Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Petitioner submission of 24 August 2021
PE1851/D - Justice for the public in the legal system
WRITTEN WITHOUT PREJUIDCE AND FORMED FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND OPINION.
Possibly the adage that “third time lucky” might imply some hope as this is the third format of this Petition. However experience suggests to the writer at some convenient point this Petition is likely to be set aside.
It is my understanding from a third party that the last Petition was forwarded by the Committee to a senior Scottish Government Minister who did nothing with it and refused to speak with one of the authors and their M.P.
So, we do not hold out hope, indeed, during a conversation with an MSP I contend it was revealed that at least one of the previous Committee Members hinted that the previous Petition was set for failure. I requested an investigation but was ignored.
The matters within the Petition are important and impact on all living in Scotland. Recently, I tried to get an opinion regarding an Official within the judicial system; a system that I believe is so designed to ensure progress is smothered.
This Petition requires oral input from the authors and other third parties, the matters are complex and involved. Much of the evidence is of such a concern it would be imprudent and unsafe to set it in text for free publication.
Therefore, it is suggested that by always setting the written word in front of the Committee adulterates the impact of the spoken word. Much of what will be revealed if progressed to an oral hearing, it is suggested will be impactful and raise great concern.
These matters and matters escalated beyond this Petition are of major importance to ALL living in Scotland.
This Petition is the starting block of this race and if successful will cause potential consternation within the wider establishment echelons. It could start a tsunami of adjustment something which is unlikely to be welcomed by many but introduce fresh and fair thinking.
The writer wonders on this occasion if the Committee will at last be bold and grasp this nettle and improve Scottish lives for good. Confront the details orally and make a true assessment of the magnitude that goes well beyond what has been written on paper.
We will see if, in my opinion, stratagems are employed to squash this Petition; if so we will simply lodge a fourth, fifth and so on until we are heard.