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Regarding my comment that Nicola said that the fault could not be laid at her door, I can only state that Nicola did say that the Daily Record story did not come from her, nor someone acting on her authority or at her instruction or on her request. On the release of one of the complainant's names allegedly by one of her officials, she said that it did not happen in the way described. Tellingly, she did not say "It did not happen".

On the two votes at Holyrood requesting release of the legal advice, which were subsequently ignored (hardly democracy at work), she said that such legal advice could not be routinely published. This committee is not routine business, it is an investigation into the Government's handling of the harassment complaints against Alex Salmond.

Nicola's admission that ultimately the overall responsibility is hers, is just a generality, in that all Government successes and failures are down to her. Given that Alex did not demand her resignation in the event of her guilt as determined by the committee, she could hardly recommend that individuals should be asked to resign.

To be fair to her and her supporters, I had given up long before 4.20pm, so anything said after lunchtime is all new to me other than reading this thread and news reports.