

This is just unbelievable. What a travesty. Just the end. Will ye no come back again.

Just cannot be happening.

What a disgrace.

Proud Cybernat 10.16

Welcome to the club, every new member is a clear statement the Regime cannot deny the more members we have the more strength Scotland has, simple.

Im confused by the SNPs attitude to this whole affair. Why don’t they acknowledge and forcefully point out that the Permanent Secretary post is NOT a Scottish Government position but a UK Government appointed position. The Civil Service is not subordinated to the Scottish Parliament but is run from and by the Scotland Office under snack beard.
Alex Salmond was never in conflict with the Scottish Government nor his own party so why are we seeing him resign? Why are both Alex and Nicola talking about the case as if it was the Scottish Government who brought it about?
This is like they’re attitude to the BBC and the media they go along with any and all UK state spin instead of pointing out the lies and the transparent bias.
Seriously I don’t know what the fuck they are playing at half the time.

Gfaetheblock says:
29 August, 2018 at 9:12 pm
link to crowdfunder.co.uk

This is amazing. A tin rattle for the wealthy politician and broadcaster to take the government to court.

effenblock you are showing your true colours.

@ Proud Cybernat

Welcome

Small donation made. Hopefully the target amount will be reached by midnight.

# I am Eck.

Take it all the way Chief, we will do all we can.
Don’t agree with suspensions either, hostages to fortune & are too easily seen as implications of guilt.

@Thepnr 9.43: Snap!! Let’s show the scheming, devious, treacherous, strangers-to-the-truth, bunch that we admire Mr Salmond and will not turn our backs on him now.

@Petra 10.03: Agree that Moira will be suffering too. I hope she reads our comments on the fundraiser and gets some comfort.

I am so sorry to hear of Alex Salmond’s resignation from the SNP. I’ve known Alex Salmond since our time at St. Andrews back in the late 70’s and a more honourable, honest, smart and decent man you couldn’t find. The pygmies who hate him for no other reason than the fact he is all the things they will never be might think they have won. They haven’t! This is merely a stumble…

That’s the measure of the man.
Knowing Alex Salmond has more integrity in his little finger than exists in all the unionist politicians put together, I suspected this would be his next move. And as a strategist he’s almost without equal. Always three moves ahead.
Off to donate to the crowdfunder.

Chipped in and expect to see the target reached by morning, possibly even before bedtime.
It went up by £1000 while I was typing that first sentence.

@Proud Cybernat

I’m in good company then. Big cheer for the new members of the SNP 🙂

I hope thousands join, put their noses right out of joint.

Crowdfunder asks for postcode, how is it possible to donate from outside Scotland and the bottom half of the island? Frustrating as.

Just donated with pleasure to support a true Scottish Hero.
Fund standing at over 74% (£37,000+) with 28 days to go.

Time to stand up for Mr Salmond.

link to crowdfunder.co.uk

ElGordo – it took mine without a quibble, from deep in Wessex

Cheers, Liz. Now I just have to convince my wife that this is a worthy cause!

Here in the USA, there are several constitutional rights that one has – rights which seem to have been trampled on of late:

The presumption of innocence until proven guilty;

The right, inter alia, to face one’s accusers (article VI of the Bill of Rights);

No ex post facto laws (Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution)

These are not some airy-fairy notions. They are common-sense safeguards to protect against precisely this sort of vicious attack. If those involved had gone to the police in 2013, the story would have been, at least initially, “a XX year-old man appeared in court and reporting restrictions were not lifted.” But they did not do that and now there is no chance of justice being served, whoever is in the right.

The ‘Press’ are supposed to get jail for bribing a public servant. If they got paid for information. Leaked it. It is a police matter.

There had better be no cover up. The SNP is missing a leader. Hurry back.

Still can’t believe it. What will the NE do with a bunch of freaking Tories. Ruining the country. Despicable.

That little masonic bastard Clegg. The DR in the gutter. Along with the rest of them.

Thats some crowdfunder. With every F5 / Refresh on the page, the total keeps going up. £42230 at 23:05. At this rate it’ll hit the target before midnight. Be afraid, yoons, be very afraid…

Ye cannae make it up, turn yer back on the website and Bang. As in chess – Check!
This has to make a great movie, he’s always one step ahead. Just waiting on someone shouting Freedom!
I think we all knew this would happen. When your target is independence everyone of us will step in and be that missing cog. It’s the people on the ground that are important here, that’s the message in the video and that’s what we need to recognise from this.
Looking forward to checkmate!

