In a rather dramatic turn of events, former first minister Alex Salmond quit the SNP last night over allegations of sexual harassment. Salmond is launching a judicial review against the SNP controlled Scottish government over the way they have handled complaints against him, and indicated he would quit so as not to split the party.
But never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, Salmond also used his resignation to launch a crowdfunding page, asking for £50,000 to cover the costs of his legal challenge against the government. As of writing, the campaign has already raised £65,898 from 2590 supporters.
In the bio he assures donors that:
‘The costs of a Judicial Review in the highest court in the land are huge.
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