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Thanks buddy. It quickly builds up all this corruption doesn't it and most of this related just to Scotland, imagine how much corruption throughout all the lands?

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15624269/We-lined-picked-abused-US-sailors-say-victims-Scots-care-home.html

We were lined up, picked out and abused by US sailors say victims at Scots care home

HANNAH RODGER

7 March 2026

American sailors working at a nuclear submarine base in Scotland have been accused of historical sexual abuse of children at a nearby care home.

Former residents of Dunclutha children’s home in Dunoon, Argyll, have given brave testimony to the Scottish Child Abuse inquiry about the suffering they endured at the hands of both US Navy personnel and brutal care home staff during the 1960s and 70s.

Abuse survivors say children in care were taken out by sailors ‘as a public relations exercise’.

One survivor compared his treatment to ‘being at a market’, with youngsters made to line up wearing their ‘Sunday best’ for the Americans, and ‘if they liked you, they picked you to go home with them’.

Up to 1,400 American servicemen were stationed at Holy Loch, near Dunoon, from 1961. The site on the Cowal Peninsula was used by the US Navy to house its nuclear submarines and ballistic missiles until 1992, after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Some former Dunclutha residents said the Americans were the only good thing about living at the home, as they provided entertainment, treats and respite from the cruelty of depraved staff.

But others described being abused by the military men who they said had free access to the 50-odd Dunclutha youngsters.

One man, who spoke to the inquiry using the pseudonym Peter, said he was ‘groomed’ by the seamen and seriously sexually assaulted when he was just seven or eight.

Peter, who was born in 1960, was taken into Glasgow City Corporation’s care as a baby and was in Dunclutha from aged six to nine.

He said the sailors would visit every weekend, adding: ‘They would come with a naval minibus. They just had carte blanche to pick us up and do what they wanted.’

Peter said there was ‘all the American razzmatazz’ at the base, including ‘ten-pin bowling and what we called McDonald’s’.

He said: ‘‘On several occasions, I was taken on a ship called USS Simon Lake. I got to know them and they got to know me. Then they got to groom me.’

Peter said the sailors would give him ‘all sorts of goodie bags’ when he went out with them. ‘Then they started touching me,’ he added.

‘It went on for some considerable time. They were then entrusted to take children away on wee breaks. That was when I encountered my downfall.’

Around Christmas of 1967 or 1968, Peter said he was taken out by a married ‘officer’ who he had been out with before for runs in his ‘big American car’.

He said: ‘He lived in a large, sandstone villa on a hill overlooking the naval base…I trusted him. I didn’t know what grooming was then.’

On the day he was attacked, Peter said they had returned to the man’s home after a trip to a nearby beach and forest.

He had dinner and a bath, but after the bath he was assaulted in another man’s presence. Peter said: ‘The man had stripped himself down to his underwear. He stood over me and proceeded to perform a sexual act…

Peter then described a serious sexual assault in graphic detail, and said he was ‘screaming with pain’. Afterwards he said he was ‘put into bed’ with both of the men. ‘The deeds were done and it was hell for me. They cleaned me up and bought me toys,’ he said.

‘They were acts of depravity beyond one’s comprehension.’

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9m8zmxe25o

'Our children paid the ultimate price' – How the Dunblane school shooting changed Britain

Craig Williams

8th March 2026

Even after 30 years, the facts of the Dunblane massacre are hard to comprehend.

On the morning of Wednesday 13 March 1996, a gunman entered the gymnasium of the town's primary school and, over the course of less than four minutes, murdered 16 children and their teacher.

Another 12 children and three adults were either shot or injured in the assault. All but two of the children attacked that day were aged just five and six.

The horror of the murders was matched by disbelief. How could this have happened in the UK? How could it happen in such a small, quiet place?

And how had a man been able to walk into a school armed with four handguns and more than 700 rounds of ammunition to commit mass murder?

What happened in Dunblane that morning changed thousands of lives. It also changed the country forever and, in the minds of those who campaigned afterwards, has prevented anything like it from happening again.

As the 30th anniversary of that day approaches, a BBC Scotland documentary - Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns - looks back at what happened and speaks to those affected by the murders.

On the day of the shootings Thomas Hamilton, a 43-year-old Stirling man with a troubling reputation, arrived at the school a little after 09:30.

He made his way to the gym, where Gwen Mayor's primary one class were about to start their PE lesson

Eileen Harrild was the PE teacher.

"I was aware of the gym door being banged open and a man came in, dressed in combat gear with earmuffs on, and immediately started to shoot," she says.

"And he targeted the adults first. He shot me first and then he turned his gun on the two other adults in the gym and then started on the children.

"The shooting was continuous and rapid, and he had intent in his eyes. After about three or four minutes there was silence. Just silence."

Kenny and Pam Ross's five-year-old daughter Joanna was in the class. Her parents describe her as a "lively wee girl", "quite a personality" and a "daddy's girl".

Mick North's daughter Sophie was also in the gym. Mick's wife, Barbara, had died when Sophie was three.

"I was a single parent, bringing up my five-year old daughter. Sophie had only recently started at the local primary school and we were doing well. We had taken our time to get over her mum's death, but we were doing extremely well," he says.

Both girls were among the 16 children shot dead with Gwen Mayor that morning.

As the news broke and the media descended on Dunblane, word spread to London, and Scotland's two most senior politicians.

Michael Forsyth was Scottish secretary in John Major's Conservative government. George Robertson was his opposite number for Labour.

Both had personal connections to Dunblane. Forsyth was the local MP, while Robertson lived in the town and his children had been pupils at the primary school.

It would later turn out that both had encountered the killer. Hamilton had written to Forsyth on several occasions and Robertson had withdrawn his sons from one of Hamilton's boys' clubs, concerned by the way it was being run.

That morning, political rivalries were put aside.

"My first reaction was disbelief that this could have happened," Forsyth says.

"I said 'you have to get hold of George Robertson'. I think they thought that was a bit strange because George was my opposite number who spent his life making my life difficult."

Robertson took up an invitation from Forsyth to travel together to the town.

Meanwhile, parents Kenny Ross and Mick North had been contacted and told something had happened at the school. By the time they got there, a crowd of locals and journalists was outside the gates.

"There seemed to be a vacuum of information," North says.

"Nobody knew for a while anything at all. Until we were told that it was Mrs Mayor's class, the class that Sophie was in."

"It was just panic and crowds of people," according to Pam Ross.

As the gravity of the tragedy began to emerge, casualties were being taken to local hospitals.

Shot in both arms, her right hand and left chest, teacher Eileen Harrild was waiting to be taken into theatre, desperate to find out what had happened to the children.

"I did say: 'How many children survived?'. I really wanted to know that. That was really important to me.

"I felt responsible because it was my class and suddenly this had happened. I needed to know how many were going to be surviving it."

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Forsyth and Robertson arrived at what was now the scene of a major crime.

"We were there very quickly after the deed had been perpetrated," Robertson says.

"The chief constable did say 'do you want to see the gym?'. A lot of the bodies were still there. And he said: 'You know, you're not obliged to do so'.

"I think we both believed that was the right thing to do. It was important to see the scene of the crime."

Forsyth adds: "So we went into the gym and I'm afraid I lost it."

"It's not surprising," says Robertson. "I'm brought to silence even thinking about what we saw. But I think it was right that we did see it."

"That scene. I can see it now," says Forsyth.

