Tuesday 4 December 2007

The temperature's rising.


Labour MSP Charlie Gordon is obviously feeling the heat over the Wendy Alexander donations furore.

"LABOUR MSP Charles Gordon was warned TWO YEARS AGO it was illegal to accept donations from tax-exile Paul Green. Green offered to support Gordon's by-election campaign in Cathcart in 2005. Gordon turned him down - but later took two donations from him, including one for Wendy Alexander's Labour leadership campaign. Asked to comment last night, Gordon snapped: "Jesus Christ! Give me a break will you?" He then slammed down the phone."

No need to swear Charlie.

Meanwhile over at the Scotsman they happily name the donors to Wendy's non-campaign:

"A total of £16,600 was raised for her fighting fund, including ten contributions of £995 and one of £950 - all just below the £1,000 threshold, above which donors have to be named. The £950 came from Paul Green. One of the £995 donations, thought to be organised by Mr McCabe, came from David Pitt-Watson, of private equity firm Hermes Focus Asset Management. He had previously given money to Gordon Brown's leadership campaign. Mr McCabe also raised money from other business people, including Neil Davidson, the former solicitor general, and Willie Haughey. Mr Whitton is understood to have organised donations from John Lyon, a former Labour MP, while Ms McNeill brought in a donation from businessman Brian Dempsey, and Ms Baillie organised a donation from Harry Donaldson, a senior union official. Seven Labour peers - Lords Robertson, Maxton, Boyd, Elder, Sewel and Moonie and Baroness Adams - gave £2,500 between them. Ms Alexander is understood to have been responsible for securing a donation of £400 from long-term Labour supporter Mary Goudie. Nick Kuenssberg, a Glasgow businessman and also the part-time deputy chairman of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, was also a donor and is thought to have given £995 to the campaign."

Some interesting names on that list.

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