"I Was OUTRAGED!" - Alex Salmond On Being Quizzed By MPs Over Relations With UK
Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond said he did not remember a policy of deleting informal messages during his time in government.
Appearing before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, both Mr Salmond’s successor, Nicola Sturgeon, and her deputy, John Swinney, said they had been advised by private office staff to delete informal messages after salient points had been recorded on the Government’s information retention system.
But Mr Salmond, who said he had checked with former ministers Kenny MacAskill and Alex Neil, claimed such advice was not the policy of his government.
Appearing before the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster, Mr Salmond said: “I am not aware of any such policy - I would have thought I would have had to sign off any such policy.
“Looking at what John said … he seemed to refer to some advice he had from his civil servants or private office.
“It is possible that there was such advice through a private office, but certainly no general government policy, nothing I signed off and I was totally unaware of it.”
Former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond slams Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross for wrongly accusing him of being in Government during the delay of two CalMac ferries.
“I don’t know what he’s taking for his breakfast, but clearly it’s not doing him any good.”
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You’d want to get up early to get one over on Salmond. Regardless of your politics, he’s one of the most formidable politicians in this country.
I don't like Salmond but Ross was an eejit here, the CalMac ferry fiasco is 100% Sturgeon
@enawilson3210
26 күн бұрын
Aye and she better get her fucking comupence like JAIL ❤
He also was responsible for giving us Sturgeon, so he is not as perfect as he likes to portray.
@UtubeRwokeLefties
3 ай бұрын
Far from. I hear Krankie was supposed to have set him up, but that doesn't explain his airport ban, as Sky News reported at the time "Female airport staff complained of Salmond 'inappropriateness' ".
@jacqueline4905
3 ай бұрын
@@UtubeRwokeLefties killer heels ffs
@ianmccuaig9867
3 ай бұрын
Who gave us Sunak a man who has destroyed te United Kingdom and the national debt 2.3 trillion in 14 years of Tory leadership
Alex is still my favourite politician by far. An excellent charismatic debater.
@user-xz9vu8tm6m
3 ай бұрын
Agreed, easily the best politician Scotland has had in my 46 years alive. Aye
Wee Doogie is out of his depth in a car park puddle. His history of bullying women is well known. He's a super lightweight compared to Salmond and was resoundly thumped.
@elaine8417
3 ай бұрын
100%
@anindyamajumdar4088
27 күн бұрын
I didn't know " Call me Doogie" Ross is infamous for bullying women . And Dame Ruth Davidson supported him as Well !
@enawilson3210
26 күн бұрын
Love it
Every one in Scottish Parliament should be investigated for fraud and malfiesence .
Likely more upset he missed the buffet breakfast...😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Politicos are always eager to take responsibility for "success" but bluff and bluster to cover their failings. Mike going easy on his chum...
Speaking off the cuff has proven to be quite dangerous in our disingenuous, lentiginous society.
All SNP people see themselves as entitled?
@thomasw.glasgow7449
3 ай бұрын
an just how do you figure that out then mate , aye !
@user-xz9vu8tm6m
3 ай бұрын
And the tories don't. Fs, don't make laugh guy, 😂
@ianhe-kensken9303
2 ай бұрын
And they all went to Eton 😂
Alex Salmond was a good politician and was a good first minister. Pity he put Scotland in the hands of inferior ministers. I don’t agree with some of his beliefs but he’s intelligent and serious about supporting Scotland
He gave Scotland sturgeon that's enough 😮
@thomasw.glasgow7449
3 ай бұрын
what all on his own then , ah don't think so mate , aye !
@allandickman774
3 ай бұрын
@@thomasw.glasgow7449 😂😂😂let's say he gave her a glowing report
@thomasw.glasgow7449
3 ай бұрын
@@allandickman774 ah can go wi that , not one of his better choices ah will admit , but it did go ti a vote , the guy in charge now is an idiot though , aye !
