Lawyer Politicians use the Scottish Parliament to protect and promote their vested interests in the legal profession. A prime example of legal profession influence in Scottish politics can be seen in the £450 MILLION Holyrood Scandal and subsequent whitewash. Here's what some Scots have to say....
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While our jails keep filling with young men and women whose property offences amount to nothing like the extent of something such as this, when our schools and hospitals on their impoverished budgets have to account for every single penny spent in their desperate attempt to hold together the fabric of a decent society, those in high offices of government act with impunity.
Scott Veitch, Reader in Law at the University of Glasgow
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No cover up? Then why did David Steel admit there were two sets of minutes?
Jeremy Robson, Scotland
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The Fraser Inquiry is just one more whitewash in a long line of them. He concludes that there were systematic failures but no villains? So who made the mistakes that led to the failures? It's the same old story - the establishment busy protecting each other's backs.
Bill Scott, Scotland
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What a farce. They must think the nation zips up at the back. Are we really stupid enough to believe that no single civil servant made a mistake for which they should be disciplined? In any other walk of life, job, company etc. if you make a mistake you get sacked - why is that not the case for these people? Can they do no wrong? No wonder the turnout is so poor at elections - we're losing faith in the political system - transparency and accountability should never be 'recommendations', they should be mandatory. These people will continue to take us for mugs for as long as we pay their fat salaries and pretty pensions. We're a laughing stock and so is the ugliest building I've ever clapped eyes on.
Kenny, Edinburgh, Scotland
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What a surprise nobody will lose their job following what can only be described as a major management failure. In any other industry I have worked in heads would have rolled for such incompetence. Such a pity that Greg Dyke was not available to be these scapegoat for this piece of nonsense.
John Irving, Scotland
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Such incompetence in handling resources beggars belief. No doubt the mandarins will pass to another elevated job with vastly over-rated salaries I bet you their time spent on this project will not be recorded on their C.V. or am I being just cynical?
Alex. Cunningham, Scotland
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Another Lord, another inquiry, another conflicting report, another "systematic failure", another "no one to blame", another "Whitewash", another government incompetence and failure skillfully brushed under the carpet and another day goes by with the government goes on telling half truths, spinning, dodging, manipulating and deceiving the public.
Mandy H, Slough UK
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So I still fail to grasp where the 430million went? Where is the break down of who was paid what? Surely they have invoices for every last penny spent?
B Chalmers, Scotland
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Why was there no cap on the spending? Why did no one do anything when it reached ?200m? Who made a fortune? Why is no one deemed responsible? You can't blame everything on processes, people carry them out. And finally, why is the building such an eyesore? It's aesthetically disturbing and ruins the foot of the Royal Mile, its horrible. It looks like it has handgun templates stuck all over its horrible malshaped incongruous grey exterior.
Andrew, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Disgusting! How can a line be drawn?! The Scottish people have no confidence in Scottish politicians and civil service. They are a joke and they have made us a joke by misleading us and wasting money that could have re-worked scottish education, health, housing etc for the better. The final kick in the teeth? Who got sacked? Who got their salary cut? hmmm
Andrew, Glasgow
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They have spent all this money on the parliament and our primary school can't get its leaking roof fixed at a cost of ?13,000. This money could have been better spent on the schools.
Rosina Attwood, Scotland
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The inquiry was a waste of money, the building was a monumental waste of money and all to pander to the egos of our great and good. Third world levels of corruption and ineptitude abound.
John MacNeil Duncan, Mexico
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There should be no resignations. There should be sackings. Too many public servants taking the large salaries and index-linked pensions then admitting they are not up to the job when things go wrong. Doig for one. George Reid is kidding himself if he thinks a line is now drawn under this. The Scottish people are extremely unhappy over this. We must be the only country in the world to spend a king's ransom on a palace and then fill it with half-wits. Write to your local half-wit and demand sackings.
John Dunn, Glasgow
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