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BoJo / Westminster and their media lapdogs continually lampoon Scotland, Scottish MP's and Scots in general...

You're not wrong, here's the result of a another dirty-tricks campaign.

Derek Mackay: Scottish finance secretary quits over messages to boy.

'Scotland's finance secretary has quit hours before delivering his budget amid reports that he
messaged a 16-year-old boy on social media. The Scottish Sun said that Derek Mackay
contacted the boy over a six-month period, and told him that he was "cute".



Mr Mackay said he had "behaved foolishly" and took full responsibility for his actions.
And he apologised "unreservedly" to the boy and his family.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she had accepted Mr Mackay's resignation, adding: "Derek
has made a significant contribution to government, however he recognises that his behaviour has
failed to meet the standards required."

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw called on Mr Mackay to also stand down from the
Scottish Parliament, saying his behaviour could "constitute the grooming of a young individual".
The newspaper detailed allegations that the 42-year-old politician contacted the boy "out of the blue"
in August of last year and sent about 270 messages on Instagram and through Facebook.

It has published a list of messages - the most recent of which is from earlier this week - involving Mr
Mackay and the boy, in which its says the SNP MSP invited him to dinner and to attend a rugby event.

The newspaper also reported that Mr Mackay contacted the boy several times on Christmas Day, and
told him on another occasion that he was "looking good with that new haircut".
In one of the exchanges, Mr Mackay is said to have told the teenager he was "cute".
In another the boy confirmed he was 16 and tells Mr Mackay "not to try anything".

The paper also quotes the boy's mother calling for Mr Mackay to be removed from his post.
In a statement released on Thursday morning, Mr Mackay said: "I take full responsibility for my actions.
I have behaved foolishly and I am truly sorry. I apologise unreservedly to the individual involved and his
family.

"I spoke last night with the first minister and tendered my resignation with immediate effect.
"Serving in government has been a huge privilege and I am sorry to have let colleagues and supporters
down."...'

'..The 42-year-old was also a major figure in the SNP, serving as business convener for seven years, a role
which saw him overseeing management of the party and chairing conferences and election campaigns.

Mr Mackay, who has been widely tipped as a future first minister, came out as gay when he left his wife in 2013...'

BBC:

I can understand your anger, G. Remember, I'm from the N-East of England and after the recent election,
the Government assured the 'northern' voters that investment would be coming our way.

Manchester -you may be aware, is not northern if you ask anyone from the Lake District, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,
Carlisle and certainly not any town or city past Hadrian's Wall.

The sh*t-show that the media has encouraged with word-play is part of the problem with divisional 'weasel-words'
only being one way. We hear of the EU exporting x-amount of goods to the UK, but the same smear-merchant-media
never mention the actual products came from Austria, France, Cyprus, Germany, Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary
and the rest.

And when there's an issue within the EU -like the UK's exit for example, the media offers images of Merkel and Macron
scurrying about in smiling conversation and yet the leaders of the other 25 countries are rarely displayed.
Realities are difficult to find.

Keep the faith, mate.