Derek Mackay resigns.

[Sasaferrato]

Derek Mackay has resigned as Finance Minister, but not yet as an MSP having sent some hundreds of unsolicited texts to a 16 year old boy.

Derek Mackay urged to quit as MSP over messages sent to boy

SNP politician forced to resign as finance secretary hours before he was to deliver budget

www.theguardian.com

Hard to see how he can continue as an MSP after this.

 

[danny la rouge]

Yup. 42-year-old pesters 16-year-old with hundreds of unsolicited messages. This is not simply “behaving foolishly”; it’s sustained pestering with a significant power differential. Unacceptable.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Yup. 42-year-old pesters 16-year-old with hundreds of unsolicited messages. This is not simply “behaving foolishly”; it’s sustained pestering with a significant power differential. Unacceptable.

Predatory behaviour. He must resign as an MSP. I can just imagine the SNP reaction had this been Carlaw.

 

[danny la rouge]

Predatory behaviour. He must resign as an MSP. I can just imagine the SNP reaction had this been Carlaw.

It is predatory behaviour. It’s not on from anyone. From a person in public position of trust it does indeed mean he should resign.

 

[Teaboy]

What the fuck is wrong with this guy? Just randomly targeting children on social media and telling them their cute like its an OK thing for an adult to do.

 

[Fedayn]

Yup. 42-year-old pesters 16-year-old with hundreds of unsolicited messages. This is not simply “behaving foolishly”; it’s sustained pestering with a significant power differential. Unacceptable.

What is loathsome is MSP's backing him up, worrying about him as if he were the victim?! Also the people arguing that the disgrace is the child and mother speaking to the press not Mackay's predatory behaviour, utterly disgraceful.

 

[gosub]

When does Alex Salmond's trial start?

 

[Sasaferrato]

Perhaps they need to rename to the SPP, the Sexual Predators Party.

 

[skyscraper101]

I keep reading this as Derrick May.

 

[Teaboy]

What is loathsome is MSP's backing him up, worrying about him as if he were the victim?! Also the people arguing that the disgrace is the child and mother speaking to the press not Mackay's predatory behaviour, utterly disgraceful.

That is grim. Its like nothing has changed. All these sexy kids leading these decent hard working politicians astray. Ruining their careers, the country is the real loser as he was so talented etc etc.

 

[1%er]

This seems more like grooming than just pestering to me, I hope his whole online activity is looked at and the cunt is banged up if it is found to be sexual grooming.

 

[Teaboy]

This seems more like grooming than just pestering to me, I hope his whole online activity is looked at and the cunt is banged up if it is found to be sexual grooming.

You may be right. Its pretty brazen just approaching someone out of the blue, its hard to believe its the first time he's done it.

 

[danny la rouge]

This seems more like grooming than just pestering to me, I hope his whole online activity is looked at and the cunt is banged up if it is found to be sexual grooming.

I didn’t mean to diminish his behaviour with my word selection. It’s definitely predatory, creepy and deeply unpleasant. (And I’d say that whether it was a boy or a girl he was cyber stalking).

 

[danny la rouge]

Perhaps they need to rename to the SPP, the Sexual Predators Party.

It’s not behaviour restricted to the SNP. Positions of power either attract predators or encourage entitlement. Probably a bit of both. It’s endemic in political circles and positions of authority generally.

 

[Sasaferrato]

It’s not behaviour restricted to the SNP. Positions of power either attract predators or encourage entitlement. Probably a bit of both. It’s endemic in political circles and positions of authority generally.

It is indeed. I was being flippant, which I think you probably recognised.

 

[Sasaferrato]

You may be right. Its pretty brazen just approaching someone out of the blue, its hard to believe its the first time he's done it.

If he has, I would expect it to be in the public domain by tea time.

I rather expect his resignation as an MSP by close of play, but we shall see.

 

[danny la rouge]

It is indeed. I was being flippant, which I think you probably recognised.

Fair enough. I thought it was partisanship, but I stand corrected.

 

[Orang Utan]

I keep reading this as Derrick May.

Funnily enough, he’s recently been accused online of predatory behaviour and abuse of women

 

[Fedayn]

Nicola Sturgeon: “It was unacceptable and falls seriously below the standard required of a minister." Just a minister, I know it's v early but think it falls below the standard of an elected member of parliament full-stop. And any adult in a position of power quite frankly.

 

[skyscraper101]

Funnily enough, he’s recently been accused online of predatory behaviour and abuse of women

he has? I can't see anything online about it.

 

[Orang Utan]

he has? I can't see anything online about it.

Will PM you a link, don't want to derail this thread

 

[geminisnake]

Predatory behaviour. He must resign as an MSP. I can just imagine the SNP reaction had this been Carlaw.

But Ross Thomson is a lovely lad aye??

 

[Sasaferrato]

But Ross Thomson is a lovely lad aye??

No, he is not.

 

[equationgirl]

Perhaps they need to rename to the SPP, the Sexual Predators Party.

Really Sass? There have been predators in all political parties and walks of life. Saying petty stuff like this just makes it obvious you don't like the SNP to the point where any dig will do.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Really Sass? There have been predators in all political parties and walks of life. Saying petty stuff like this just makes it obvious you don't like the SNP to the point where any dig will do.

It's free country. If you support the serially incompetent separatists, fill your boots.

 

[equationgirl]

It's free country. If you support the serially incompetent separatists, fill your boots.

Because the Conservatives are the last bastion of truth and morality, of course.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Because the Conservatives are the last bastion of truth and morality, of course.

Politicians in general make sewer rats look positively respectable. They are self serving and mendacious... no matter which party they support.

 

[danny la rouge]

Politicians in general make sewer rats look positively respectable. They are self serving and mendacious... no matter which party they support.

 

[Sasaferrato]

But Ross Thomson is a lovely lad aye??

The report by the Parliamentary body clears Thomson. Witness statements indicate that his accuser's account is not credible.