The post code is to confirm credit card address. Donation can be made from anywhere. It is not a political donation. Alex is no longer a member of a political Party. He could have resigned to take this action. He could have been inhibited by (political) party rules. His only opinion was to resign. To take action.

Still can’t believe it. Shocked. The election result was bad enough.

Thanks sog, but wessex is part of the bit at the bottom of scotland, i’m further afield. No UK postcode, no donation it appears. (may be be to avoid donations from rampant russian bots)

You cannae fault the man. He has outplayed his detractors in a great and bold move. Both allowing himself now more play to manouvere his defence and at the same time stop SNP bad play on the oppositions part. If there was ever a statesman,in any other country, Mr Salmond would be amongst the greatest.

Apologies if this has been mentioned before. Last month Westminster MPs voted for for a change in their code of conduct which would mean that that MPs being investigated for misconduct of any nature, including sexual harrassment, will not now be identified. They will remain anonymous while being investigated and may not be named even if they are found guilty.

Many of these MPs are revelling in the discomfort of AS and the SNP over the leaked allegations made against him. What a disgusting two faced shower of Bs. When will the Scottish public wake up (or take their noses out of the trough) and get us out of the clutches of this corrupt, lying union.

Total at 11.18: just over £44,500

The Herald are filth. They can rot in hell.

@Gfaetheblock says: 29 August, 2018 at 9:12 pm:

link to crowdfunder.co.uk

” … This is amazing. A tin rattle for the wealthy politician and broadcaster to take the government to court.”

But then YOU would say that wouldn’t you? We all know where your loyalties rest and we can always rely upon you … … to be among the first with a snidie little comment.

Lol, just over 3K to go. I’m gonna get to bed before midnight. 🙂

I think the postcode is for the billing address of your credit card.

I’ve just donated and re-joined the SNP.

£3,181 to go.

Goodness. 11.30 and just over £2000 to go.

The big story here is who leaked.

Someone on The Herald made an interesting point about these leaks.

‘The Record also claims to have seen the ‘witness’ statements. As there have been no reports of a break -in the natural conclusion is that these statements were leaked somewhere in the department. As a trade unionist this gives me no confidence that it is safe to come forward with any allegation in the Civil Service.’

This was on the article ‘Unions give ‘full support’ to top official in Salmond case’

Well,Alex is deflecting damage from us and from Nicola, and I think it is a sad but good tactical move I feel sure he will be back and cleared.
The crowd fund is important but not only for the money, but a show of support by numbers.

So I hope we have very many participants, my donation is in, also my partner who is not very political, but she had a tear in her eye watching Alex’s video, she also donated.
So I really hope we all rise to show our support for Alex and send these shit bags a message.

If Alex’s is name cleared, what of the accusers? Their names are certain to come out. Can they live with it? What of their “sponsors”? Their reputations will be in shreds. No respectable employer would touch them with a barge pole. If in business, who would want to be associated with them.

Somehow, I don’t think the perpetrators have taken the long view.

Sue them? Why. More to be pitied than pissed upon. Just treat them with the contempt they deserve.

MI5 involved? Remember, the SNP were/are on WM’s terrorist list. The gun has been used in the past, eg, Willie MacRae, cut wrists, etc. Are they losing their touch?

The odour puts H2S in the aroma of Chanel No 5.

My, my some unionists showing their true colours tonight. Their venomous hatred of Alex Salmond and anybody who doesn’t bend the knee to English colonial rule over Scotland is truly something to behold.

The Alex Salmond Fund Raiser is now £1,800 away from its £50,000 target.

We may well reach this goal before Midnight if everyone can give a Scottish Pound or Two.

Anyone else just sitting refreshing the crowdfunding site?

The Yoons are very unhappy – don’t they just love to tell people how to spend their own money? Just remembered how much I really dislike David Clegg, he’s not going to be forgotten for this one. Yoon journos are desperate to promote the idea of a split in the Indy movement and SNP, but nope no-one is biting. Alex Salmond has had a colourful history with the party and hopefully will be back stronger than ever.

That’s 3 times this evening that I’ve logged onto Wings and been told cannot connect can’t find Server (words to that affect). And yet if I log onto other sites it connects straight away.

Its as if there’s interference. Hahahaha.

Just looked at the total 48,800 at 2348 hrs.

Superb. Huv tae stay up late on. Wiz going tae have an early night n aw.

Ten minutes to push the crowdfunder over the 50k by midnight. That’ll wind up the yoonatic fringe.