@allandickman774
3 ай бұрын
@@thomasw.glasgow7449 👍😉
@davidb6403
2 ай бұрын
Cry more champ, Sturgeon is light years ahead of Dross and co
Type in Douglas Ross/Celtic and you'll see a massive banner at Celtic park. It sums up what most people in Scotland think of Douglas Ross. And wee Nicola is brand new. Ma pal 😂😂
Salmond is a superb politician with a sharp intellect the Scottish government SNP severely lack any intelligence or statesman
Don’t you think it’s weird that Alex samond was invited to speak at a peace conference? I don’t particularly dislike him as a person, although am against independence… in terms of peace, he stokes up division to split up the UK and has been for the past how many decades?
@sebastianlefoucan3278
3 ай бұрын
That's because AS believes in Scotland being a peaceful nation. Far more than the UK government makes us out to be. See response to conflict in Gaza for example.
@davidb6403
2 ай бұрын
😂
Having said that, he did put her in power! When he didn't get his independence, he did a Cameron, threw his toys out of the pram!
@tamhunter5025
2 ай бұрын
He never put her in power the snp members did..of course you knew that didn't you
Prince William didn't take sides, he aimed it at both sides, perhaps if the Royal family spoke out a little more we wouldn't have the boats still arriving everyday on our shores.
The build up to ferries being given contracts was under Salmonella's time, as it was HIM as First Minister who brokered a deal with Jim McColl in 2014 to buy Ferguson Marine Ltd that had gone into liquidation. SALMONELLA WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM OF A BAILOUT OF £97 MILLION ON A TOTAL FAILURE!
@gavRirvine
3 ай бұрын
totally agree, Jim McColl got the nod because he was a nat. Salmond isn't one of the good guys
@thomasw.glasgow7449
3 ай бұрын
tell me a politician who is then@@gavRirvine
@mmcc5846
3 ай бұрын
@@gavRirvinebetter than unionists
@gavRirvine
3 ай бұрын
@@mmcc5846 they're all the same - incompetent. who mentioned anyone was any batter. Get the huge SNP chip off your shoulder
@davidb6403
2 ай бұрын
@@gavRirvine No there not, a lazy argument
Well done Alex different class 🎉
Don't think D.Ross will ever get out of his wee man shorts and attitude.😊
@user-xz9vu8tm6m
3 ай бұрын
He should have stuck to reffing
What a way to treat Alex
Aye, not reading questions is definitely what will help us progress as a nation.
There'll all victims, never at fault, never responsible. Politics is a clown show and the world is a giant circus.
My Wife and I will certainly be voting for ALBA.
@user-xz9vu8tm6m
3 ай бұрын
I'm defo thinking about voting alba tae
Salmon certainly isn't a fish out of water, he kicked that fools arse
“He’s only got one gear that boy and it’s backwards ,” lol😂😂😂 Ross should do his homework before tackling Alex !
Salmon slippery
AS had nothing to do with putting LNG engines in them...Green lunatics are to blame for the delays...had the ferries had trusted diesel engines, they'd have been in service today!
@franciscruickshank8794
2 ай бұрын
the specs. for the ferries were changed by the fifth colum in the civil service, nothing to do with the shipyard or the SNP. ! ALBA GU BRATH
@williamrae9954
2 ай бұрын
@@franciscruickshank8794 You're either smoking something, or dreaming... the Party has been taken over by globalists, traitors to the cause...you know,not one of them turned up at Calton Hill the night of the referendum or Willie McRae's 100th last May...I was at both!
Salmond that good ole boy, he is no saint even if he is your mate
@clachan24
3 ай бұрын
Aren't you the blessed one is your nickname the stone chucker?
Alex salmond is a Real scottish politician and knows what he's doing and you wouldn't have free prescriptions only for him alba for me.
True statesman. Ross is a wee pillock
Pantomime show. Never held responsible.
he was involved . he is a known liar.
Oh how dreadful it must of been, I feel sorry for his hurt feelings!!!. This man tried his best to create division between two countries, and is responsible for the also dreadful Nicola Sturgeon catastrophic spell ruining Scotland.
