mr cole hamilton... you said it hadj mr cole hamilton...ton, if - answer that. i'm just trying to get to the... mr hamilton, if you - answer that. i'm just trying to get to the... mr hamilton, if you look semi-evidence _ to the... mr hamilton, if you look semi-evidence he _ to the. .. mr hamilton, if you look semi-evidence he will— to the... mr hamilton, if you look semi-evidence he will see - to the... mr hamilton, if you look semi-evidence he will see that i l semi—evidence he will see that i state explicitly —— if he looks at my evidence, asking the question at this committee, i am talking here generally that to my knowledge about any minister to my knowledge, no complaint was put forward or informed by nicola sturgeon, and i have not made that charge against nicola sturgeon and i think this committee would be wrong to believe that was the case. to my knowledge no such complain about any minister has reached the desk of the deputy first minister. fiifi has reached the desk of the deputy first minister.— first minister. ok, so, can i “ust f

ii allen, i wasn't turning on the committee, i was pointing out mr cole—hamilton that there had beenceedings i had watched that i didn't find these criticisms justified as an observer. so i wasn't turning on the committee, i was, if you like, depending the committee and merely putting out thatjust because people say things, in this case the criticism of the nature of questioning, doesn't make them true. and a reasonable observer might come to a different conclusion. as far as the evidence is concerned, peter made the point very strongly that in his opinion, the written evidence, that the workplace culture in the scottish government that he led as the senior civil servant stood in good comparison with any other department across the uk. what you heard in subsequent evidence is that they are now more complaints in the scottish government civil service than there are in other departments. now, you can... off the uk government, i would never describe as a government department, but the scottish government compared to other ministrations. now, you can take two views of that. you can eithe

representative cole's words on the floor emphasizes the care that must be taken with the arm of impeachment echoed our founding fathers on this subject. listen this to from mr. hamilton in federalist 65" a well-constituted court for the trial of impeachment is not to be desired and difficult to be obtained in a government holy elective. the prosecution of them for this reason will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the community and divide into parties to the accused. in many cases, it will connect itself with pre-existing factions and enlist all of their animosities partialities, influence and interest on one side or the other. in such cases, always the greatest danger that the decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties than by the real demonstrations of innocence or guilt. what i say to you is the need for due process based on the critically serious nature of the singular role the impeachment process has in our government. mr. hamilton character sized the consideration of impeachment of these terms. the delicacy that considers the political reputation and existence of every man engaged in the administration of public affairs speak fo

cole's words on the floor emphasizing the care that must be taken with respect to the consideration of an article impeachment. echoed the concerns by our founding fathers on this subject listen to this from mr hamilton in federalist number 65 quote a well constituted court for the trial of impeachments is an object not more to be desired than difficult to be and obtained in a government wholly elective the prosecution of them for this reason will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community and to divide into parties more or less friendly or inimical inimical to the accused in many cases it will connect itself with preexisting factions and will enlist all their animosities partialities influence and interest on one side or on the other in such cases there will always be the greatest danger that the decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties than by the real demonstrations of innocence or guilt oppression thinking by mr hamilton as we see often. in what i say to you is a proof of the need for due process based on the critically serious nature of the singular role the impeachment process has in our government mr hamilton characterized the consideration of impe

cole said. emphasizing the care that must be taken with the consideration of an article of impeachment. echoed the concerns by founding fathers on this subject. listen to this, from mr. hamiltonmber 65. quote, a well constituted court for the trial of impeachments is an object not more to be desired than difficult to be obtained in a government wholly elective. the prosecution will seldom fail to agitate the passions of the whole community and divide into parties more or less friendly and amicable to the accused. in many cases, connects itself with preexisting factions and enlist all the animosities, partiali partialities, influence and interest on one side or the other. in such cases, there will always be the greatest danger that the decision will be regulated more by the comparative strength of parties than by the real demonstrations of innocence or guilt. precious thinking by mr. hamilton, as we see often. what i say to you is is a proof of the need for due process based on the critically serious nature of the singular role the impeachment process has in our government. mr. hamilton characterized the consideration of an impeachment in these terms. the delicacy and magnitud