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Pens can be sold as "luxury" purely down to their design, despite being made from cheap materials. So by saying "luxury" rather than "expensive", it allows the media to push the idea that they are expensive, even if they're not. Same with "designer" pots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
The accounts don’t happen to show a 600k stationery bill do they? :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Stairway 2 7
None according to the paper as no pens have been declared as gifts, not that I'm bothered about what pen she uses. They were both on over 100k before and I guess it's the tool of her trade and probably last a lifetimeQuote:
Originally Posted by degenerated
She could have spent real money and gone for quality...Quote:
Originally Posted by marinello59
https://www.montegrappa.co.uk/collec...sma-collection
or if she was feeling extravagant...
https://www.montegrappa.co.uk/collec...inpen-isbkt32_
Fully expecting a pack of 24 to be found in the cookie jar.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhileTheChief..
Also being reported that she spent a small fortune on Caran D’ache crayons.
They were a gift to Humza and Shona for when they start their Big Bumper Book of Policies and Budgets.
It's a complete farce, especially when you consider billions have been trousered by the Westminster government and their mates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith_M
Michelle mone posting selfies of herself on a boat bought with millions she basically chored from the taxpayer and police Scotland are dicking around chasing the snp trying to find fancy pens and pots & pans. Maybe it's to cook the cheesy pasta they took as evidence from the SNP canteen. :hilariousQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
I think they might be going too far and at some point the Scottish electorate will smell the coffee. How much did Boris Johnson's wallpaper cost again?Quote:
Originally Posted by degenerated
You think? Just look at some of the posts in this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
It never fails to amaze me how some pro-SNP or pro-independence supporters continually resort to their comfort zone of calling Scottish people stupid.
Way to go with winning over the majority, guys :aok:
As a long time Yes supporter I find it infuriating. It’s part of the reason support for Yes has stagnated, we just antagonise those we wish to win over.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mibbes Aye
Who said that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mibbes Aye
He thinks I did. He equates staunch unionism with being stupid. Who am I to correct him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
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Originally Posted by grunt
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It's a failure of the SNP to increase educational standards. Catch 22!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mibbes Aye
Well, you for a start. I remember calling you out about it just after the referendum. You and another foreign-based poster whose username was ‘retired’ were particularly vitriolic and vociferous about those ‘stupid’ enough to vote No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
And I’ve made the point I made in my post several times over the years, as have others. Sometimes at you, but there are others too. All too ready to blame the Scottish public for not accepting a flawed prospectus. Never ready to stop and think why you were rejected in the first place, without the comfort blanket of blaming a Big Bad Other.
So I thought I would make the point again, when I saw your post about Scottish voters needing to smell the coffee. That metaphor is usually defined as suggesting naivety or self-delusion. In this case you seem to be suggesting we are stupid for accepting the police investigation as lustified.
If you think the majority, the voters who said ‘No thanks’ are staunch unionists then you are making my case for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
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Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
The best of it is... this is all about the alleged diverting funds from SNP supporters.. its still nothing to do with taking funds from the electorate, which some folks seem to be trying to make equivalent to PPE spending taking funds from all of us ... etcQuote:
Originally Posted by grunt
(That's not to say both things are wrong!)
Aye, not to mention that the average price of a Sheila Fleet necklace is closer to £200 than £2000.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinello59
It's also highly likely to be the case that the pen was a gift from a visiting dignitary.
Let's face it, in the 1950s when the bic biro was launched they were considered a luxury. 😉
If the pens were a gift they weren't declared but I doubt that, she would have bought them. Plus the paper showed the two necklaces and both were around 2k. It's not a big deal as she's wealthy and can spend her money on what she likesQuote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Have the police actually 'leaked' much? News of the arrests were in the public domain, while the high profile police visits to both the Murrells and Mr Murrell's mother were hardly going to pass unnoticed. If anything, for an investigation which has been under way for as long as this one has it seems very little detail has been released.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
If that's the case, and bear in mind, it's only something that has been mentioned on here today AFAIK then SG applies the same rules to the FM as the Ministerial Code.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
So, it becomes property of the Government. It can be kept if valued at less than £140, any higher than that then she has to pay the difference out her own pocket. Of course if she is a bit short then I imagine she can ask Peter for help.....
EDIT - Forgot to say, any such gifts should be published, it will be on SG's website somewhere, if it happened and was declared.
There's leaks somewhere and if it's the police there should be an enquiry. Wings boy was saying 2 days before that Colin Beattie was the next to be arrested in the next few days. Today's stuff is either press lying or a problem with the policeQuote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
Not near enough for me. I want a live video commentary. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
Do these types of gifts come with price tags? Would you declare a pen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mibbes Aye
Ace :wink::thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by degenerated
We've been talking about pens and pots and pans all day, hadn't you noticed? Where do you think that info came from?Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
Could be the editor of the Sunday mails headQuote:
Originally Posted by grunt