Not in the hole: Scottish Parliament declines to investigate Trump’s golf courses
Some on the left appear to see the Scottish Government has a haven of progressive thought compared to England.
Obviously that’s not difficult and nor is it hard for Nicola Sturgeon to strike the odd policy pose that is to the left of Keir Starmer either.
That said, while aspects of the Scottish independence movement do have clear radical perspectives, the mainstream polity is probably more distinguished by being a little more competent than Boris Johnson rather than having a significantly different outlook. Again that is hardly difficult.
In that context it’s interesting to note that an attempt by the Scottish Greens to get the Scottish Parliament to investigate Donald Trump’s two golf courses north of the order via an Unexplained Wealth Order, was rejected by SNP and Tory MSPs this week.
The rejection was on procedural grounds. Namely that it is a legal matter for the Lord Advocate and not the Parliament. I’d hardly be the judge of that but it seems odd that given that it is currently open season on Trump (not before time) that the occasion was not at least used to threaten nationalisation of the golf courses or similar. It would have been just a gesture but it would have annoyed the Trumps.
It might be noted that given how ‘successful’ Trump’s businesses are in general perhaps an Unexplained Lack of Wealth Order might work better once golfing activities restart.
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