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Benjamin Harrop
@benjamin_harrop
Supports Scottish Independence/EFTA, currently @ schools, McDs, referee, camp counselor, currently reading about Watergate, occasional FOIer...
Feb 3 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Have obtained a really interesting email from James Hamilton (the former IA on the MC) and the SG. For context, I have previously obtained WhatsApps between Mr Hamilton and his Secretariat during the Hamilton Investigation. In which he said the day after the report's publication: Image I found this a rather odd, put simply, why were people telling Mr Hamilton how "pleased" they were with his report and who were they? Remember, the SG is very keen to stress the Independence of the Independence Advisors. As you do, you work the information and ask for more.
Jan 29 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
My biggest take-away from today is the very clear possibility that the SG has not complied with a prior @FOIScotland decision notice (). That decision notice required the SG to disclose all of their legal advice, the first and last part is really key here. foi.scot/decision-19320…Image "All legal advice.." and "all other such advice in relation to the case.". Today, in arguments over other LPP (minus the legal advice) such as documents created from interviews, communications in relation to the advice etc, the SIC's legal mind, David Johnston KC, was trying to
Jan 29 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Need to have a full look over my notes/re-watch parts of the hearing, but my initial thoughts on the appeal are this. The SG's chance of winning are higher than I initially thought, but I still remain hopeful. Legal communications are to remain confidential, this is a long establish principle dating back centuries and common law. However, FOISA enables publication of such communications, which goes against this principle of confidentiality. Given that the judges are of course legal figured themselves, they will very much appreicate this.
Aug 28, 2025 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
🚨The court date for the Scottish Government's appeal against the SIC (and myself as an interested party) regarding decision notice 065/2025 has been set for January 29th 2026 at the court of session (). This is about WhatsApps (or lack of) and otherfoi.scot/decision-06520… communications during the time from when the SIC published his decision notice () in the original case about whether the SG held the Hamilton written evidence to the day after the court of session hearing when the SG were comprehensively defeated. This casefoi.scot/decision-00420…