The scale of what had just happened meant parents were left waiting to find out about their children.

Pam and Kenny Ross were taken aside and told Joanna had died. Afterwards, they went home to their four-month-old baby daughter.

Pam says: "Both Kenny's mum and my mum were in our house watching the baby and they could see us coming up the path without Joanna and they knew. We didn't even really have to tell them."

"You were just numb," says Kenny.

"It felt like a very long wait without very much information at all," says Mick North.

"I had to wait until quarter to three in the afternoon before I was told what had happened to Sophie. And then I went back to the house where it would just be me."

Hamilton had fired 105 bullets. He was carrying 743 rounds of ammunition and four handguns – two 9mm Browning semi-automatic pistols and two Smith & Wesson .357 magnum revolvers.

In the shock of the murders, attention immediately turned to how he had been able to legally own such an arsenal - and how the country could prevent anyone from having one like it again.

Hamilton, who shot himself dead at the end of the attack, was well known to police and other authorities.

He had been blacklisted from the Scouts Association in 1974, after complaints about his leadership and concerns about his "moral intention towards boys".

He would go on to run 15 boys' clubs across the central belt between 1981 and his death. Many raised concerns about his conduct during that time.

The official report into the Dunblane shootings would conclude that Hamilton, who blamed "malicious gossip" on his blacklisting and for the failure of his DIY business, had a sexual interest in young boys and a paranoid personality.

Dunblane occupies a similar place to Lockerbie in the Scottish memory.

Both are small towns, populations of fewer than 10,000, tucked away in quiet corners of the country. Their names are attached to terrible events which both tested their communities to the limit and took on a wider significance.

Just as the hunt for the Lockerbie bombers became a global legal and political affair, how the families and allies of the Dunblane victims responded to the tragedy changed the UK and its relationship with guns.

Immediately, Michael Forsyth began planning a public inquiry to examine the circumstances of the killings, and what could have been done to prevent them.

He felt an opportunity had been missed to restrict access to guns after the Hungerford massacre of 1987, when Michael Ryan killed 16 people and injured 15 more in a shooting spree in the south of England.

Some of Forsyth's colleagues were sceptical, but "from the moment I left that gym I was absolutely determined we were going to have to have legislation to ban handguns," he says.

From the start, there was a move to take party politics out of the campaign. As Robertson says: "Trying to make sure that this remained bipartisan, that it was to be seen as all-party, was going to be crucially important".

To that end, Prime Minister John Major and Labour leader Tony Blair visited Dunblane together, meeting with victims' families and survivors.

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There was also growing public and private anger that Hamilton had owned his guns legally.

Eileen Harrild says: "When I realised that until he banged that gym door open, with his gun outstretched, everything he had done was legal, he held them in his house, these guns were legal, I was really angry. I felt angry, actually."

But there was strong push-back from gun owners and the shooting lobby.

They argued that people had the legal right to own handguns, that shooting was a legitimate sport no different from any other, that shooting incidents were rare and almost all gun owners were responsible.

Meanwhile, three women from the Dunblane area had begun campaigning for a total ban on handguns.

Ann Pearston, Jacqueline Walsh and Rosemary Hunter had formed the Snowdrop Campaign, named after the only flower blooming at the time of the shootings. They wanted the law changed by the time the snowdrops bloomed the following spring.

"We'd lived in Dunblane for about 18 months. We had been in that community and known people.

"Had we bought a house in Dunblane I would have had two children in the school that day, one of which would have been in one of the three primary one classes," Pearston says.

Despite, by their own admission, knowing "nothing, really, about politics" they began collecting names to petition parliament for a ban.

By any measure, the Snowdrop Petition would be a remarkable success. In that pre-internet age, they were inundated by sacks of letters and cards. It would collect 705,000 signatures.

The organisers' public profile brought both praise and death threats. It made public figures of three private women, who found themselves debating with politicians and gun owners on TV and radio.

At the same time, the legal and political responses to the shootings were getting under way. The public inquiry, chaired by the Scottish judge Lord Cullen, began sitting in Stirling at the end of May.

It took place over five weeks, hearing often harrowing testimony, with a remit to investigate the circumstances of the Dunblane shootings, gun legislation, and school safety.

Ann Pearston was present throughout.

"Having listened to all the evidence and having read every single submission that was put into that inquiry, I didn't think he could come down on anything other than a complete ban," she says.

But Home Secretary Michael Howard took the view that he could not pre-commit the government to implementing whatever Lord Cullen found. That rang alarm bells for some campaigners.

"I was not optimistic that we would succeed," says Mick North. "They needed to be pushed and they needed to be pushed hard."

They met Labour Party leader Tony Blair while in London to deliver the Snowdrop Petition.

"Part of the shock for me was that my children were, I mean, a little bit older than that, but they were still at school," Blair recalls.

"I felt deeply for them, but as a political leader you can't take all your decisions on the basis, simply, that there's a campaign to do something."

Blair, a former lawyer who was preparing for a looming general election, was minded to wait and see what Lord Cullen's report found before committing to action.

That wasn't good enough for Kenny Ross.

"Tony said if he were elected, he'd do what he can to go by our wishes, if you like. See what he could do. And I was just fed up with it," he says.

"I finally said to him: 'Have you got any children?' - and he says, 'yes'.

"I say: 'Well, I had a daughter. She's now six foot under. That is why you have to do something about these gun laws'.

"Total silence. You could have heard a pin drop. And then I was starting to think: 'Have I said the right thing? Have I said the wrong thing?'.

"It was to get his attention as to how serious this is. And hopefully it hit home."

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That October, Pearston gave a powerful speech at Labour's annual conference.

Delivered the day after what would have been Sophie North's sixth birthday, her words reduced many in the audience to tears and prompted party members to back a full ban.

"She came, she saw, she conquered," remembers Tony Blair.

"That was the end of it because it was an extraordinary and electrifying moment. She spoke with such conviction and such reason that, I think, for me that was conclusive.

"Let's do something that is so clear and so firm that we know we have done everything we can to prevent this in the future."

Two weeks later, Lord Cullen published his report.

He made 28 recommendations but stopped short of calling for a ban on handguns, suggesting instead a complex system that would see them dismantled and stored in different places.

The Conservative government accepted everything in the report but went further, suggesting a ban on all handguns except .22 pistols - a less powerful calibre used for Olympic target shooting.

Michael Forsyth had spent months persuading and managing some of his fellow Conservative MPs, many of whom were against any ban.

"Certainly, Michael Howard knew that, unless we did something, I just wouldn't have been able to accept it. So, the government of which I was a member went beyond Cullen, which no one expected," he says.

George Robertson says he knew that Forsyth also wanted the ban on .22s but was bound by cabinet responsibility.

"In government, you don't always get everything you want," says Forsyth.

The Firearms (Amendment) Act became law in February 1997. It was not enough for the families or the Snowdrop campaign, who continued to press for a full ban.

That wasn't long in coming.

Labour won the general election of May 1997, and almost immediately legislated.

That November, the amended act was passed and the age of legal handguns in the UK was over, 20 months after the murders in Dunblane.

Three decades on the people of Dunblane, the community that was torn apart by the tragedy, will mark the anniversary privately.

For those who fought for the handgun ban, there is some small consolation in what happened next.

"People make demands on the government the whole time," says Blair.

