Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband Peter Murrell had access to millions in taxpayer cash during his 12-year embezzlement campaign, according to the Telegraph. Between 2010 and 2022, when Murrell splashed more than £400,000 from the SNP’s coffers on all kinds of luxury goods, the Electoral Commission paid the party £2.2 million in annual grants. That works out at £175,000 a year courtesy of the taxpayer…
The SNP pooled the money with donations and membership fees in a single account, which is the same pot Murrell raided for Bremont watches, Jura coffee machines, Montblanc pens, a motorhome, and (bizarrely) a copy of Grand Theft Auto V. He is due to be sentenced next month…
It isn’t yet known how much the taxpayer supported Murrell’s spending habits. The calls for an independent inquiry are growing louder, with Joanna Cherry, Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay, and ex-chairman of the committee on standards in public life Sir Alistair Graham among the voices demanding a probe. Sturgeon herself maintains she knew absolutely nothing about any of this…
Batting away critical points from Nick Robinson on the Today Programme, Tony Blair said:
“I always used to say the greatest source of election-losing advice was the Guardian.”