No public money was involved. Instead, it was SNP cash that ensured the departing leader got a roaring send-off.
The feedback has been interesting. Here are some extracts:
"Your piece is pathetic, petty journalism. Alex Salmond has done more for Scotland than any other politician dead or alive. Go get a life!"And another:
"I believe a child may have inadvertently got to your
computer and then accessed your blog and subsequently published a 'blog post'
on your behalf leaving the impression that it was actually you who wrote this
childish 'opinion' piece. If it is supposed to be a commentary on people in
Government staying at expensive hotels, being chauffeur driven everywhere and
suchlike, perhaps it would be a journalistic scoop to seek out a story from a
different parliament in London......
And finally:
"Why the bitching Paul about Alex Salmond As FM of Scotland he was always entitled to accommodation befitting his station. So what if he is staying at Gleneagles he deserves the best for the effort he put into trying to free Scotland. Why don't you put your journalistic nose to investigate the expenses claimed by WestMinster MPs or are you too friendly with them?"
In this age of Scottish democratic renewal, it is good to know there is such a strong appetite for scrutinising politicians.