"You can't meet all those demands but this demand in this way was something, it wasn't about money, it wasn't about priorities, it was just about a terrible, terrible event that the country was determined should lead to a change."

For George Robertson, what the parents lost is "always going to be greater than anything that came out of it".

"When there is another school shooting in America, I do take a degree of satisfaction from the fact that we stopped that from happening in our country," he says.

"Because there is no doubt at all in my mind. If the law had remained the way it was, it would have happened again."

Michael Forsyth still finds what happened on 13 March 1996 difficult to talk about.

"It was a miserable experience for me, but nothing like what it was for those parents who lost their children. I just wish I'd never had to deal with it."

"Our children paid the ultimate price," says Joanna Ross's father, Kenny.

"And what I miss most is I can't remember what she sounds like. It was before the time of videos, mobile phones.

"I've forgotten her voice."

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8zqygvxylo

Paedophile ex-sailor jailed for raping second boy

9 March 2026

A former sailor who is already serving a prison sentence for raping a boy has been jailed for a further 14 years for his earlier abuse of another child.

John Henderson, who served in the Royal Navy, was jailed for 14 years in 2019 for offences against one child, but was back at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday for his offences against a second victim.

Henderson, formerly of Amble in Northumberland, raped the boy after asking if he wanted to "play", then bought him sweets to stop him telling anyone, the court heard.

The 39-year-old admitted rape and sexual assault of a child, with a judge saying he posed a high risk to children.

The offences occurred before the ones for which Henderson was jailed in 2019 and also ordered to serve an extra year on extended licence, the court heard.

Prosecutor Sam Ponniah said Henderson asked the boy "do you want to have some fun" before raping him, then bought him sweets to "persuade him not to say anything".

In a statement read to the court, the victim said what happened was "disgusting" and he "felt guilty" Henderson had gone on to rape another child.

Judge Gavin Doig said Henderson had been a "model prisoner" for the past seven years but it was "clear major issues remain".

He said Henderson still posed a significant risk of serious harm to children.

Henderson was also ordered to serve a further four years on extended licence upon his eventual release from his latest sentence.

My friend baker anon, who we've previously discussed…this is his statement to the inquiry. He did not attend the inquiry. He withheld most of his evidence from the inquiry who claim "ownership" of statements to the inquiry and do NOT allow victims to use anything shared with them in any future private legal action.

I'll just post screenshots. There is 47 pages to the statement.

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https://www.childabuseinquiry.scot/sites/default/files/2026-02/%28Peter%29%20KPW%20Witness%20Statement.pdf

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Witness Statement ofKPW(Peter)

Support person present: Yes - Craig Christie , Solicitor, Drummond Miller, Glasgow.

Pages 1-5 of 47

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https://www.childabuseinquiry.scot/sites/default/files/2026-02/%28Peter%29%20KPW%20Witness%20Statement.pdf

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Witness Statement ofKPW(Peter)

Support person present: Yes - Craig Christie , Solicitor, Drummond Miller, Glasgow.

Pages 1-5 of 47

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gzmzn502o

Watchdog says he 'can't trust ministers' with Sturgeon inquiry files

12 March 2026

The Scottish government is being threatened with further legal action by the information commissioner over the release of documents about an ethics investigation into Nicola Sturgeon.

David Hamilton said he could no longer trust the government to handle some files "unsupervised" after being given "preposterous and unacceptable" excuses for not complying with his orders.

Ministers have repeatedly missed deadlines to publish correspondence about the Sturgeon inquiry, which cleared her of misleading parliament during a Holyrood probe into the handling of harassment claims against Alex Salmond.

The Scottish government insisted it was handling the documents with "the highest standards of impartiality and integrity".

The information commissioner is dealing with six different freedom of information appeals relating to the Sturgeon and Salmond inquiries.

The government published a large bundle of documents last month following a court battle.

Hamilton's latest criticism comes after he sought reassurances that ministers had complied with a 2024 order to release legal advice relating to a previous appeal about inquiry evidence.

After receiving a response, the commissioner said he believed the government had failed to comply and that he was considering legal action.

'Unacceptable'

Hamilton said in a statement: "Perhaps worse than the fact that Scottish ministers have once again failed to comply with one of my decisions, is that they appear to have tried to conceal this breach of trust with unjustified delays and a wall of silence.

"The excuses I have now been given, both in writing and in person, are preposterous and unacceptable."

The commissioner said he had expressed his dismay to Permanent Secretary Joe Griffin, Scotland's most senior civil servant.

He said: "I can no longer trust the government to handle this information unsupervised and will explore more intrusive options to ensure compliance."

The commissioner complained that the handling of freedom of information requests relating to the Sturgeon inquiry stood in "stark contrast to the way nearly every other case of theirs is handled".

Hamilton added that he would "now need to assess whether I can resource a further intervention to examine the unusual case handling practices in these cases".

In his letter to Hamilton, Griffin said: "I would reiterate that ensuring compliance with court orders has been ministers' absolute priority throughout this matter."

The permanent secretary said he had been assured that the government had not withheld information it had been ordered to publish and that ministers had fully complied with previous rulings.

Griffin also confirmed that the large bundle of documents released last month had been temporarily removed from the government website "to redact some additional information".

He said although the incident was regrettable, it was due to "the scale and complexity" of publishing more than 700 documents.

Freedom of information row

First Minister John Swinney previously told parliament that the freedom of information requests had been complicated by the need to make redactions to avoid identifying women who had made allegations against Salmond.

Salmond successfully sued the government in 2019 over its mishandling of complaints against him.

The former first minister, who died in 2024, was cleared of sexually assaulting nine women in 2020.

The freedom of information row dates back to March 2021, when James Hamilton, an Irish lawyer, cleared Sturgeon of breaching the ministerial code.

A freedom of information request was then made to the Scottish government for all written evidence used in the investigation.

The government had originally insisted that as Hamilton was an independent adviser on the ministerial code he was not subject to freedom of information legislation.

However, the information commissioner intervened and ordered the government to look at the case again.

Ministers then challenged this decision in the Court of Session, sparking a lengthy series of complex appeals.

A Scottish government spokesperson said: "The Permanent Secretary met the Scottish Information Commissioner on 11 March and assured him that these cases were being handled properly, in line with statutory duties and with the highest standards of impartiality and integrity."

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https://www.childabuseinquiry.scot/sites/default/files/2026-02/%28Peter%29%20KPW%20Witness%20Statement.pdf

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Witness Statement ofKPW(Peter)

Support person present: Yes - Craig Christie , Solicitor, Drummond Miller, Glasgow.

Pages 11-15 of 47

Last post I forgot to correct the page numbers. Should have read pages 6-10. The numbers are on the bottom of the pages.

Redactions here are extensive and might be either being investigated, or as seems more likely, will be used in the next Case Study (no 10). Who are these people that think they have a right to withhold from the PUBLIC, publicly owned data obtained using their funds? These cunts think they can hide behind legislation they create to protect themselves…they pretty much can, they've been doing it for a long time.

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https://www.childabuseinquiry.scot/sites/default/files/2026-02/%28Peter%29%20KPW%20Witness%20Statement.pdf

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Witness Statement ofKPW(Peter)

Support person present: Yes - Craig Christie , Solicitor, Drummond Miller, Glasgow.

