Unlawful and evasive Scottish Government ordered to disclose secret Israel meeting details within 6 weeks
The National: Scottish Government: Publishing Israel meeting details ‘antisemitic’:
The Ferret: Scottish Government claimed it would be ‘antisemitic’ to release information about secret meeting with Israel:
"...Robertson, Scotland’s external affairs secretary, apologised after being criticised over a meeting he had last year with Daniela Grudsky Ekstein, Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UK.
Critics accused Robertson of trying to normalise relations with Israel and called for him to be suspended...
Hamilton, an independent official charged with overseeing transparency laws, the government stated...
“the withheld information is mostly concerning the logistical arrangements” of the meeting and that “the majority of information withheld by the Scottish Government has no inherent sensitivity”. Dismissing almost all of the government’s objections, he ordered that the withheld correspondence be released within six weeks.
The government had breached transparency laws, Hamilton added, “by failing to identify, locate, retrieve and properly consider all of the information that fell within scope of the request and incorrectly withheld information” in response to the original request. He ordered a fresh review of relevant documents within six weeks..."
Edinburgh Reporter: Foreign Secretary tries to rein in trips abroad – by Scottish Ministers:
"The SNP has said the UK Government is “paranoid and insecure” about Scotland having a strong voice on the world stage – amid attempts to shut down Scotland’s international engagement.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has issued the warning in a letter to UK diplomats saying that other countries should not to arrange meetings with Holyrood ministers without the involvement of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office..."
https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2023/04/foreign-secretary-tries-to-rein-in-trips-abroad-by-msps/
https://www.weforum.org/organizations/foreign-and-commonwealth-office-of-the-united-kingdom/
The National: Alligator: Secret Meeting:
"I think this place is full of spies
I think they're onto me
Didn't anybody, didn't anybody tell you?
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room?
I know you put in the hours to keep me in sunglasses
I know..."
Music video used for transformative purposes
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