This is the letter the SNP sent donors to the ringfenced 2017 fundraiser.
The terms are right there in the first sentence, and repeated several more times. The money will be “ring fenced for a future referendum”. It’s to “build up a sizeable war chest to fight the campaign when the time comes”. It’s to “ensure we are not outspent in the referendum campaign”.
There is no ambiguity in the email. There’s no mention of the SNP anywhere except in Jim Henderson’s email address. No suggestion whatsoever that the money could be used by the SNP for anything but a referendum campaign.
These are the people whose job it was to stop the leadership of the SNP from stealing almost £700,000 of “ringfenced” fundraiser money from independence supporters, and who utterly failed at that job.
It was also their job to stop Peter Murrell stealing the best part of £500,000 from the SNP, in a separate but related crime, and they failed at that one too.
A small handful of them (marked with red asterisks, but see postscript below) tried their best to do their duties, and were blocked primarily by one powerful woman – Nicola Sturgeon – and a room full of cowards, weaklings and bullies, listed above.
But as Peter Murrell begins a five-years-and-three-months prison sentence – more than we were expecting, in truth – let’s not lose sight of the key fact that the theft of hundreds of thousands of pounds of independence supporters’ money by the SNP, which accidentally exposed Murrell’s entirely separate crime of theft FROM the SNP, has still not been answered for by anyone.
Be assured, readers, that Wings won’t rest until it is.
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.
David Ferguson on The Promise: “It appears to me that the 9 March 2020 email is more legally damning. The others say that the money…” Jun 26, 16:37
Alf Baird on The Guilty Party: ““Stu is very much better at the forensic stuff than I am” You are too modest, Peter; few have reached…” Jun 26, 16:25
Brotyboy on The Promise: “Agreed. It’s almost the opposite of a tautology. This statement is false by virtue of the meanings of the words…” Jun 26, 16:24
agentx on The Promise: “Why were you rueing the day?” Jun 26, 16:08
Tartan Tory on The Promise: “When Johnston Carmichael (who were both the SNP’s accountants and my own company accountants) refused to endorse the SNP’s figures,…” Jun 26, 16:04
Ex President Xiden on The Guilty Party: “These morally vacuous, pea brained cultists are so suceptible to group think that they should never be anywhere near public…” Jun 26, 16:01
sarah on The Promise: “My husband was ruing the other day that we both had applied for, and received, a refund. But if a…” Jun 26, 16:00
Michael Bruce on The Promise: “Anyone who said that the ring-fenced money was ‘woven through the accounts’ should be brought up on charges.” Jun 26, 15:53
Mike on The Promise: “I joined the SNP after the 2014 referendum and quickly got a bad feeling after attending one of their branch…” Jun 26, 15:51
Xaracen on The Guilty Party: “The Decolonise-Scot article isn’t the game-changer it appears at first glance, but it does clarify a key point: the “salt-water…” Jun 26, 15:45
Heaver on The Promise: “If theres a movie of the rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon it should be called Hardface.” Jun 26, 15:40
Tommo on The Promise: “Very persuasive article-however I believe that a more fruitful area for investigation would be the millions which the Editor advised…” Jun 26, 15:40
Young Lochinvar on Hey Lord Don’t Ask Me Questions: “AI Dun AI has let you down with that pointless word salad again. As for examples you just need to…” Jun 26, 15:19
Hatey McHateface on The Guilty Party: “We will all have to hope and pray that Scotland’s long history of colonial theft, ethnic cleansing and genocide isn’t…” Jun 26, 15:08
Hatey McHateface on The Guilty Party: “Tumbleweed … Let us know when there’s a petition to re-instate slavery. Not for private individuals, you understand, but for…” Jun 26, 14:54
Hatey McHateface on The Guilty Party: “Some valid points from Confused. Unlike LIDL, it’s easy to staff a new hospital because every migrant dinghy is hoaching…” Jun 26, 14:17
Peter Campbell on The Guilty Party: “I should also have said, this is a great article.” Jun 26, 14:17
Hatey McHateface on The Guilty Party: “Presumably post-Indy, Alf, the self same mediocre post-colonial administrators will continue in their comfort zones making the same sub-optimal procurement…” Jun 26, 14:09
sarah on The Guilty Party: “The cause needs all our best brains working together. Good to see this appreciation – there’s hope yet!” Jun 26, 14:01
Peter Campbell on The Guilty Party: “When I joined the SNP in 2019, the Coatbridge and Chryston branch, I quickly found out about Findlay MacGregor. There…” Jun 26, 14:00
Hatey McHateface on The Guilty Party: “He’s back! Alpha Centauri was it, Northy? While you’ve been away Indy has been sorted at the UN. So you…” Jun 26, 13:59
sarah on The Guilty Party: “Marvellous, Fearghas – thanks so much for posting this link. MOH and self are “enjoying” it over lunch.” Jun 26, 13:59
Hatey McHateface on The Guilty Party: “Sorry, Alf. Not seeing the Indy date in there. But then you knew that. “Don’t tell him, Pike!”” Jun 26, 13:55
Wally Jumblatt on The Guilty Party: “Government (British Empire style at least) is the absolute worst at capital investment projects. They write a poor quality brief,…” Jun 26, 13:51
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Guilty Party: “Lorncal, I posted this link upthread but in the context of your post I provide it here again for fear…” Jun 26, 13:50
Peter A Bell on The Guilty Party: “I addressed this issue in my blog article today. But Stu is very much better at the forensic stuff than…” Jun 26, 13:26
Spartan 117 on The Guilty Party: “As a former regular ferry user to the Western and Northern Isles for many years you have hit the nail…” Jun 26, 13:18
robertkknight on The Guilty Party: “Excellent! Thanks for posting” Jun 26, 12:53