Pages 16-20 of 47

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https://news.stv.tv/politics/more-than-80-unreported-cases-of-bullying-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct-at-scottish-parliament

More than 80 unreported cases of bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct at Scottish Parliament

The findings come from a Dignity at Work survey of all staff who work for MSPs, or for the Parliamentary Corporate Body

Mar 12th, 2026

The Scottish Parliament has found 84 unreported cases of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at Holyrood.

The findings come from a Dignity at Work survey of all staff working for MSPs or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.

It was carried out in January and covers the whole five years of this parliamentary term.

It finds that staff reported 84 incidents where they experienced or witnessed bullying, harassment or sexual harassment – and it includes allegations of sexual misconduct going back to 2021.

This includes 45 reports in relation to bullying, 25 in relation to harassment and 14 in relation to sexual harassment, including a small number of allegations of serious sexual misconduct.

This is the first time the incidents have been publicly reported and have been described as shocking.

The biggest problem appears to be in MSPs’ offices, where small groups of people work closely together, but where there is a distinct power dynamic, with people being unwilling to complain about their boss because that could cost them their job.

The Parliament has made nine recommendations to tackle the issues, and statements from political parties are expected at Holyrood on Friday.

The review takes account of forthcoming changes in employment law arising from the Employment Act 2025.

The Act will bring in stronger whistleblowing protections and a duty for all employers – including MSPs in that capacity – to take proactive, preventative steps to stop harassment, including third-party harassment.

The findings from the survey and its accompanying report have been communicated jointly by the Parliament’s Presiding Officer, Alison Johnstone MSP, and the chief executive of the Parliament, David McGill.

Writing to all MSPs and staff, they said many staff work in positive, supportive environments, but they were both “deeply concerned” by new findings on bullying, harassment and sexual harassment.

Johnstone said: “We will all be shocked and deeply concerned to learn of some reported serious allegations.

“Senior Parliament officials made the Parliament Police unit aware of the limited information we have.”

John Swinney said: “As First Minister, I want to make it clear to Parliament that a culture of appropriate behaviour is essential to the functioning of our democracy.”

Russell Findlay, Scottish Tory leader, said: “It is clear that things need to change. Change is in the interests of all parties, all MSPs.”

Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour leader, added: “This deeply worrying report must be taken with the utmost seriousness and its content demands not defensiveness, not delay, but decisive action from all of us.”

Gillian Mackay, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, said: “Presiding officer, the allegations and volume of them are shocking and will be hugely concerning for everyone using the parliamentary estate. I want to thank those who have come forward and shared their experiences to help improve the culture and conduct in Parliament.”

Alex Cole-Hamilton, leader of the Scottish Lib-Dems, said: “There are challenges in this report, it is embarrassing, but it is also a call to action and I sincerely hope that whilst this represents one of the last considerations of this Parliament, it represents one of the first considerations of the Parliament to come.”

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/world-news/prince-peer-paedophile-new-photo-36864277

The prince, the peer and the paedophile… new photo emerges from the Epstein Files

Handout document issued by the US Department of Justice is believed to be the first photograph to emerge showing the three men pictured together

Ben Borland

13 Mar 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson have been pictured in bathrobes alongside paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The undated photograph has been unearthed by ITV News as part of the US Department of Justice's Epstein-related document dump earlier this year.

It shows the King's disgraced brother and Lord Mandelson sitting outside at a wooden table, along with Epstein who is wearing a dark shirt and light slacks. The three men have mugs emblazoned with the US flag on the table in front of them.

The broadcaster said the picture was taken in Martha's Vineyard – an island in Massachusetts, famous as one of the most upmarket holiday destinations in the US. It is believed to be the first photograph that has been uncovered showing the three men together.

Andrew and Mandelson are both wearing white bathrobes, which appear to match a previous image of Mandelson included in Epstein's "birthday book". It was taken at Martha's Vineyard in 2003 and is accompanied by a message in which the former Labour peer describes the disgraced financier as his "best pal".

The photos are thought to have been taken before the financier was imprisoned in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor. According to the Martha's Vineyard Times, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor visited the island at least twice in the 1990s, and during one of those visits, he was a guest at a birthday party that Epstein attended.

Separately, the Mail on Sunday has reported the former prince was introduced to Epstein at a 68th birthday party hosted by Lynn Forester de Rothschild for her husband, Sir Evelyn, on his Martha's Vineyard estate in August 1999.

Andrew, the former Duke of York, and Lord Mandelson have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over their connections with the paedophile and have both since been released under investigation.

Both men feature a number of times in the so-called Epstein files, including images of Andrew bent over an unidentified female and lying across the laps of a number of women.

Images of Lord Mandelson receiving a foot massage and others of him standing in his underwear have also been published by the US Department of Justice. Both Andrew and Lord Mandelson have denied any wrongdoing over their association with Epstein.

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https://ethicalapproach.co.uk/judicial_and_wef_connections.pdf

Important Public Briefing Report: The Judiciary and the World Economic Forum

Judicial Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence (2019): Potential Compromise and Conflicts of Interest

Prepared by Ethical Approach UK - October 2025

1. Introduction

In March 2019, the judiciary of England and Wales announced the formation of an Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group. Chaired by Professor Richard Susskind, the group was tasked with advising senior judges on the impact of AI technologies on the courts and the justice system. Membership included four senior judicial figures, representatives from the Bar, academia and industry. Of particular note were Sir Geoffrey Vos (now Master of the Rolls), Lord Neuberger (former Supreme Court President) and Kay Firth-Butterfield, then Head of AI and Machine Learning at the World Economic Forum (WEF).

This note examines the constitutional and legal implications of that group’s composition and function, with particular focus on

(1) potential judicial compromise,

(2) conflicts of interest and

(3) regulatory capture arising from overlap between the judiciary, regulators and external global bodies such as the WEF.

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https://ethicalapproach.co.uk/judicial_and_wef_connections.pdf

Important Public Briefing Report: The Judiciary and the World Economic Forum

Judicial Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence (2019): Potential Compromise and Conflicts of Interest

Prepared by Ethical Approach UK - October 2025

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https://ethicalapproach.co.uk/judicial_and_wef_connections.pdf

Important Public Briefing Report: The Judiciary and the World Economic Forum

Judicial Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence (2019): Potential Compromise and Conflicts of Interest

Prepared by Ethical Approach UK - October 2025

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https://thelightpaper.co.uk/assets/pdf/Light-66-Feb-26-Web-Final.pdf

Police refuse to probe midazolam cull

Operation Talla blocked NHS ‘murders’ from being investigated

ISSUE 66

(Monthly)

FREE FOR THINKERS

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snp-pass-law-allowing-mentally-36876639

SNP to pass law allowing mentally ill criminals to vote at Holyrood Election

The Scottish Government is hoping to pass temporary legislation which lets criminals locked up in mental health wards vote in the Scottish Parliament and local council elections.

David Walker

16 Mar 2026

The SNP and other left-wing parties have been branded "out-of-touch" after approving "dangerous" plans to let mentally ill criminals vote at the upcoming Holyrood Election. It follows previous nationalist legislation which handed offenders serving sentences of less than 12 months the opportunity to vote in 2021.

The practice is still banned across the rest of the UK but has been introduced north of the border, alongside extending voting rights to those aged 16 and 17. It is only valid at the next Scottish Parliament and council elections.

Last week, MSPs on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee voted in favour of the emergency legislation in relation to the 2026 and 2027 council elections; the next Parliament will need to decide whether to extend it. Only the Scottish Tories voted against it, with a final vote to be held before Holyrood breaks up at the end of March.

