>A Tory MSP has swapped the Scottish Parliament for the House of Lords to take up a position within the Scotland Office.
>Lord Donald Cameron has served as a list MSP for the Highlands and Islands region since 2016.
>He will become a parliamentary undersecretary of state at the Scotland Office.
>The King approved the appointment on Friday and conferred a life peerage on Lord Cameron.
>Lord Cameron said: “I am honoured to have been appointed as a UK Government minister and to the House of Lords.
>“As part of the Scotland Office team I look forward to continuing our work representing Scotland at the heart of Whitehall, upholding the devolution settlement, and ensuring Scotland continues to benefit from the UK Government’s ambitious levelling up agenda.”
>Lord Cameron was an advocate, passing the bar in 2005.
>Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, said: “I welcome Donald Cameron’s appointment at the Scotland Office.
>“He is a talented lawyer as well as an experienced parliamentarian. I know Donald will do a great job helping us to deliver on the priorities of people in Scotland.”
Stepping down from an elected role in the Scottish Parliament to become an unelected peer and join the UK Government’s team for managing Scotland. An absurd and undemocratic proposition.
Nothing says undemocratic colonial construct quite like the Scotland Office.
Fail to get elected? No problem! Just bung the conservative and unionist party a pile of cash and bobs your uncle, you’re now a lord with a prominent position in the Scotland Office.
Scared you’ll lose your seat in the ‘shortbread council’. No worries! We’ll reward your loyalty with a cushty wee number in the Scotland Office.
Any takers for a seat on the BBC board?
The utter contempt these jokers have for democracy. Gonna fill their boots until they get turfed out.
Paid ermine clad naps on comfy benches, free bar and posh nosh, and access to taxpayers millions through chummy contacts. Lovely.
And during the day for an hour or two, spout blatant lies down the phone to newspaper editors.
It has to be better than sitting all day scowling at that wee nyaff Dross wondering if you’ll be the daft twat that picks the black ball to replace the little shit.
All part of the better together mythology 🇬🇧
Hey yoons! Defend this one!
The Westminster system in action, once again ensuring someone with very little political experience can sleep soundly knowing he’ll be able to influence our laws for the rest of his life and never face the electorate ever again! Brilliant eh? Who needs a proper democracy when you have tossers like these filling the gaps?
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>A Tory MSP has swapped the Scottish Parliament for the House of Lords to take up a position within the Scotland Office.
>Lord Donald Cameron has served as a list MSP for the Highlands and Islands region since 2016.
>He will become a parliamentary undersecretary of state at the Scotland Office.
>The King approved the appointment on Friday and conferred a life peerage on Lord Cameron.
>Lord Cameron said: “I am honoured to have been appointed as a UK Government minister and to the House of Lords.
>“As part of the Scotland Office team I look forward to continuing our work representing Scotland at the heart of Whitehall, upholding the devolution settlement, and ensuring Scotland continues to benefit from the UK Government’s ambitious levelling up agenda.”
>Lord Cameron was an advocate, passing the bar in 2005.
>Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland, said: “I welcome Donald Cameron’s appointment at the Scotland Office.
>“He is a talented lawyer as well as an experienced parliamentarian. I know Donald will do a great job helping us to deliver on the priorities of people in Scotland.”
Stepping down from an elected role in the Scottish Parliament to become an unelected peer and join the UK Government’s team for managing Scotland. An absurd and undemocratic proposition.
Nothing says undemocratic colonial construct quite like the Scotland Office.
Fail to get elected? No problem! Just bung the conservative and unionist party a pile of cash and bobs your uncle, you’re now a lord with a prominent position in the Scotland Office.
Scared you’ll lose your seat in the ‘shortbread council’. No worries! We’ll reward your loyalty with a cushty wee number in the Scotland Office.
Any takers for a seat on the BBC board?
The utter contempt these jokers have for democracy. Gonna fill their boots until they get turfed out.
Paid ermine clad naps on comfy benches, free bar and posh nosh, and access to taxpayers millions through chummy contacts. Lovely.
And during the day for an hour or two, spout blatant lies down the phone to newspaper editors.
It has to be better than sitting all day scowling at that wee nyaff Dross wondering if you’ll be the daft twat that picks the black ball to replace the little shit.
All part of the better together mythology 🇬🇧
Hey yoons! Defend this one!
The Westminster system in action, once again ensuring someone with very little political experience can sleep soundly knowing he’ll be able to influence our laws for the rest of his life and never face the electorate ever again! Brilliant eh? Who needs a proper democracy when you have tossers like these filling the gaps?