John Swinney can’t hide from the truth about Peter Murrell’s massive SNP theft

Cowardice reigned at Holyrood this week when First Minister John Swinney failed even to defend his refusal to support a root-and-branch investigation into the embezzlement of £400,000 from his party’s funds by Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell. Instead he ordered his troops to back a shoddy compromise, which will temporarily take the heat out of the criticisms of his leadership and also fail miserably to answer the hundreds of unanswered questions thrown up by the five-year police inquiry.