It will allow those detained on mental health grounds but sentenced to 12 months or less to vote. Someone charged or convicted of criminal conduct but who has received a mental health detention rather than a prison sentence will be able to vote only if the maximum sentence or sentences possible would have amounted to 12 months or less.

Those on a temporary compulsion order, i.e on remand but receiving mental health treatment, will also get voting rights. According to parliamentary business minister Graeme Dey, it will impact about 20 people, and it will be a temporary measure that "allows the next Parliament to get into the detail so that we have a permanent solution that captures all the different strands."

The Scottish Tories are urging other parties to back their attempts to block the new law. Scottish Conservative MSP Sue Webber said: “This sums up how out of touch SNP politicians and Holyrood’s cosy left-wing consensus are with the real challenges facing Scotland.

“We warned when the nationalists first introduced prisoner voting in Scottish elections that it would pave the way for a further extension. Now that is exactly what this dangerous plan would do. The SNP are not even being straight with Scots. They mistakenly believe they have to do this to comply with an old ruling from the ECHR, when they know full well that a ban on prisoner voting remains elsewhere in the UK.

“The SNP are not only content with giving prisoners the right to vote, but astonishingly do not see any problems with allowing those who are not even mentally capable of taking responsibility for their actions the right to participate in the democratic process. Scots will be appalled by the SNP’s loosening of the rules when it comes to the privilege of voting at future elections.

"We will be fighting this plan every step of the way and would urge every MSP in Holyrood to show some common sense and join us in rejecting this proposal.”

Defending the legislation, Mr Dey said: "I understand Ms Webber’s position on this issue, but what we are dealing with is an anomaly in a law passed by this Parliament. The law is there; we have an issue that we need to resolve temporarily. The next Parliament can return to the matter in full and come to a permanent solution. Obviously, all members of the Parliament will be able to feed their views in at that point."

From General Research #29753

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/snps-culture-excess-exposed-ministers-36900397

SNP's 'culture of excess' exposed as Ministers rack up £3.4 million bill 'wining and dining' in less than a year

EXCLUSIVE: The spend on hospitality has been described as a 'scandal' at a time ordinary Scots are struggling with rising bills

Douglas Dickie

20 Mar 2026

SNP Ministers racked up a £3.4 million bill on hospitality in less than a year, new figures have revealed. The spend has been branded a "scandal" at a time ordinary Scots are struggling with rising food, petrol and energy bills.

It also comes as public services across the country face more brutal cuts. The spend was uncovered by Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr.

He told the Scottish Express: "While families across Scotland are tightening their belts, the SNP Government has blown over £3.4 million of taxpayers’ money on wining and dining in just ten months. It is a scandal that they feel they can run up an eye-watering hospitality tab at the taxpayers’ expense.

"At a time when public services are being cut to the bone, when NHS waiting lists are at record levels, and when councils are crying out for funding, the SNP’s priorities are laid bare for all to see.

"The Scottish people deserve a government that treats their money with respect, not one that treats Bute House like a banqueting hall. This culture of excess must end."

Data released via a Freedom of Information request showed that the nationalist executive spent a total of £3,463,271.79 on hospitality between January and October 2025. Of this, £3,462,231.79 was paid to the Scottish Government’s catering contractor, with a further £1,040 paid to private caterer L’Chaims.

Of the total, £1,675,664.73 was spent on staffing costs alone for hospitality staff, including chefs, front of house staff, servers, and event management personnel employed across the Scottish Government estate.

The Scottish Government has been approached for comment.

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/another-sex-pest-rocks-up-36905093

Another sex pest rocks up at SNP conference, leaving woman 'physically sick'

Mark McDonald was booted out of the party in 2017 but appears to be back in the fold after being spotted at the pre-election event

Douglas Dickie

22 Mar 2026

Another 'sex pest' attended last week's SNP conference, it has emerged, leaving female members furious. We told how former MP Patrick Grady was spotted at the event, despite complaints that he made unwanted sexual advances against a male staffer being upheld by a Westminster probe.

It was now been reported that former MSP Mark McDonald was also at the event. He was suspended at children's minister in 2017 after a Holyrood investigation upheld allegations of inappropriate conduct against women, with one claim suggesting he had engaged in "harassment and sexual innuendo".

He was eventually booted out of the party and served as an independent until the 2021 election. However, he appeared to be back in the fold when he attended the pre-election conference as policy and media manager for Scottish Autism, reports the Scotsman

The paper reported that one woman was "physically sick" after seeing him there, while another said: "We are not saying Mark McDonald should not be allowed to move on with his life. We are saying he should not be at SNP events where he is likely to come into contact with women who made allegations against him.

"The party has a choice to protect its women members, who they know have suffered trauma, but it made the wrong choice here." Another woman who made a complaint against McDonald said: "I was furious to see him there.

"I almost couldn’t speak. Why did no one think this through? We are meant to be the party of championing women’s rights - until it’s time to put that into practice."

McDonald was elected as a regional MSP in the North East in 2011. He went on to win the Aberdeen Donside seat in 2016 and was made Minister for Childcare and Early Years by Nicola Sturgeon.

He lasted less than a year in the role before stepping down. Speaking at the time, he said: "It has been brought to my attention that some of my previous actions have been considered to be inappropriate - where I have believed myself to have been merely humorous or attempting to be friendly, my behaviour might have made others uncomfortable or led them to question my intentions.

"My behaviour is entirely my responsibility and I apologise unreservedly to anyone I have upset or who might have found my behaviour inappropriate." McDonald refused to comment on the story, but an SNP source said the feeling in the party was "split" between "accepting people have to be allowed rehabilitation and a sense that he can be rehabilitated, but maybe still have the sensitivity not to appear at the SNP's own events".

An SNP spokeswoman said: "We take this matter seriously and are taking steps to address it. Women should feel welcome to participate in party politics in Scotland."

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/kids-young-four-being-taught-36906625

Kids as young as FOUR being taught to massage each other in schools as practice branded 'disturbing'

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Kerr MSP called for the practice to be stopped after it emerged thousands of pupils had taken part in the scheme

Douglas Dickie

22 Mar 2026

Children as young as four are being encouraged to massage each other in Scottish schools, in a practice branded "disturbing" by an MSP. Eight local authorities across the country are signed up to the 'Massage in Schools' programme.

It involves a daily peer session, where children between the ages of 4 and 12 massage each other. The aim is for children to "experience nurturing touch at school", with a focus on areas including the "back, neck, shoulders, head, arms and hands".

But Scottish Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr said it was "distressing to discover that this programme is allowed in Scottish schools". He added: "It is simply bizarre to encourage pubescent boys and girls to intimately massage each others’ shoulders and necks. It is not appropriate and has no place in the classroom.

"Scotland’s educational establishment have lost their collective minds if they think this is acceptable or that parents would be happy to see their children involved in this inappropriate experiment." According to Freedom of Information requests to all of Scotland's 32 councils, over 4,000 pupils between primary one and seven have taken part in the programme since 2020.

In Stirling, 1,600 pupils have taken part, while over 500 had taken part in each of Scottish Borders, East Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, the latter of which had also offered the programme to S2-S5 students, between the ages of 13 and 17.

