Politics, it's a funny old game

[Platypus]

The Scottish Parliament's standards committee recommended MSPs vote to ban her from parliament for one day after she failed to declare donations on her MSP register of interests.

Ooh I bet she's quaking in her boots.

[expat]

Wendy Alexander has resigned as Labour leader in the Scottish Parliament because of fall-out arising from accepting a donation from a donor in Jersey

Now the person who arranged the donation (and had to give up a position as transport spokesman as a result) is thinking of standing as a candidate for Wendy's job

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7482811.stm

This is a whole new slant on the modern version of "taking responsibility": I take full responsibility and will therefore accept a promotion.

[DaveB]

Sounds like someone has been playing a long game.

Then again, Hanlons Razor

[Chantho]

Wendy Alexander has resigned as Labour leader in the Scottish Parliament because of fall-out arising from accepting a donation from a donor in Jersey

Now the person who arranged the donation (and had to give up a position as transport spokesman as a result) is thinking of standing as a candidate for Wendy's job

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7482811.stm