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18 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Surprise Surprise Surprise - The Lord Advocate and the Advocate General of the UK opposing a protected expenses order yet again in the #peoplesas30. Just to be clear - such an order would limit expenses in the case to 30K. PROTECTING TAXPAYERS MONEY.
This is not the exercise of fiduciary responsibility! It is agents working for the government blatantly and unashamedly flexing its muscles and saying "we can do what we like, we've got an unlimited tax base to draw from!" and then using that tax base to try and deprive...
...the electorate from being able to ask reasonable questions of law so they are fully informed going into a national election! It is obscene and I am no longer holding my tongue about it.
You'd think they would have learned from recent scandals involving the cost to taxpayers in litigation and irresponsible decisions by public departments - but nope! Obviously not!

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All the Adv Generals counsel has done today by trying to character assassinate me in open court (by taking tweets out of context) is make me more determined to push for independence. One more reason being to get rid of the Office of Advocate General from Scotland. Permenantly.
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19 Feb
Mr. Webster now quoting my tweet on @joannaccherry opining that Wightman and Cherry were lost in the outer house and then won on appeal.
I assume Mr. Websters intention here is to try and make out that the intention was to proceed regardless of resources.

Which is just patently ridiculous. A few tweets about rallying the troops, he seems to be saying that I should add the caveat of "resources" dependent on the..
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19 Feb
Mr Webster for the UK Government is arguing that because the backers of the case have donated, this is proof that I have substantive means. I think it is pretty clear that the UK Government are going hell for leather to try and bankrupt me.
He is using tweets in order to justify his submission. I do, however note that previously, the Lord Advocates counsel has stated that comments of politicians should not be taken to be anything more than rhetoric. Different rules for the common man vs politicians!
Now he is referring to tweets from back in December.
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19 Feb
Mr O'neill QC arguing clearly that a protected expenses order is not just a protection for access to justice, but also caps liability for the respective governments (taxpayers money) therefore exercising sensible fudiaciary responsibility.
Whereas a loss by the UK Government would result in hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers money in fees. It is therefore sensible for the pursuer and sensible for the taxpayer's money.
Which actually begs the question why the UK Government is opposing it and the only answer to that can be that they wish to send a message that they have access to unlimited funds from the taxpayer and will use it to prevent access to justice...
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The detachment of the party from movement is merely a pragmatic tool to insulate the movement from any negative press of the party.
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