Inverclyde, Fife, Argyll and Bute, and Renfrewshire also took part, with the programme costing taxpayers almost £12,000. Over 70 members of school staff had also undertaken training provided by the Massage in Schools Association to run massage sessions, with other sessions being provided by external visitors.

Mr Kerr called for the the local authorities involved to "end this programme now, and reassure parents that their children won’t be subject to this disturbing experiment again". But a spokesman for Stirling Council said: "The Massage in Schools Programme (MISP) is well established and has been taking place in schools in the UK for 25 years.

"It gives children between four and 12 the chance to experience positive, nurturing touch at school in a safe and creative way and supports key aims of the curriculum. It’s one of many supportive approaches to help children’s health and wellbeing in primary schools.

"The benefits of this programme include improved concentration, improved focus and co-operation, increased self-esteem/confidence, a reduction in aggressive behaviour and bullying and a calmer classroom environment. Children always ask permission from each other before they begin the massage and it’s done over the clothes on the back, head and arms."

The only other council to respond to a request for comment was West Dunbartonshire, where a spokeswoman said: "None of our schools have spent directly on the programme in the last five years. This is a recognised programme used across Scottish local authorities and offers a number of benefits for children including improved concentration, increased confidence and empathy and respect in communicating.

"Parents who do not consent to their child participating in the supervised sessions can opt out, and in addition, children ask each other permission before each massage begins."

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/education-secretary-jenny-gilruth-cashing-36870937

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth cashing in on school textbook compared to 'SNP propaganda manual'

The former teacher has been accused of 'handing her homework in late' after she belatedly declared the £500-a-year she receives from her book on the ministerial register of interests

Ben Borland

15 Mar 2026

With just days to go until the end of the five-year session at Holyrood, Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has belatedly updated her register of interests to declare a source of outside income.

The former teacher is the co-author of a textbook for school pupils taking the National 4/5 Modern Studies course, from which she expects to receive about £500 a year.

But although she declared the income on the MSPs' register of interests, she inexplicably failed to do so on the separate ministerial register of interests. A revision to the document was published by the Scottish Government on Friday, March 13. It states: "As noted in her MSP register of interests, the Cabinet Secretary published an educational text book before she was a Minister."

Yet the Scottish Ministerial Code makes it clear that interests must be declared on BOTH registers. It states: "Ministers are reminded that the provisions of the Ministerial Code are additional to the requirements of the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006, which apply both to Ministers who are MSPs and to the Law Officers."

The full title of the textbook is 'Leckie Course Notes – National 4/5 Modern Studies: Comprehensive Textbook to Learn CfE Topics'. It was written along with Elizabeth Elliott and Jenny Reynolds and was first published by HarperCollins in 2014.

However, the subjective content of the book has now raised eyebrows. One passage states: "The Scottish Parliament has passed a number of laws that Scottish people are in support of, such as free university tuition and free prescriptions. On the other hand, although the Scottish Parliament can hold debates on reserved matters it cannot change the law or make decisions on these matters.

"For example, MSPs debated Brexit in 2018. However, they had no say on the vote which was held in the House of Commons in London. Many people think it is unfair that the Scottish Parliament cannot pass legislation on reserved matters as they feel that these important aspects of Scottish people's lives shouldn't be controlled by Westminster."

Scottish Conservative shadow education secretary Miles Briggs said: "It's outrageous that Jenny Gilruth is pocketing royalties from a school textbook that reads more like an SNP propaganda manual than a balanced guide to politics. We only found this out after she belatedly updated her register of interests – a classic example of handing in your homework late.

"Parents will be furious that their kids are being fed one-sided political spin and downright lies about parties and policies while the education secretary – who is lamentably failing teachers and pupils – cashes in. Classrooms should be places for facts and balanced debate – not taxpayer-funded brainwashing that would make the Kremlin blush."

Before becoming an MSP in 2016, Ms Gilruth taught Modern Studies at the Royal High School, in Edinburgh, and Social Subjects at St Columba's RC High School, in Dunfermline. She held a number of ministerial roles from 2020 before being appointed Education Secretary in 2023.

In the MSPs' register, she declares: "I expect to receive remuneration of up to £500 per annum. This remuneration represents royalties for a text book written prior to my election and I do not expect to undertake any publishing work during this session."

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/jenny-gilruth-begs-ross-greer-36901434

Jenny Gilruth begs Ross Greer for his 'extremist' advice on children's sexual education

Exclusive: The Scottish Government's Education Secretary chased the Scottish Greens co-leader for his feedback on her new guidance for sex education in schools.

David Walker

22 Mar 2026

Scotland's Education Secretary has been slated after "begging" Ross Greer for advice when writing up the country's sex education guidance for pupils. The previous document was out-of-date after being published in 2014, and the new guidelines were consulted on by controversial LGBT groups.

It was finally publicly released in February 2026, but only after the Scottish Greens co-leader was approached repeatedly to offer his thoughts. He helped to write the original draft which was pulled in 2023 due to concerns from some parents about whether it was age appropriate and the involvement of groups like LGBT Youth Scotland.

Now, it has been revealed that Ms Gilruth chased Mr Greer for months to get him to sign off on the guidance, with this leading to criticism from rivals. The Greens' regularly promote gender ideology, including gender self-identification, and campaign to allow biological men access to single-sex female facilities such as bathrooms and changing rooms.

According to a freedom of information request, the SNP's Education Secretary repeatedly urged her officials and special advisers to set up a meeting with her fellow nationalist. On November 4, it is revealed that she was seeking a meeting with him to discuss the guidance.

A draft of the guidelines was then sent and a month later an official wrote: "Ms Gilruth is also keen to know whether we have received any feedback from Ross Greer on the draft guidance” When she was told this hadn't happened yet, a second email was sent: “Ms Gilruth is keen to hear feedback from Mr Greer – could you perhaps prompt this, [Kate Higgins – Special Adviser]”

Ms Higgins then announced that a meeting would be held in the New Year but on January 9 another piece of correspondence said: "We will need to chase again on Ross Greer next week and directly with Kate if necessary.”

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The Greens "extremist" views on gender were blasted by the Scottish Tories. Scottish Conservative children and young people spokesperson Roz McCall MSP said: “The extremist Scottish Greens should have zero influence in deciding the sex education of our children.

“Their gender ideology is deeply harmful to children. One of their MSPs, Maggie Chapman, wants kids as young as eight to be allowed to ‘explore’ changing their gender. The fact that Jenny Gilruth was so desperate to get Ross Greer’s sign-off and made civil servants and spin doctors beg him for his approval will shock and alarm parents who just kids to be allowed to be kids.

“If the fanatical Greens have their ear, the thought of the SNP winning May’s election is even more terrifying. Who knows what dangerous ideas they will come up with. That’s why voters need to back the Scottish Conservatives on their peach ballot. This is their secret weapon to stop the SNP and switch the focus on to the issues that matter to common-sense, mainstream Scots.”

A Scottish Government spokesman said: "Relationships, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) education equips young people with knowledge and understanding of issues such as consent, appropriate relationships and boundaries to help them make informed choices that promote and protect their own and others health and wellbeing.

“It is not correct to say Mr Greer signed-off the updated RSHP Guidance when in fact he was simply sighted on a draft, given his interest in the issue, including in Parliament. To be clear, the RSHP Core Review group, which includes representation from COSLA, ADES, NHS Scotland and Education Scotland, led the development of the Guidance, which was approved by the Education Secretary.”

