Declaration of interest
Having reread the disgustingly fawning press release newspaper report on the front page of the Stornoway Greysheet from last week about how MacNeil and Allan had single-handedly saved the fishing industry, I had to throw the paper away in disgust.
The debate about just how much the local fishermen have been sold out to benefit the east-coast boats is for another day, the issue that angered me is that I believe that the author of the report has a financial interest in the story......
The SNP bought their offices apparently with three guarantors for the mortgage of up to £50,000. The mortgage is presumably paid by the rent charged to MacNeil and Allan, and this will become clear when their expenses are finally published. Of course, that is our public money that is being used.
One of the guarantors is the Chair of the local SNP, who happens to be married to the self-same journalist who writes nice things about the SNP. Of course, should MacNeil and Allan lose their seat, then the guarantors (and their spouses) would be potentially liable for the shortfall on the mortgage.
Can anyone see the conflict of interest here? Calling Johnston Press.... calling Johnston Press.
If this isn't a matter for the Press Complaints Commission or the NUJ, then at least the publishers should stop letting Donnie MacInnes place himself in such a compromising position. Not that I'm holding my breath.
The debate about just how much the local fishermen have been sold out to benefit the east-coast boats is for another day, the issue that angered me is that I believe that the author of the report has a financial interest in the story......
The SNP bought their offices apparently with three guarantors for the mortgage of up to £50,000. The mortgage is presumably paid by the rent charged to MacNeil and Allan, and this will become clear when their expenses are finally published. Of course, that is our public money that is being used.
One of the guarantors is the Chair of the local SNP, who happens to be married to the self-same journalist who writes nice things about the SNP. Of course, should MacNeil and Allan lose their seat, then the guarantors (and their spouses) would be potentially liable for the shortfall on the mortgage.
Can anyone see the conflict of interest here? Calling Johnston Press.... calling Johnston Press.
If this isn't a matter for the Press Complaints Commission or the NUJ, then at least the publishers should stop letting Donnie MacInnes place himself in such a compromising position. Not that I'm holding my breath.
8 comments:
Have you run out of Buckfast again?
Nepotism in journalism..... shoorly not!!!
Trebbble Mcallans and perrier water all round.
Ha ha - the raw prawn !
Dottyman If you mean pleasing on the eye, then they are nothing like Gaelic Culture. {:-)
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