@Adam-sd2ow
3 ай бұрын
Then Humza was even worse.
@wonjubhoy
3 ай бұрын
Sturgeon disregarded Salmond's advice over appointing her husband to the position of SNP chief executive. She is responsible for her own actions.
@jennybaboolal4777
3 ай бұрын
The division was between Westminster, the British establishment and Scots who wanted an independent nation. We still do.
ask tazmena amed shake were is the £20,000 she stole from charty
Yesterday’s man he talks enough wind to keep all the turbines in the UK whirling round for years . Did he not mentor Wee Nic ?
Brilliant Alex Salmond making Douglas "call me Dougie" Ross look like a true Tory Twit ! If Ross is the best Leader the depleted Scottish Tories can come up with . They are in real trouble!
I'm not Scottish but in my opinion Alex Salmon still is the best First Minister Scotland has had. He could do politics when all the rest couldn't. The Gender Bill mishap is a case in point.
Great conversation
Douglas is a clown. Salmond knows his stuff, and he's taking him for a fool!
Dougless Ross is a wannabe smart arse. I was out of the country when the ferry and shipyard events took place and as a layman i was aware of the timeframe of events. I dont agree with Alex Sammonds views but he is, by a country mile a far better politician than the current airheads in Scotland.
Research.
This is all well and good but nobody seems to be focusing on the real issue here…how high up does that man behind Salmon wear his trousers!
Why is this out of touch Scottish politician given so much air time on Talk Radio.
@thomasw.glasgow7449
3 ай бұрын
he's more in touch than you mate , aye !
@user-xz9vu8tm6m
3 ай бұрын
Aye tam I agree, he's more on the ball than the rest combined. Easily
@pauls3204
3 ай бұрын
? He’s the leader of the UKs fastest growing political party ( Alba) , hardly a chump . If Reform had the same percentage growth ad Alba , they’d have approaching 9 million voters .
Still the boats enter daily bringing more of these people
What was this, a love in?
Sturgeon and Salmond. Both a bit fishy i say!! 😜
Not proven, Alex. Not proven.
Fenians
High chin count on this episode.
@spotcatsteve3752
3 ай бұрын
More chins than a Chinese telephone directory 😂. I no it's old but you made me laugh 😂
Touchy Feely must ave been serving tables or huddin the coats in Berlin 🇬🇧
Geldof will be sainted soon.
It's called being held to account, a core part of being a politician. Mike's mate, who wants to rip this country apart getting yet more air time on Moan TV.
I would have left that dinner date anyway,and got an Indian curry
Prince William should keep his nose out of politics.
@maureennewman905
3 ай бұрын
Chip off the old block
Tweedle dumb and tweedle dee
Douglas Ross has just proven how useless he is. I support Salmond and his Alba Party!
@hiwattman
2 ай бұрын
To be fair I don’t think that would be news to anyone about Ross.
😂
I'm confused???? it appears to me that Douglas the Ross is a pretend Englishman and a Plastic Scotchman all at the same time. A little insignifigant lightweight against the old master, Alex the Great.
Aaw
i am pissed off because i was @ a nosh up with celebs & they dragged me away to answer a morons questions. do they not know how important i am. yes ross is an uninformed muppet like the rest of our politicians.
Dross for plank of the week.
@LA90598
3 ай бұрын
Never..it's Mike's bessie
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England, should stick together.
@user-xz9vu8tm6m
3 ай бұрын
Your probably right. But as long as there are class wars going on dont bank on that happening any time soon I'm afraid
@hiwattman
2 ай бұрын
Ireland will be sticking together soon by the look of things.
Pro SNP ??????
No talk about the two aircraft carriers that have few aircraft and break down all the time
@richnewton7906
3 ай бұрын
its because they dont and they dont
It was only time before salmond took mike graham under his spell. He’s using talk tv and ill never watch graham again.
Its a shame Salmond was corrupt too
@wonjubhoy
3 ай бұрын
Not guilty.
Well done a plank is the right description of Salmond the defeated.