The Scottish Greens were approached for comment.

These 2 could write a book together and title it "How to sexualise other people's children for the titilation of paedophiles"?

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https://ethicalapproach.co.uk/FOI_25_0673_police_scotland_speirs_directive.pdf

Police Scotland - Spiers Directive.

One page.

OFFICIAL

OFFICIAL COVID-19 anti-vaccine related activity by members of the public

Published 25/01/2022: Statement from ACC Alan Speirs about the intimidation of staff and volunteers working in settings related to the COVID-19 vaccine:

A number of incidents have taken place across the UK in recent days where members of the public have sought to intimidate and serve papers on staff and volunteers working in settings related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

We are also aware of individuals attending at police stations or calling police to either report what they believe to be criminal offences relating to the vaccine or to request police support in their attempts to “serve” papers on staff and volunteers or to shut down facilities.

In some cases, these individuals have claimed that a police investigation is taking place into criminal allegations relating to the UK’s vaccine programme.

The Metropolitan Police Service received a complaint and a number of documents on 20 December 2021. The MPS provided the complainers with a crime reference number and is reviewing the content of the documents.

However, the MPS has been clear that nothing has been found to suggest any offences or grounds for an investigation, and that no such investigation is taking place.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council has also said that it does not believe any of the papers which have been “served” to date have any legal standing.

Should any officer or member of staff be approached or contacted by people requesting assistance in line with any of the above, then these requests should be rejected.

A SID entry should be submitted and marked for the attention of Operation Norden, and Operation Talla should be informed via a CVI entry.

While we continue to uphold individuals’ rights to freedom of expression and to protest, this must be balanced with the rights of others, keeping the public safe, preventing crime and disorder, and seeking to minimise disruption.

None of the type of behaviour outlined above should be considered as protest activity and could in fact constitute criminal activity.

Any efforts to intimidate, harass, or commit assault against emergency service workers, staff and volunteers will not be tolerated.

ACC Alan Speirs

Operation Talla Silver Commander

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https://ethicalapproach.co.uk/snake_with_several_heads.pdf

OPERATION TALLA - THE SNAKE WITH SEVERAL HEADS

How Behavioural Science, Police Command, Government Messaging and Military Influence Were Deployed Against the British Public During COVID-19

A Full Public Interest Report by Ethical Approach UK

5 December 2025

Executive Summary

This report places into the public record a disturbing and unprecedented convergence of:

• policing directives under Operation Talla,

• behavioural influence strategies (SPI-B, BIT),

• national “counter-misinformation” units,

• regulatory suppression of dissent,

• and the domestic involvement of the British Army’s 77th Brigade.

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https://ethicalapproach.co.uk/snake_with_several_heads.pdf

OPERATION TALLA - THE SNAKE WITH SEVERAL HEADS

How Behavioural Science, Police Command, Government Messaging and Military Influence Were Deployed Against the British Public During COVID-19

A Full Public Interest Report by Ethical Approach UK

5 December 2025

Executive Summary

This report places into the public record a disturbing and unprecedented convergence of:

• policing directives under Operation Talla,

• behavioural influence strategies (SPI-B, BIT),

• national “counter-misinformation” units,

• regulatory suppression of dissent,

• and the domestic involvement of the British Army’s 77th Brigade.

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https://ethicalapproach.co.uk/snake_with_several_heads.pdf

OPERATION TALLA - THE SNAKE WITH SEVERAL HEADS

How Behavioural Science, Police Command, Government Messaging and Military Influence Were Deployed Against the British Public During COVID-19

A Full Public Interest Report by Ethical Approach UK

5 December 2025

Executive Summary

This report places into the public record a disturbing and unprecedented convergence of:

• policing directives under Operation Talla,

• behavioural influence strategies (SPI-B, BIT),

• national “counter-misinformation” units,

• regulatory suppression of dissent,

• and the domestic involvement of the British Army’s 77th Brigade.

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https://ethicalapproach.co.uk/snake_with_several_heads.pdf

OPERATION TALLA - THE SNAKE WITH SEVERAL HEADS

How Behavioural Science, Police Command, Government Messaging and Military Influence Were Deployed Against the British Public During COVID-19

A Full Public Interest Report by Ethical Approach UK

5 December 2025

Executive Summary

This report places into the public record a disturbing and unprecedented convergence of:

• policing directives under Operation Talla,

• behavioural influence strategies (SPI-B, BIT),

• national “counter-misinformation” units,

• regulatory suppression of dissent,

• and the domestic involvement of the British Army’s 77th Brigade.

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/alarming-police-scotland-not-required-36929747

'Alarming' Police Scotland not required to record nationality of criminals - under orders from the SNP

Exclusive: The force only record the nationality of a suspect in 50% of cases - and refused to hand over data about how many sex attacks are committed by foreign nationals.

David Walker

28 Mar 2026

Police Scotland doesn't mandatory record the nationality of criminals - and only do so in 50% of crimes, according to shock new statistics. Concerns have been raised about sex attacks by migrants, with cases reported in the likes of Glasgow and Falkirk recently.

But the force refused to hand over data about how many foreign nationals have been charged with sexual crimes in each of the last three years and where they came from, insisting that this costs too much money (over £600). It later revealed that its officers only record nationalities in about half the suspects they arrest.

According to Reform UK, Glasgow's streets are no longer as safe as they once were due to “a lot more men basically from foreign lands, not speaking English as their first language." Scottish leader Malcolm Offord claimed that women felt unsafe when walking home from nights out.

Police Scotland confirmed that before 2024, crime reports didn't include nationality as a field. It said: "Crime reports were held on the legacy crime recording systems of the eight former Scottish police forces. Those systems varied significantly in terms of capability and system architecture and in terms of national data, information from key fields was drawn into a central data store, from which management information/ statistics could be produced.

"In terms of your request, nationality was not one of those fields. That means that for that earlier period, case by case assessment of individual crime reports would be required in order to extract and note the information sought."

From January 2024, a new national system was rolled out which "does have a searchable field for the nationality of an individual in connection with a crime report, but the field is not mandatory, and experience thus far demonstrates that it has only been completed for around 50% of detected crimes (those where an accused has been identified and there exists a sufficiency of evidence under Scots Law to justify consideration of criminal proceedings)."

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This revelation led to stark criticism from the Scottish Tories. Sharon Dowey, who served as the shadow community safety minister, told the Scottish Daily Express: "The public will be alarmed that Police Scotland are still not routinely recording this data. Serious questions must be answered as to why the nationality of those committing serious crimes is not able to be recorded accurately.

“That points to a force that is buckling under the pressure of being hit by years of SNP cuts. The Scottish Conservatives have repeatedly called on the SNP to work with the Home Office to deport foreign criminals from Scotland. The SNP’s soft-touch approach and failure to support Police Scotland simply isn’t working. That is why you should vote Scottish Conservative on your peach ballot paper wherever you live to help stop an SNP majority in May."

A Police Scotland spokesman suggested that the SNP Government is to blame for this lack of nationality data. He said: "The recording of the nationality of an individual suspected linked to a crime report is not mandatory under the Scottish Crime Recording Standards.”

A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: “Under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, police can request the nationality of an individual, which is an operational matter for Police Scotland.”

Earlier this month, Syrian national Mohan Mageed was jailed for eight years after following a 21-year-old student as she walked home at night - and raping her in 2025. Rapualla Ahmadze, from Afghanistan, was jailed for nine years after raping a vulnerable teenager in Cooper Park in Elgin during August 2024.

