SNP Treasurer quits over lack of transparency in party finances

[MiladyBerserko]

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/da748772-c0bd-11eb-975b-15a4f2dfe5d9?shareToken

The SNP also hold the purse strings to the entire Scottish Government budget. Am I being foolish to think that this might be of concern, and to wonder why it is not front page news in the Scottish press?

It’s interesting there’s been nothing from the SNP HQ - they’re usually very quick to express outrage at the Tories when they do something similarly dodgy.

Has the money just been "resting" in an account? Just like in Father Ted.

@ElephantOfRisk

Has the money just been "resting" in an account? Just like in Father Ted.

great reference

Iain Lawson (in the screenshot) probably knows what he's talking about.
It sounds like it's just responses to individuals who ask, tho, not an actual publicised offer from SNP.

I think so @SengaMac. There seems to be a campaign going with disaffected erstwhile supporters to get their money back. Very strange, the whole thing.

Here’s a blog about getting your money back

yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2021/06/03/so-you-want-your-cash-back

It’s all been very quiet on the news...really strange.

I presume the SNP have proactively contacted all donors to offer a refund as opposed to the donors having to make a request? It’s hard to tell from that blog.

Why on Earth would the SNP offer refunds? They still claim to want another indyref, the "ring fenced" funds were for that campaign once there's a date.

It’s now on the BBC news

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-Scotland-Scotland-politics-57345473

@HirplesWithHaggis I don’t understand it either..... refunds ? All very odd.

so the auditors don’t have to qualify the accounts?

That’s what is so strange @HirplesWithHaggis.

It’s almost as if they don’t have their ring fenced Indy money.

There’s a whole load of business ideas that they could utilise to raise party funds -

Where’s —Wally— the missing SNP party funds
Hunt the —thimble— missing SNP party funds
North Coast 6000

The possibilities are endless really

Aaaand...the strike through failed

Special picture books @MaMelon 😂

That’s not my money, my money was a lot more!

Endless possibilities! (complete with Gaelic translation, natch)

Oh yes! Got to have the Gaelic 😃

Hmm, so originally all the talk was of £600k but BBC now saying "almost £500k".

I'm guessing with every article the amount will reduce until eventually when it becomes common knowledge the story will be all about the missing fiver and everyone will wonder what the problem is...

That’s not my magpie! My magpie was sitting on more gold!

@WouldBeGood

That’s not my magpie! My magpie was sitting on more gold!

Harry Peter and his bucket full of Dinosaurs cash.
We're going on a bear money hunt.

There must be loads...

I tell you, their money worries are over!

😂 saved by Scotsnet

Update if anyone missed it:

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.scotsman.com/news/politics/police-investigating-snp-over-money-donated-by-euromillions-winners-christine-and-colin-weir-3271299%3famp

“From the party accounts, police can see the money was spent on other party business”

Doesn’t elaborate though, investigation is ongoing.

Thanks @CrystalDaze. I hadn't seen that but it sort of seems to be mixing up two different things unless they are intrinsingly linked - which is what we suspected.

The weirs "loaned" money twice I believe and this was meant to be used for elections? The £600k was supposed to be ringfenced for indyref and was donations not loans whether part of that was also from the weirs, i don't know.

One of the theories was that they used the donated money to repay one or other of the weirs loans. Which is sort of alluded too as well I think.