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The Scottish Youth Parliament could face legal action after conviction of sexual predator Jordan Linden

Victims of Jordan Linden have confirmed they are writing to the charity regulator urging for a probe into the parliament following the conviction

Jennifer Hyland & John Glover

29 Mar 2026

The Scottish Youth Parliament may face legal action and a probe by the charity regulator following the conviction of predator Jordan Linden.

The former Scottish Youth Parliament chairman, was convicted of 10 offences five for sexual assault and five related to stalking and sexual communication. He is set to be sentenced on May 5 and is facing a prison sentence.

Linden, was a future star of the SNP, rising through the ranks to become leader of the North Lanarkshire Council, carrying out the crimes between 2011 and 2021.

Victims who raised concerns are now considering taking legal action after they were dismissed or ignored reports the Sunday Mail.

A source told the paper: “This is something victims may consider now given the failures that took place. Concerns were raised, complaints were made and ignored. They were swept under the carpet. Questions need to be answered and victims deserve better."

And now Laura Connor, a partner with Thompsons Solicitors, added: "Once again we see a powerful man who used their position to abuse children and young people.

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“Linden’s victims are to be commended for coming forward and helping the crown secure his conviction. Time and time again whether it be elite schools, famous sporting clubs, religious groups or in this case political bodies, warnings were ignored and victims were sidelined. This is utterly unacceptable and survivors may be able to seek redress."

And now, three victims of the predator have revealed to the Mail on Sunday they are calling for a full-scale probe into the Scottish Youth Parliament and will write to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator to detail their concerns about the Scottish Government funded charity.

John Swinney criticised by Scottish Labour to come clean following his 'faux apology' and out the person who protected Jordan Linden and to remove Tracy Carragher from the list.

It was revealed Mr Swinney ignored concerns about the complaint process from six months ago and only launched a review following the conviction of Linden.

Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie said: “The Scottish National Party behaves like a criminal enterprise and expects to get away with it.

“But unless Don John Swinney comes clean with the people of Scotland, he’ll be punished by decent law-abiding Scots on May 7.

“He must immediately name and shame who in the SNP was responsible for this disgraceful cover-up, sack Tracy Carragher who backed Linden and confirm all SNP figures have cut ties with him.

“If he continues to refuse to do this there is only one conclusion to draw - John Swinney is not on the side of the victims of Jordan Linden’s sexual abuse, he is on the side of those who covered up for the abuser.

“Until the SNP expels Tracy Carragher as a candidate, and John Swinney explains what role his party played in aiding, abetting and covering up Jordan Linden’s criminality, Scotland can be left with only one conclusion: John Swinney supports it.

John Swinney apologised to Linden’s victims. He said: “The first thing I want to say is that for anybody who has suffered as a consequence of the behaviour of Jordan Linden, I’m very, very sorry for what they have experienced.

He added: “I want to make sure the SNP has the strongest possible complaints handling process in place in all circumstances.

“What I would say is that the SNP has an effective process in place to scrutinise any poor behaviour, any abusive behaviour, and we will review that to make sure that it is appropriate for all the circumstances that we may face.”

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https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/ex-police-union-boss-blasts-36936693

Ex-police union boss blasts SNP councillor’s ‘plucked from backside’ defence of under fire SNP candidate for defending sex pest Jordan Linden

The SNP are under pressure to axe a budding MSP candidate from the Holyrood elections after she defended sex pest Jordan Linden

John Glover

28 Mar 2026

Former police union boss Callum Steele has blasted SNP councillor Mhairi Hunter for claiming under pressure councillor Tracy Carragher was forced to give witness testimony on behalf of sex pest Jordan Linden.

Mr Steele, who served as General Secretary of the Scottish Policing Federation, which represents rank and file officers, blasted the Glasgow City Councillor's defence of her under pressure colleague.

Ms Carragher, was pictured with Linden on a night out in December 2022 with Fiona Fotherham. She was one of two North Lanarkshire Nat councillors to speak on his behalf where they downplayed some of the complaints made about him.

The SNP is under growing pressure to axe a budding MSP candidate after she defended sex offender Jordan Linden in court claiming she only knew Linden in a "group-setting" and through political events after they were both elected as North Lanarkshire councillors in 2017.

She issued a statement following the court case and pressure from fellow nat councillors, stating: "I was called as a witness in Jordan Linden’s trial, and so I gave an honest account of my involvement and my knowledge of events. I did not at any point defend Mr Linden."

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And now, she has been defended by Mhairi Hunter, who wrote on X: "Without commenting on the specifics of any case, if you are cited to appear as a witness in court in Scotland for either side you must attend unless you are unable to through illness. In American movies people may refuse to testify, but you would get arrested for that here"

However, Mr Steele was quick to shut down this assertion, writing on X: "Without commenting on the specifics of any case - defence witnesses are rarely plucked out of someone’s backside and usually come about as a result of testimony supplied to the defence agent in advance of trial."

Following the court case, Linden was found guilty of sexually assaulting five young men and boys aged 15 to 22 and is now on the sex offenders register.

He was also convicted by a jury of causing fear and alarm and of directing unwanted sexual communications towards seven teenagers aged from 14, including pictures of himself in a bubble bath and more explicit shots of his genitalia.

Some of his younger victims were fellow SNP members who complained to the party about him but nothing was done.

The offences spanned ten years from 2011 to 2021 during Linden's time at North Lanarkshire Council, the youth parliament and the SNP's youth wing, Young Scots for Independence. John Swinney dodged media appearances about this scandal, instead sending Westminster leader Stephen Flynn out to face journalists.

And Mr Flynn suggested a to a group of journalists the female councillors should denounce the predator before a decision is made about their futures.

Ms Carragher is the SNP group leader on North Lanarkshire and is seventh on the party's Central Scotland list - meaning she passed SNP vetting despite being friends with a man set to face trial.

Pressure is growing on both the SNP and North Lanarkshire Council to act on all the councillors who continued to back Linden after complaints were made. A number of Nat councillors quit the group and party due to a lack of action and now sit as either independents or Progressive Change NL.

Members of this group have demanded the SNP axe the seven councillors who supported Linden - Ms Carragher, Ms Fotheringham, Alan Masterton, Richard Sullivan, Margaret Hughes, Anne Thomas and Kirsten Larson. Failing that, the leader of the council should "withdraw the Opposition Leader's additional responsibility payment."

Scottish Conservative candidate for Central Scotland Meghan Gallacher said: "The SNP must come clean as to why they believed Tracy Carragher was an appropriate candidate in the first place to stand for them to be an MSP. She continued to ignore serious allegations against Jordan Linden to the point she saw no issue with defending his character in court.

"Now that he has been convicted of sexually assaulting young victims, she should seriously consider her position. It raises serious questions about her judgment that she stood by Linden and how she would act if she got elected to even higher office than she enjoys now."

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/pro-independence-march-led-john-36937964

Pro-independence march led by John Swinney mocked over 'pathetic' turnout

The Scottish Conservatives slammed John Swinney for prioritising 'rabble rousing' with diehard nationalists

John Glover

28 Mar 2026

Critics have mocked the weekend independence March led by John Swinney over its poor turnout with many claiming that more people turned up to watch Stenhousemuir Football Club play.